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``25 Year Kiss'' Drew Barrymore overturns the stereotype that ``romantic comedies are for beautiful men and women''

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``25 Year Kiss'' Drew Barrymore overturns the stereotype that ``romantic comedies are for beautiful men and women''

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“25th Year Kiss” Synopsis

Josey is a copy editor at a newspaper company. I was bullied in high school, and even though I'm 25 years old, I've never been seriously kissed. Josey then gets the Being There to get her dream job as a reporter. The idea is to infiltrate a high school and report on the reality of today's teenagers. Josey reluctantly disguises herself as a 17-year-old and infiltrates the high school, but...



What year is 2019? The label on the plastic bottle in front of me says "Calpis 100th Anniversary," but that's not all. It's the 20th anniversary of the school romantic comedy "25 Year Kiss" (1999) starring Drew Barrymore! I can't help but feel that the correct answer is to write the article in 2024, which is the 25th anniversary of the title, but it seems that the 20th anniversary has also been popular in the United States, so I would like to express how revolutionary this romantic comedy (hereinafter referred to as "romantic comedy") that is known to those in the know will be. I would like to emphasize that it was true. Speak as loudly as possible so that many people can hear it.


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Celebrating 20th anniversary! A masterpiece of romantic comedy known only to those in the know, packed with treasure footage



First, let me explain the outline of ``25th Year Kiss.'' The film tells the story of Josey (Drew Barrymore), an apprentice copywriter working at a newspaper company, who is ordered to ``discover the turbulent lives of modern high school students!'' and infiltrates a high school by pretending to be a transfer student. . The Journalist's version of `` 21 Jump Street '' (12), this is a true story that film director Cameron Crowe undercover as a high school student to write the original book for ` `Ridgemont High '' (1982). It's also similar to


Drew Barrymore, who played the leading role, was 24 years old at the time of the release, the same age as the main character Josey. It was the first film of the production company he founded, Flower Films, and it was also his first producing role.


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The science and math girl Aldis, with whom she develops a friendship, is played by Leelee Sobieski, who also attracted attention in the same year for Stanley Kubrick's posthumous work Eyes Wide Shut . David Arquette from the `` Scream '' (1996) series plays Rob, the younger brother who is a dopey boy but is devoted to his sister. John C. Reilly is the boss of the newspaper company. The owner of the newspaper company and Garry Marshall, the director of `` Pretty Woman '' (1990), are quite close friends.


Furthermore, looking back now, I am surprised to see the lineup of young people who were unknown at the time. Josey's colleague Cynthia was played by Octavia Spencer (at the time, her name was Octavia L. Spencer), who later won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in ``The Help' ' (11). The school's trio of celebrity girls include Jessica Alba, Marley Shelton, and Jordan Ladd. This was James Franco's first film appearance, playing Choi but appearing under the name James Edward Franco. Watching it again now, it's like a ``parade of treasure footage'' with a gorgeous cast!



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  1. CINEMORE
  2. movie
  3. Never Been Kissed
  4. ``25 Year Kiss'' Drew Barrymore overturns the stereotype that ``romantic comedies are for beautiful men and women''