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Was Drew Barrymore trying to go back to playing more "edgy" roles?

posted 5 years ago by TMC-4 (19460)
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Prior to this, she was taking on decidedly more wholesome, "good girl" roles like Julia in The Wedding Singer, Josie in Never Been Kissed, and Danielle in Ever After. It was of course, a far cry from her Poison Ivy/Amy Fisher days, which seemed to be Drew just about embracing what people generally thought of her (before she got sober and presumably cleaned up her act) at the time. It's still kind of jarring to see Drew attempt to at "sexy" like the scene at the race track with her plunging neck-line and cleavage hanging out. Here, it's almost as if Drew is playing a virtual parody of her past (rebellious, crazy girl) self or image.

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ContractualPurity

[–] TMC-4 (19460) 3 years ago

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/drew-barrymore-love-letter_n_595536d2e4b0da2c7321f615

When “Charlie’s Angels” released in 2000, tween girls shaped their hands into three-fingered revolvers, posing in photos with their two best friends. Barrymore played Dylan, whose overt sexuality and defiant attitude were a callback to the actress’ earlier days and just how far she’d come. To see her exhibit these qualities, without being vilified for them, was a glorious thing.

http://thestar.welovedrew.com/magazine.html

The following is a section from the Nov. 4/2000 issue of Rolling Stone
magazine, compliments of Rolling Stone. The article is by Chris Heath
and the images are copyright to Mark Seliger. All is copyright to
Rolling Stone magazine.

Why did you fancy being the wild floozy?
"I fancied it because I have just played so many nice girls and losers
and girls who have never been kissed or barely know how to kiss or
puritans or these valiant, pure-intentioned, rarely-make-a-mistake
characters," says Barrymore, referring to her recent roles in The
Wedding Singer, Ever After and Never Been Kissed. "And I really wanted
to play someone who had a fucking drink, loved to have kind of a wild
night and also just had balls of steel. Would jump off a fucking
fifty-foot building and not question that she wasn't going to make it
OK because it wasn't about making it OK - that was a given. I wanted
to play a little bit of a badass, I wanted to play someone who was
unashamed and was in touch with her sexuality and in touch with her
bravery."

That's why Barrymore felt she had to do a little changing herself, to
become this woman: "I had to be fucking superhero-tough and capable,
ready for anything, able to handle anything, brave, no fears, totally
wild, balls-out, funny fucking rad-ass rock & roll fucking
play-my-air-guitar Dylan.