StarStruck

Summary

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Pod Meets World – "StarStruck" (April 14, 2026 – iHeartPodcasts)

Episode Overview

In this episode, hosts Will Friedle and Sabrina Bryan revisit and critique the 2010 Disney Channel Original Movie, "StarStruck," as part of their ongoing "Boy Meets World" and DCOM rewatch journey. The conversation covers behind-the-scenes Disney nostalgia, plot discussion, character analysis, DCOM tropes, and candid reflections on the film’s strengths and (predominantly) weaknesses. The hosts—known for their love of retro Disney—strike a more critical tone, openly sharing that "StarStruck" did not land for them, diving into why, and reminiscing about better DCOMs past.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. "Starstruck" and First Celebrity Encounters (03:10–08:00)

• The show kicks off with Will asking Sabrina about her first “starstruck” moment, leading to anecdotes about meeting Tony Danza and Tony Hawk.
• Notable Moment:
  • Sabrina shares: “I was like, you’re taller than I thought you’d be. And he’s like, you’re shorter than I thought you’d be. And I was like, fair.” (03:35)
  • Will flexes that Tony Hawk signed his own Tony Hawk game: “I’m the only person in the world that can make the character look just like me. And it’s my voice…” (05:46)
• This section creates a fun and personal segue into the movie’s "celebrity-falls-for-normie" theme.

2. Context and Production Trivia (08:11–12:30)

• Will presents the DCOM’s context: "StarStruck" was a big ratings success for a Sunday night premiere, notable for lacking true star power.
  • “It pulled in 6 million viewers on a Sunday night… the channel’s most watched February original movie premiere…” (08:31)
• Sabrina admits she was unfamiliar with it before reviewing for the podcast.

3. Immediate Impressions: Not Feeling It (13:20–15:51)

• Both hosts agree the film did not work for them.
  • Sabrina: “Not my fave. Not even close. I did not like this movie.” (13:33)
  • Will: “I have no problem in saying… I did not like this movie… I didn’t get it.” (14:47)
• They note recent DCOMs (“High School Musical 3,” “Tiger Cruise,” “Stuck in the Suburbs”) were far more enjoyable.

4. Cast & Real-Life Age Conflicts (15:51–18:20)

• Details on the cast: Sterling Knight and Danielle Campbell. Key fact—no kiss scene due to actors’ age gap (Knight was 20, Campbell just 14).
  • Will: “That is not just a creative decision… would have been inappropriate, but highly illegal.” (16:47)
• Discussion about supporting cast and DCOM regulars.

5. Plot Recap and Critique (22:04–58:21, 68:45–85:02)

The Setup (22:04–30:25)

• Will and Sabrina walk through the setup: Jessica (the cynic) and Sarah (the superfan) travel to LA, hoping to meet pop star Christopher Wilde.
• Critique on unrealistic character behavior:
  • “Two of arguably the most annoying characters we’ve ever seen in a DCOM.” (24:26, Will)
  • “She was such an...I would legitimately have punched her in the face at that point.” (24:40, Sabrina)
• They poke fun at the over-the-top stalker-like devotion Sarah shows for Christopher.

Hollywood Satire and Parental Nonsense (30:25–34:46)

• They break down the unrealistic industry paranoia about celebrities and “protecting” studio projects.
  • “The storyline makes no sense… You’re really famous and the press is following you everywhere. You can’t be in a big movie.” (29:36, Will)
  • Referencing real Disney celebrity dating rules (e.g., keeping NSYNC’s relationships under wraps).

Clunky Plot Points and Jokes (34:46–55:05)

• The Pinto, endless car swaps, and implausible parental indifference are dissected.
  • “Her dad suggests that maybe grandma will let her borrow her car. And so when they arrive at grandma’s…she’s up there doing housework with some older guy…Go get it now.” (33:17)
  • Sabrina’s real-life tangent about the “Juicy Couture velour suits” outing with Raven-Symoné is a podcast highlight (26:24–27:14).
• Mentions of LA landmarks and production inaccuracies (“swamps” and “oases” by LA freeways).

Music: Best Part? (36:54–38:53)

• Both agree the music is “fine” and not a flaw, appreciating the logical placement of songs.
  • Sabrina: “I actually liked the music. The music was probably like, the best part of it for me.” (37:09)
  • Will: “Whoever’s singing them—the voice is very nice. Again, I’m always up for appropriate singing.” (38:12)

Relationship & Fame Themes - Attempted Depth (59:26–62:14)

• Reflect on authentic moments about being “trapped” by fame and industry, referencing real-world struggles faced by celebrities (see Britney, Lindsay, Miley) and child stars.
  • Sabrina: “There is that stigmatism too—like if you slow down, the chances of you…you just never know.” (60:58)
  • Will: “You can do college anytime…But you can’t just pick up your career and start over again." (62:14)

Finale and Emotional Beats ("Such a Mess!") (68:45–85:02)

• Will and Sabrina point out a lack of narrative closure, plot holes, and poor characterization—especially baffling parental behavior and resolution.
  • “Is this the first DCOM we’ve ever had without a single good parent?” (75:06, Will)
  • “The holes were too big. There was nothing talked about. This was…It makes it just not real.” (97:17, Sabrina)
• The climactic scene at the dance is seen as rushed, implausible, and unearned.
  • Will: “It was like they were like, we need an ending to this movie. Let’s just end it.” (82:59)

