Coyote Ugly turned 15 this year! Though a box office success, it was despised by critics, earning a score of only 22 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Here are 18 more things you probably didn’t know about the film.
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Movie inspired by an article by Elizabeth Gilbert
Image Credit: Andres Otero/ WENN Gilbert was a former Coyote Ugly bartender and wrote an article that inspired the movie.
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LeAnn Rimes
Image Credit: Buena Vista Pictures Even though Piper Perabo recorded the songs for the movie, the filmmakers used LeAnne Rimes’ voice instead.
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Jessica Simpson
Image Credit: Warner Bros. Jessica Simpson turned down the role of Violet after the producers refused to cut the sex scene.
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January Jones
Image Credit: Brian To/WENN Now known for her role on the hit series Mad Men, Jones also auditioned for the role of Violet but didn’t make the cut.
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Jewel
Image Credit: Guillermo Proano/WENN Folk singer Jewel was also up for the part of Violet, but she had very little acting experience at the time.
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Maria Bello can’t believe movie is still popular
Image Credit: Buena Vista Pictures Bello admitted she’s shocked when tween girls come up to her and tell her how much they love the movie.
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The real Liliana Lovell
Image Credit: Buena Vista Pictures The real Lil Lovell left her internship on Wall Street to open the Coyote Ugly Saloon in New York City.
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Adam Garcia
Image Credit: Buena Vista Pictures Adam Garcia said the cast often played chess and that both Maria Bello and Tyra Banks kicked his butt.
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Mentioned on ‘Glee’
Image Credit: Buena Vista Pictures Santana Lopez (Naya Rivera) on Glee mentioned that she was a former Coyote Ugly bartender.
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Bridget Moynahan
Image Credit: Ivan Nikolov/WENN The set designers had to lower the bar so Moynahan wouldn’t bump her head while dancing.
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The real Coyote Ugly bar
Image Credit: Creative Commons After the success of the movie, the Coyote Ugly bar became a franchise with 22 bars all over the world.
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Violet’s sex scene
Image Credit: Buena Vista Pictures Piper Perabo reportedly used a body double for most of the sex scene between Violet and Kevin.
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Box office gold
Image Credit: Buena Vista Pictures The film Coyote Ugly has grossed more than $100 million worldwide.
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Screenwriter also wrote ‘The Princess Diaries’
Image Credit: Disney Gina Wendkos wrote 60 drafts of the Coyote Ugly screenplay and then wrote The Princess Diaries.
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Kevin Smith did a rewrite
Image Credit: WENN Clerks‘ writer/director Kevin Smith did an uncredited rewrite on the script, but it was deemed too raunchy.
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Movie director famous for Budweiser ad with a lobster
Image Credit: via Youtube David McNally was hired as the director based on his TV ad for Budweiser that aired during the Super Bowl.
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Adam Garcia was too good of a dancer
Image Credit: Buena Vista Pictures The Aussie actor was such a good dancer, the director told him to make his moves look more amateur.
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Continuity mistake
Image Credit: Buena Vista Pictures In the scene where Violet and Kevin are making out in the studio, her bra is on, then off and on again.
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