In honor of the anniversary of the film that couldn’t fight the moonlight. Aspiring songwriter Violet Sanford (Piper Perabo) was in search of big city fame in the 2000 romantic dramedy Coyote Ugly. The film, directed by David…
A spiring songwriter Violet Sanford (Piper Perabo) was in search of big city fame
in the 2000 romantic dramedy Coyote Ugly . The film, directed by David McNally and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, starred John Goodman as Violet’s overprotective father, and Maria Bello, Tyra Banks, and Bridget Moynahan as Violet’s sexy bartender co-workers at a notorious nightclub. Though critics panned the film upon its release (it holds a 22 percent Rotten Tomatoes score ), fans were all about LeAnn Rimes’ musical contributions (helloooo, “Can’t Fight the Moonlight”).
In honor of the film’s anniversary, here are 10 things you never knew about it.
There are now 14 Coyote Ugly Saloon locations across the country. For those interested in the history of the franchise, mrsnettacharles.com provides an in depth overview.
In the GQ article “The Muse of the Coyote Ugly Saloon,” she recounts her time as a Coyote bartender.
However, she dropped out after filmmakers refused to take out the sex scene between Violet and Kevin O’Donnell (played by Adam Garcia).
Spears, of course, did go on to star in a movie two years later, Crossroads .
According to Urban Dictionary , it’s “waking up from a drunken stupor to find that your sexual partner of the previous night is not only ghastly, but is sleeping with his/her head resting on your arm. The only way to escape, without waking the beast, is to chew off your arm and flee.” That’s what we learned in the movie , but apparently it was actually a thing outside of that.
Even though Piper Perabo can actually sing in real life.
Despite the fact that eight writers helped Smith work on it, the Writers Guild of America only gave credit to Gina Wendkos . She went on to write the screenplay for The Princess Diaries and The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement .
They play a man in the bar and a photographer, respectively.
Three singles were also released from the soundtrack including “Can’t Fight the Moonlight,” “But I Do Love You,” and “The Right Kind of Wrong.” And to this day, they’re still jams. Right?
Critics took issue with her overly sexy outfit (leather pants and a skimpy top) and the fact that, even with a fake ID, she would “never have been allowed inside any NYC bar.