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• “You’re taller than I thought you’d be. And he’s like, you’re shorter than I thought you’d be. And I was like, fair.” – Sabrina (03:35)
• “I’m the only person in the world that can make the character look just like me. And it’s my voice…” – Will, on being in Tony Hawk’s game (05:46)
• “Not my fave. Not even close. I did not like this movie.” – Sabrina (13:33)
• “I have no problem in saying… I did not like this movie.” – Will (14:47)
• “This is just the start of, I’m sorry, two of arguably the most annoying characters we’ve ever seen in a DCOM.” – Will (24:26)
• “If you can walk on the moon in 1/6 gravity, you can dance with anybody.” – Will, on Buzz Aldrin (07:52)
• "The holes were too big. There was nothing talked about. This was...It makes it just not real." – Sabrina (97:17)
• "Let's just get this over with. I did not like this movie...I'm gonna give this 4.5 plum pintos." – Will (95:45)
• "This was a miss for me through and through…I'm gonna give it four. Rest in peace, plum Pintos." – Sabrina (97:06)

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Important Timestamps

| Segment/Event | Timestamp | |--------------------------------------------|-------------------| | First celebrity encounters (fun stories) | 03:10–08:00 | | DCOM/StarStruck overview and facts | 08:11–12:30 | | Initial reactions/critique | 13:20–15:51 | | Cast, age, and DCOM trivia | 15:51–18:20 | | Plot breakdown/critique continues | 22:04–58:21 | | Authentic discussion about fame | 59:26–62:14 | | Grand finale/ending critique | 68:45–85:02 | | Reviews, "Adore Me a Normie" game | 89:10–94:44 | | Closing scores and final thoughts | 95:02–97:38 |

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Tone and Style

Will and Sabrina keep their banter light and humorous, even as they savage the movie. They don’t hold back on criticism, but do so with plenty of jokes, asides, and real-life Disney/L.A. stories. Both stick up for the cast—blaming writing, direction, and story choices for the movie’s issues—while also poking fun at DCOM conventions and 2010s Hollywood culture.

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Recurring Jokes and Running Gags

• The fate and love of the “plum Pinto” car
• Realistic (and fantastical) stories about L.A., cars, and paparazzi
• Recurring disbelief at parental cluelessness and gaping plot holes
• Sabrina's signature optimism being squashed ("dull and dim day for Sabrina Bryan")
• Will’s fantasy casting ("Madonna walks on stage. No, I’m kidding…")

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Final Ratings and Takeaways

Scores:

• Will: 4.5 out of 10 plum Pintos (95:45)
• Sabrina: 4 out of 10 plum Pintos (97:06)

Summary:
"StarStruck" failed to impress, with both hosts agreeing the film is unfocused, poorly plotted, and lacking the heart, humor, and logic of superior DCOMs. The music is a rare bright spot, but even diehard Disney fans are likely to be disappointed. Both recommend skipping it in favor of better entries such as "High School Musical" or "Stuck in the Suburbs."

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For Next Time:
The hosts plan to review 2000’s horse movie "Ready to Run" in hopes of getting the DCOM streak back on track.

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Useful for Newcomers:
This episode is a thorough, funny, and honest dissection of "StarStruck," valuable both for nostalgia and for listeners considering which DCOMs are worth their time. The hosts’ chemistry and Disney background provide context and entertainment even when the film under review doesn’t deliver.

Transcript

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[Will Friedle]

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[Sabrina Bryan]

I'm Angel. I'm Diego.

[Will Friedle]

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[Sabrina Bryan]

I'm down for the upgrade.

[Will Friedle]

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[Sabrina Bryan]

Yes.

[Will Friedle]

We'll get into why you're laughing later. Because I'm laughing for the same reason. However, I did want to ask. Okay, who was the first celebrity you ever met?

[Sabrina Bryan]

Oh, my gosh.

[Will Friedle]

Even a local celebrity.

[Sabrina Bryan]

No, I know exactly who it was. I did, like, a telethon that Tony Danza was hosting.

[Will Friedle]

Angela

[Sabrina Bryan]

and I. I walked into a. Like, it was like the cbs, like, where we're Dancing with the Stars films, right? And it's in one of those old elevators. You know, the smells come back to you instantly, like just being in those rooms or those buildings. And I was doing a telethon, and I was doing a tap dance solo. And I knew he was going to be there hosting, but I didn't. I just, like, walked into the elevator and there he was. And it was one of those moments where I was little. I was probably, like, 11 or 12. And I kind of got starstruck. Cause I hadn't never seen a celebrity before, like, in real life. And I just looked at him and me probably, like, 4, 10. I was so small for so long. Was like, you're taller than I thought you'd be. And he's like, you're shorter than I thought you'd be. And I was like, fair.

[Will Friedle]

That's fair. Okay. Well, I guess that was it.

[Sabrina Bryan]

And I guess we both talked about each other, right? But, like, I just. Like, that was the only thing that came out of my mouth. I was literally just sitting there. Cause I had watched him, obviously, on TV for so long, I knew he was gonna be there. Like, it was. I just got starstruck.

[Will Friedle]

Starstruck. I like it.

[Sabrina Bryan]

And I don't think I've literally really ever gotten starstruck very much since, like,

[Will Friedle]

I think, wow, I've been starstruck before. Yeah. I think my two biggest starstrucks were. Were. Because the only one I've ever asked. Well, my first one ever. You would not know, because it was. He was a Local guy. The first one was don Lark, Channel 3 News, Connecticut.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Got it.

[Will Friedle]

And so I was doing a play in Connecticut with his son Jumper, who they named Jumper because I guess when he was in the womb, he kicked and it shut a door. So they called him Jumper. And his dad was don Lark, Channel 3 News. And so he came to the play, and I was like, that's Don Lark. But I've only asked for autographs from two people, and it was Tony Hawk. Signed my Tony Hawk video game because I also did the voice in it. I'm the character you can play.

[Sabrina Bryan]

No way.

[Will Friedle]

Oh, dude. It's the coolest thing. So when you go to Tony Hawk,

[Sabrina Bryan]

American Wasteland, you know, I'm a big fan of you and all the voice over. I call you Voice God. Right? Like the voiceover God, but the Tony Hawk. Are you kidding me?

[Will Friedle]

Oh, it gets even cooler because the first thing you do is you build your character. So it's just called you the character. And you can make it look how? Like, however you want. So I'm the only person in the world that can make the character look just like me. And it's my voice nanny.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I thought my girlfriend Erica had a flex because Tony Hawk's her godfather.

[Will Friedle]

Pretty cool flex, though.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yeah. But to say you're the voice. Her dad, Jerry Madrid, Madrid boards. Was. He's Tony's first sponsor.

[Will Friedle]

That's cool.

[Sabrina Bryan]

So he's known Tony since he was little.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, like 12 is when he started.

[Sabrina Bryan]

We met in college, part of the bones brigade. And she was like, oh, yeah. My. She like. I forget what we were doing. Oh, we were trying to get, like, find things to do, like, like a silent auction thing. And she's like, oh, I can get Tony Hawk. Like, she talked about all these things, and we're like, okay, that's cool, but, like, kind of weird. How do you have all this? She's like, oh, he's my godfather.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, that's pretty cool. That's a good one. That's a good one. That's a big flush.

[Sabrina Bryan]

No saying you're the actual kid, because everyone knows your voice instantly when you.

[Will Friedle]

That one's fun, too. Yeah.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yeah, that's fun.

[Will Friedle]

But then the second person is the second man ever walk on the moon, Buzz Aldrin. Second. The second two people I asked for autographs from.

[Sabrina Bryan]

So wait, where did you get that one?

[Will Friedle]

At Disney Disneyland. Because he, you know, he was the inspiration for Buzz Lightyear, Right? So he was there at one of the events, and I walked up and no one was around. Him. And I was like, that's Buzz Ald. I'm a huge fan of space. So the fact that Artemis 2 right now is, like, going to the dark side of the moon, I'm freaking out. So I was like, oh, my God, that's Buzz Aldrin. And I went up and I asked him, like, can you please sign this for me? He was very, very nice to me. So, yeah, it was. It was cool. Those are my two autographs.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Was he on Dancing with the Stars?

[Will Friedle]

Buzz Aldrin? I don't. You're asking me? I don't know.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I know he landed in the Sea of Tranquility. I know that when I do that, it's like I'm asking actually Lisa, who's in.

[Will Friedle]

Okay. Exactly. Yeah. Cause I know you're not.

[Sabrina Bryan]

There was an astronaut that was, like, a big one that was on Dancing with Stars. He was paired with. Yes. Season 10. He was paired with Cheryl Burke. Cheryl Burke?

[Will Friedle]

Buzzah Haldren. Well, the man walked on the moon in 16 gravity. So if you can do that, you can dance with anybody. Well, welcome to Magical Rewind, my friends, the show that makes you want to grab your friends, your PJs and your popcorn and go back to a time when all the housers were smart. The wave, tsunamis. And some of the movies were better than this one. I'm Will Friedle.

[Sabrina Bryan]

And I am Sabrina Bryan.

[Will Friedle]

Well, this week, it's time for another normal, run of the mill girl to brush up with Hollywood superstardom way out of her league. A dcom worlds collide trope that we all love. Yes, it's time for 2010's musical teen drama Starstruck. And I think it does have a exclamation point. I'm not sure, but I'm gonna say it as if it does. Yes, Starstruck premiered on February 14, 2010. Yes, St. Valentine's Day. A perfect holiday for this love story to be tied with. We may have seen this plot before, but this one was shot in Los Angeles, which is a very rare occurrence when it comes to these Disney Channel original movies. Another crazy difference for Starstruck is that because they aimed for a Valentine's Day debut, it aired on a Sunday night, the first ever to claim that day of the week. Wow. And you might be wondering, hey, Will. Sabrina, I'm wondering, did that decision affect its viewership here? To tell you, the answer is an astounding no. It pulled in 6 million viewers on a Sunday night, a large enough number to become the channel's most watched February original movie premiere in total viewers kids 7 to 11 and with teens. This was a big number, even just in the Overall picture of DCOMs in a year like 2010, and still very impressive to this day, considering at the end of the day, it really lacked any true star power. I guess it's a good time to ask Sabrina. Before it ended up on our schedule and this was required reading, did you know about Starstruck?

[Sabrina Bryan]

No. I think today is going to be quick answers.

[Will Friedle]

It's going to be a rough one, isn't it? Today's going to be a rough one, isn't it?

[Sabrina Bryan]

It's going to be quick answers for me. And I have anxiety about it because

[Will Friedle]

a little bit of adjective what the fans are gonna think.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yes.

[Will Friedle]

You gotta let it go. You can't let it go.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I don't. The thing is, this was 2010, so right out of my radar of really doing Disney stuff. Just right out of that little pigeonhole thing that I was in. And I don't recognize either of the kids. I didn't. Again, I don't think I ever met them. I don't, you know, So I don't know. Were they big stars? Have no idea. It was just a complete unknown for me.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, me too. Me too. I obviously didn't know anything about this, but that's par for the course. Well, let's get into it. Some may recognize at least the synopsis thanks to another movie we recapped, which, if memory serves, we kind of liked. The 2004's exploration into another pop star stuck in the suburbs, which I think we liked, didn't we?

[Sabrina Bryan]

We did.

[Will Friedle]

But also, maybe even My Date with the President's Daughter had the same kind of plot, but with the gender flips, but ours was better. And Starstruck, being a film based in the world of music, had a soundtrack with a cast singing, sort of. The album was released earlier in February and ended up peaking at number 23 on the Billboard charts, but did hit number one for US kids albums once the movie premiered. I was number two that year with hey, kids, what's up? I'm kidding. I never, never did that. Only one Christopher Wilde song, however, is actually sung by the cast member who played the pop star. And that's the title track, Starstruck. The rest are voiced by Drew Ryan Scott, a member of the Hollywood Records signed group Varsity Fan Club. And that's because actor Sterling Knight joined the cast late when Cody Lindley, known to Disney viewers for his reoccurring role on Hannah Montana as boyfriend Jake Ryan, which is absolutely just a nod to Sixteen Candles. I've never seen that Hannah Montana. I don't know who that is, but Jake Ryan is the name of Molly Ringwald's boyfriend in Sixteen Candles. He was replaced during pre production. Now, there's two rumors that were spread about the reason for his dismissal. One, he booked another job and had a scheduling conflict. But two, hold some real weight. Lindley did have a wild night out partying and photos were published in a magazine. He appeared drunk, kissing girls in his underwear. And the timeline does add up because shortly after he was replaced in this movie, which is ironic since something like that scenario is exactly part of the Starstruck plot. The scandal has never been confirmed or denied. For the record, it is just a rumor. But the fact that people say his vocals are still blended into the soundtrack, yet they brought in someone else to topline it. It feels like maybe there was some sort of a conflict. So, Cody, it's been what, 15, 16 years now? If you're out there, come on. Magical Rewind or the show. We just call Murr and let's talk about it because we want to hear from you. You can let everybody know what really happened. The soundtrack also features music from DCOM regular Mitchell Musso and a Radio Disney constant at the time, Jasmin. Per usual, Starstruck is available to watch right now on Disney. You have no excuse not to check it out before or after our recap. That is, unless your dog ate it. That's a fair excuse and no one lies about that. So I'd accept that. Now, you may not be Superman, but you can be my hero. Here's the synopsis. Small town girl Jessica Olsen, who might be the meanest person we've ever seen in dcom, visits her grandma in Los Angeles after two years and unexpectedly meets and clashes with teen pop star Christopher Wilde. As their worlds collide, they're both forced to decide what matters more, authenticity or popularity. Sabrina, hit me right in the face with your early thoughts on this tried and true formula. It's the dcom Starstruck. Punch me in the jaw. What did you think?

[Sabrina Bryan]

Okay, well, thoughts on the formula. I'm down for this kind of storyline. I love it. I love the idea.

[Will Friedle]

I love how you're dodging the question.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I'm gonna dodge it. I'm just gonna say that's what the reading the question right here. And I'm answering the question. As far as this decom, not my fave. Not even close. I did not like this movie.

[Will Friedle]

I have no Problem in saying I

[Sabrina Bryan]

did not like this movie, you know, But I'm the bright and shiny one, though. That's my part. And when I can't.

[Will Friedle]

Music loud. When I.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Dull and dim. We got a freaking problem here. Because it's like, I just. I. I know. I know so many things, and it honestly was the. The writing, like, the. The storyline just. There's so many. Like, what the f. Just happened?

[Will Friedle]

Wait.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Oh, no one's gonna talk about that.

[Will Friedle]

No, Agreed.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Situation. Like, it just was so far out for me, and I. I had a really hard time watching it, and I just unfortunately did not like it. That's my early thoughts. We'll get into it so much that I'm. I, like, don't really even have Sabrina sees. Because Sabrina didn't want to see.

[Will Friedle]

Because Sabrina didn't want to see anything anymore. Sabrina. Sabrina, stop watching. Yeah, exactly.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I mean, I was like 20 minutes in and I was like, I'm out.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah.

[Sabrina Bryan]

No, I'm tapping out.

[Will Friedle]

I cannot.

[Sabrina Bryan]

What about you?

[Will Friedle]

No, I can't agree with you more. Hey, we've had a run here of a bunch of really good ones in a row.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yes.

[Will Friedle]

That we've liked quite a bit. There needed to be one. And again, this. I. I hate to have to couch you by saying this is our opinion, but this is. I. I was reading about this movie where it was, like, it was so popular and it got 6 million viewers and, you know, all. And again, I didn't get it.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I don't know if it was because this was, like, out of, like, my realm of watching the channel. So I don't know if these were, like, two really big stars that everyone was so excited.

[Will Friedle]

I don't think we'll get into that.

[Sabrina Bryan]

But yeah. Was it an up and coming, like, pop star that I don't remember with, you know, the main character? Like, I was kind of going like, this is just. I felt like I was just. I don't know. It was hard for me, especially, like you said, I've just been enjoying myself.

[Will Friedle]

They've been great.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I mean, again, I also tried to say, you know what? We just watched High School Musical 3.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah.

[Sabrina Bryan]

And it doesn't get better than that.

[Will Friedle]

Tiger Cruise. And we've had a bunch in a row that have been really good.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Had such great ones at a time. It wasn't necessarily comparing them. It just was. There was no comparison.

[Will Friedle]

This was off the mark for me. Agree with you 1000%. So Starstruck was directed by Michael Grossman. Grossman is a veteran TV director who Worked on shows like Arlis, Pretty Little Liars, Grey's Anatomy, Drop Dead Diva, and more recently, Cobra Kai. Finish him. Sorry. This, however, is his only Disney movie, but he did work with Nickelodeon on two films, Merry Christmas, Drake and Josh and One Crazy Cruise. The movie stars the briefly mentioned Sterling Knight as pop star Christopher Wilde. Knight is best known as one of the stars of Disney's Sonny With a Chance, and he played Alex in the 2009 Zac Efron movie 17. Again, he appeared on the Disney show. So random is, I guess where he was on the channel. And Danielle Campbell plays small town girl Jessica Olsen. This was very early in her career. She had really only been on four episodes of Prison Break. She would later show up on Zeke and Luther and six episodes of the Marvel show Runaways. She most recently appeared on the Rookie and Netflix's the Waterfront. It's also worth noting she was in a movie called Prom in 2011 and another one called F the Prom in 2017. So make up your mind, Jessica. Is it a good place to be or a bad place to be? Please let me know because I'm having one in August. Now these two leads don't kiss in the movie and that is not just a creative decision. Wilde was 20 years old when they shot Starstruck. Campbell was 14. So not only would it have been inappropriate, but highly illegal. We've seen this once before in a dcom, and no, they can't get that close. That's some great progress in Hollywood though, because you can just ask my good friend Ryder Strong about the set of Boy Meets World when he was working with Trina McGee. Brandon Michael Smith as Stubby. He'd appeared on that's so Raven and 10 episodes of Phil of the Future. But the roles that mean something to magical rewinders is his star turn in Sonny With a Chance where he played Nico. So he and Sterling knew each other well and they were co stars. But us cool kids know him as Lord of Dabling. From another dcom we watched Let It Shine and then we've got another familiar face. Chelsea Staub plays Alexis Bender. She now goes by Chelsea Kane, but she was in the Bratz movie and an episode of Wizards of Waverly Place. But we will never forget here. But we will never forget her from the dcom Minutemen. She's now a very busy voice actress, most notably playing Bea on fish hooks. But get into it. Here we go. How long is this movie? It's too long. Even if it's too short. That's what we care about here on Magical Rewind. Well, Starstruck comes in at just 81 minutes. All right, well off the target by nine minutes. But we applaud the effort since it's on the right side of history. So thank you, time Gods. It was mercifully short. And again, I'm gonna try to be funny as I can, but we're probably gonna bash this movie a little bit.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I know.

[Will Friedle]

And when it comes to the names on the COVID page of the script, we've got two writers. First up, story and tell a play from Barbara Johns. Her only credits are this movie and then a decade later, episodes of the Katherine Heigl, Sarah Chalk Netflix show Firefly Lane. So I'm very curious what her story is because she took a decade off. And then we've got Annie DeYoung. She chipped in on the teleplay. And so again we see a new green writer paired up with a DCOM regular here. DeYoung is the writer behind Return to Halloweentown, Princess protection program, Girl vs Monster, 16 wishes, and the recently recapped Johnny Capahalla back on board.

[Eva Longoria]

This is Eva Longoria from Hungry for History with Eva Longoria and Maite Gomez Rejon. Planned Parenthood health centers save lives. But lawmakers are trying to block patients from using Medicaid at Planned Parenthood health centers for one simple reason. They want to shut Planned Parenthood down. Yet across the country, Planned Parenthood health centers are still there, opening their doors to care for the communities. That's because Planned Parenthood believes controlling your own body is the most basic freedom and they will never stop fighting for it. One in four people in the US have been to a Planned Parenthood health center for high quality health care like birth control, cancer screenings, STI testing and treatment, and more. Planned Parenthood is still the country's largest sex educator and a trusted source of unbiased sexual and reproductive health information for millions of people. Planned Parenthood will never stop working to get people the information they need, and they will never stop fighting so that every person is free to make their own decisions and about their bodies and futures at Planned Parenthood. Care continues. Text update to 22422 to learn more.

[Chiquis]

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[Will Friedle]

Life is just better when you've got a friend to go through with it, right? Someone who gets you, who's got your back. And someone who shows up when it matters. Whether it's work, family or the unexpected, it's always easier when you're not doing it alone. Hi, I'm Wilmer Valderrama from the Dos Amigos podcast. Every week I get to sit down with one of my best friends and talk about all the wild, unpredictable, and sometimes hilarious parts of my life. And it reminds me that's the kind of support we all need. Not just in good times, but when things go sideways. Cuente con Estate Farm. They're the kind of friend you want in your corner. Your estate farm agent can help you choose the coverage you need. And with things don't go as planned, your State Farm agent can help you file your claim it helps to have someone who really listens, someone who's there like a true amigo, like a good neighbor. State Farm is there and State Farm supports my Kultura podcast network, helping to share stories that bring us together. Catch those amigos and more wherever you get your podcast. Okay, let's not waste any more time. There's a line outside the under 21 club and it's not getting any shorter, so let's dive into Starstruck. We open at a sold out Staples center with pop star Christopher Wilde performing on stage. And something I notice here in the opening credits. The movie is produced by someone named Jane Bieber and yes, there is no relation whatsoever. So Small World fans are screaming, the place is going nuts. And then we see a girl, Sarah Olsen, is watching from home, sitting on her sofa, giddy and excited. Suddenly the TV is blocked by another girl, her sister, Jessica Olsen. She's clearly not as big a Christopher Wilde fan and as they argue, her parents walk in. The girls better get packing cause they leave for the airport in 24 hours. They're going to see their grandmother in Hollywood after two years. They mention they have not for some reason gone and visited this woman for two years, which I found to be weird. And that excites Sarah because there's also where Christopher Wilde lives. She wonders what's gonna happen if he picks them up at the airport, which is certainly something a murderer would ask. Jessica though, is a bit of a buzzkill. She doesn't really want to go to la. And this is just the start of I'm Sorry, two of arguably the most annoying characters we've ever seen in a dcom. The main girl who's unnecessarily mean through most of this movie, that's rude. And then instantly changes her thing and then mean again and then crying. It's really strange. And the sister who might be one of the most annoying characters we've ever

[Sabrina Bryan]

seen in a dcom definitely would be up for the ranking in Worse Sisters of the Decon. Like she was such an.

[Will Friedle]

She was. And I don't necessarily blame the actress though. She played it big. But it was. Yeah, it was just the characters annoying

[Sabrina Bryan]

the character, the way the character was written and like even in the end. And I know we'll get there. Like her like saving grace of I'm a nice sister was the most effed up thing I think I've ever heard. Like I would legitimately have punched her in the face at that point.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, none of this made sense.

[Sabrina Bryan]

It didn't.

[Will Friedle]

I agree and that was just the start, too, because there's other things where I was like, wait, what? So, yeah. Sarah tells everyone to be quiet. There's an interview with Christopher on tv. He thanks his fans, and the sisters argue over if this musician is actually a great person or not. Jessica argues that her sister doesn't actually know him, even though they live in Michigan. Sarah feels like she knows everything about him. Where he works, what he eats, apparently Pink's hot dogs. And where he parties. And this is where the serious stalkerish behavior starts. And so we cut to Los Angeles. Christopher and his pal Stubby have pulled up a beautiful convertible and get ready for lots of really beautiful cars. Best part of the movie. Ready for a night of clubbing at what was actually the old billboard live on Sunset. But here it's called the under 21 club. Just so Disney can make sure, you know, there's no drinking or drugs allowed in here. It's not that they're not hanging out at the Viper Room.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Right? There was also too, at this point, I think a actual club, like Kiss FM owned it or something. It was called, like, some. Like, there was like a. Oh, no, there was some.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, I know.

[Sabrina Bryan]

It was up. It was across from. In that, like, little center.

[Will Friedle]

DV8.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Okay. Yeah, it was in the. I think, right, like across from or next to, like, the man's Chinese. That little center. That little. On Hollywood Boulevard.

[Will Friedle]

Oh, Hollywood and Vine.

[Sabrina Bryan]

It's where Dave and Busters is now. Yeah, it was.

[Will Friedle]

And by the way, you'll have way more fun at Dave and Busters.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Side note, that was like, the first night me, Adrian, Raven, and Keely all hung out. Our producer Deborah was like, you guys should go out and do something fun. And Raven's like, do you want to go to this dvd? And we're like, sure. So we all went there and we all wore Juicy Couture velour suits. I swear to God, that's a real story.

[Will Friedle]

Oh, my God. If there's a picture of that anywhere, someone please send it in. It would break the world.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Raven drove us like, oh, my gosh. I will never forget that. Because I was, like, sitting there in the car, of course. Remember, I was so green. Like, I'm sitting there like, I'm with two, three LW girls and Raven, Simone. Going to go to a club. 18 and under club.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah. Good for you.

[Sabrina Bryan]

What is my life? I have made it.

[Will Friedle]

I'm here, people. I have arrived. Good for you.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I have borrowed a Juicy Couture outfit from Adrian and I am killing Life right now.

[Will Friedle]

Good for you. I kill it at Dave and Busters. I can put down more food than anybody.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Oh, I love Busters. Anyway, that's the real story that just popped in.

[Will Friedle]

I love that, though. That's how I love that. That's better than the movie. As they walk to the door, they run into Christopher's girlfriend, famous actress Alexis Bender. The complicated two exchange pleasantries and Chris realizes tomorrow is her birthday. He promised he would sing at her party, but doesn't look very excited about it. Stubby's bummed. This is supposed to be a guy's night out and now he has to deal with Alexis. A lot of blog talk here too. It's a real sign of being a celebrity in 2010s and having to worry about bloggers that were kind of the new tabloid. You know, Perez Hilton was coming out and a bunch of people like that. And they had websites that were spreading gossip and actually just basically kind of hatred. This was all in the 90s social media boom. Yeah, it was not cool. And then, right on cue, Christopher and Alexis are bum rushed by paparazzi, clearly tipped off by Alexis. Christopher fights back because he feels attacked. And the photographers snap away. And the next morning, we're at McKinley High School back in Michigan. A school dance is approaching and Sarah's excited to attend, but Jessica, again a total downer, hates it, but is forced to go for the school paper. Sarah's decided to bring her camera to Hollywood since she needs pictures of Christopher for her photo album, which is also filled with her plans on how she's going to run into him. She has it all figured out because that's absolutely something a serial killer would do. Crazy. Back in la, Christopher arrives late and his managers, AKA his parents, are already excited about a new opportunity for their son to become a movie star. And when big Hollywood director Alan Smith arrives, the possibility becomes even more likely. And for everybody out there, this is a fun MacGuffin. And a fun little Hollywood side note. Whenever you see Alan Smith or it's actually Alan Smithee, you'll see either a director or a writer called Alan Smithee or Alan Smith. And that's a famous director who didn't like the project and doesn't want their name on it. So anytime you see something Alan Smithied or Alan Smith, it's somebody who went, I hate this. Take my name off. And that's the name they put on. Wow. Alan Smith arrives, the possibility becomes even more likely that he's gonna become a movie star. He gets right to the point. He likes what he sees. He wants Christopher to be in the movie. But the studio isn't on board yet. They saw pictures of Christopher tangling with paparazzi and have concerns because the one thing studios hate is famous people in their movies. This is where I was. Like, this storyline makes no sense. Hey, man, you're really famous and the press is following you everywhere. You can't be in a big movie.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Huh? Or in general. Like, you can't have a girlfriend. You can't be seen. You cannot be seen with a girlfriend.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, I mean, I get that's how it was in. So I. I mean, in, like, the 70s and 80s, it was kind of like that. Like, I get. You know, I know that Danielle told me when she was dating Lance, it was like, they didn't want anybody to know that they were dating because all the NSYNC boys needed to seem like they were available.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Available.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, that's the same thing. Like the. The Bee Gees and Andy Gibb, when he was the biggest thing in the world, Andy Gibb was actually married, and the record company buried his marriage because you have to say, seem available. So I get that. I get. When it comes to, like, girls and wanting to seem like you're single, what I don't get is a studio going, hey, paparazzi follows him everywhere because he's famous. He can't be in a big movie. Like, yeah, nope, nope. That doesn't make any sense.

[Sabrina Bryan]

But with the girlfriend, he had one, like, that was their. That was their, like, celebrity girlfriend. This. It made zero sense to me.

[Will Friedle]

And he didn't know what they were trying to do and they couldn't do is obviously they needed him to do something bad that the paparazzi caught.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Get caught.

[Will Friedle]

He was drinking. He was smashing up a car.

[Sabrina Bryan]

He driving recklessly.

[Will Friedle]

Something like that. And. And what I would have done would have been, again, ridiculous. But what I would have done would have been something exactly like what we were talking about earlier today for a whole different reason. But he ate something terrible and was feeling sick on the way to the club. And when he gets out, he starts throwing up and they take pictures, like, Wild Night Out. And it's like, I had bad sushi. So something like that. But instead, it's just they're taking pictures of him at a club with another famous actress. And because of that, he can't be in a big movie, which just makes no sense.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Zero sense. Like, zero sense. Also, I already hate his parents.

[Will Friedle]

Of course.

[Sabrina Bryan]

That happened real fast. I know, but I hated them. I hated Them.

[Will Friedle]

And there's no real kind of resolution to it. He has some quick thing at the end with one. One line. But it's kind of like, dude, this is. Yeah, but it would.

[Sabrina Bryan]

But at this time too, though, this was like, relatively around, like Britney Spears. Like this Britney Spears drama. A lot of the, like Lindsay Lohan drama with her family. Like, there was a lot. So I understand. Like, they were. I mean, it was. It made sense. It just was like they tried to

[Will Friedle]

Disney fy a real important and dangerous bad thing that was happening in Hollywood.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Exactly.

[Will Friedle]

And that doesn't work. You can't Disney fight. You got to show what it was really like. When Britney Spears is clearly having a mental breakdown, being hounded by these paparazzi. This was, I mean, again, you know, it was 10 years later, 15 years later, but, you know, Princess Di was essentially killed because she was hounded by the paparazzi. It's a very dangerous time to be a quote unquote celebrity, a big celebrity like this how they're supposed to make him. And they tried to Disney fight and it just didn't work. So he has to prove that he's a serious and dedicated actor by Monday, when Alan has a meeting with producers to sell them on his casting choice. But in the meanwhile, Christopher must stay out of the tabloids. Good or bad. Christopher says he can do that. And they shake hands like Hollywood bigwigs do. Now we're back at lax. The Olsens have arrived, and Sarah can't wait to use her parents rental car to find Christopher. And this is where I loved all the generic things they have. The place is literally called Laxla Rental cars. It's like rental car place in Los Angeles. But Jessica points out she can't drive a rental car until she's 25. This puts a real. By the way, that's not actually true. I had to rent cars when I was a teenager and you just have to pay a lot more and have massive insurance.

[Sabrina Bryan]

But I thought that was actually an actual rule.

[Will Friedle]

There are exceptions because, like, I was working and at 17, 18, I'd need to rent a car somewhere. And there's ways to do it so

[Sabrina Bryan]

you can do it, but it's just incredibly more expensive.

[Will Friedle]

It is, yeah. This puts a real wrench in Sarah's plans, by the way. Her dad suggests that maybe grandma will let her borrow her car. And so when they arrive at grandma's, she's up there doing housework with some older guy named Howard, who was a wonderful actor who was not only on the Office but on Boy Meets World, who apparently they think might be dating her. So good for you, Grandma. Go get it now. This storyline is really cool because nothing happens with it and you never see it again. I'm sorry, but it's just like, barely. The grandmother had nothing to do in this movie. No, she made no sense. And then they try to do a thing at the end where the grandma's talking to her, giving her life advice. This was set up. Not at all. Yeah, so every.

[Sabrina Bryan]

A lot of this stuff was just like, so random.

[Will Friedle]

Yes, it was okay.

[Sabrina Bryan]

It was like, we're just good. It's like how I would imagine, like, Monroe would do cooking. Like, I'm just gonna put some, like, what is this? Garlic? What is this? Pepperoni?

[Will Friedle]

Chocolate. Chocolate.

[Sabrina Bryan]

And some sprinkles. I want to put some jelly beans in it. Like just the most random.

[Will Friedle]

And much like whatever Monroe would have cooked, we would have taken a bite and gone, this is really good. And then walked out and spit it out, which is, I think, what I did with this film. So Jessica is so excited to see your grandma. And when they finally embrace, it brings a smile to that sourpuss face. Finally, Jessica. And at the same time, Sarah sees her grandmother's car, a plum colored Pinto, which is bad and awesome.

[Sabrina Bryan]

That's such a cool looking car.

[Will Friedle]

Such a cool car. Now, I wouldn't know what she was hoping for.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I wouldn't want it. But I would drive in it. Especially down PCH in Malibu. That'd be so fun.

[Will Friedle]

I would drive that car every day with the biggest smile on my face. But of course, this was. She wasn't hoping for a car like this to go stalk a pop star, which is what she's about to do. That night, Sarah gets a call from AJ back home. A fellow Christopher Wilde Stan. She reads online, probably a blog, that Christopher's supposed to be performing at Alexis Bender's birthday. And now she has to go. Sarah knows her parents will only let her go if Jessica tags along. But Jessica is hardly interested in meeting a celebrity, especially Christopher Wilde. But Sarah has an offer she can't refuse. If Jessica goes with her, she'll stop incessantly talking about Christopher for at least the rest of the trip. And I was like, go. I don't want to hear her talk about him either. So now back at the under 21 club, there's a line around the block when the Olsen sisters arrive in their Pinto. I would pull that right up in front of a club. They stop in a no parking zone across the street and Sarah gets changed in the backseat, while nearby, Christopher and Stubby are arguing if they should even be there. Christopher swears it's fine, but Stubby is very much over Alexis and his pal. As his friend since the fourth grade, it's Stubby's job to let Christopher know when he's doing the wrong thing. And they're also in a beautiful frame Ferrari. Their car eventually does arrive at the club, so Sarah jumps out of the Pinto to greet Christopher, now leaving Jessica behind the wheel. But bad news. It's just Stubby. Alexis isn't happy, but Sarah may just be the most confident human in the world as she runs over and pretends to know him. She poses for the paparazzi. And I think this is all the proof we need to know that she's actually a real psychopath. I mean, that was so. I was like, oh, weird.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yeah.

[Will Friedle]

Stubby isn't mad about it, though, because Sarah's a cute girl in his arm and, I mean, she could technically only kill him once, right? All the while, Jessica is just waiting in the car. Christopher does arrive, but through the back door, where Stubby lets him in, avoiding the big scene out front. And then it's a big surprise for Alexis when he walks on stage and fulfills his promise to perform. And Sarah, of all people, can't believe what she's seeing. Her idol is singing at the club right in front of her. Okay, Sabrina, this is our second song. Okay, first, I want to say this. I didn't like this movie. I didn't hate it. It's not the worst movie I've ever seen in my life, but I didn't like this movie.

[Sabrina Bryan]

No.

[Will Friedle]

But the fact that it was a musical didn't factor into me not liking at all. Because again, we talk about appropriate singing. He sung when he was on stage or when they handed him a guitar, like, it made sense. So that didn't bother me at all. What did you actually think of the music, though?

[Sabrina Bryan]

I actually liked the music. The music was probably, like, the best part of it for me. I thought it was. You know, I kept trying to. I didn't know. You know, obviously without like. Like looking into it, whether or not it was the actor's voice or not. And I kept going, who does that voice sound like to me? And I. I kept thinking his voice sounded similar to a young Nick Jonas. So I thought his voice was great and I thought the music was like, okay, it wasn't. And I'm going like, I just couldn't place. I couldn't figure out if again, I didn't know this kid, so I wasn't sure if he was somebody who was like, on the channel up and coming, like new channel star, if it was his voice or not. But I liked it. The music, it was. It was fine for me. There's one part when we'll. And I'll bring it up when we get that part in the movie where I'm like, that time part doesn't make sense. It's not following the rules.

[Will Friedle]

It's not following the rules. Follow the rules. No rules, people.

[Sabrina Bryan]

But I'll bring it up when the time is right.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah.

[Sabrina Bryan]

So what about you?

[Will Friedle]

They were. They were fine. They were fine. I remember none of them, but I don't. I didn't hate them. I thought, whoever's singing them, the voice is very nice. Again, I'm always up for appropriate singing. He's a singer. He's. He's on stage. It's not like, you know, I was waiting for them to just start singing to each other. So the fact that that never happened is a breath of fresh air. It is for me.

[Sabrina Bryan]

That's right. Well, because this was not a musical like that.

[Will Friedle]

Right?

[Sabrina Bryan]

That would have been. So it would have been like that one movie that we just recently rewatched that they, like, sang in the park out of nowhere, and we're like, wait, yeah. Why?

[Will Friedle]

What's happening?

[Sabrina Bryan]

Why'd you do that?

[Will Friedle]

That was exactly.

[Sabrina Bryan]

It wasn't a. It just one scene didn't make sense. So it never did that for us. Which was great.

[Will Friedle]

And it did. Yeah, it didn't bother me.

[Sabrina Bryan]

All right, check. There we go. Check on the positive side.

[Will Friedle]

Check on the positive side. Yeah, there we go. And then, boom. Out of nowhere, the best part of the song. Stubby joins in for a fun little rap interlude, all while Sarah pushes her way to the front. Jessica is still parked across the street. She's watching the action unfold on the big screens outside. But she has had enough. As Christopher finishes the song, she finally decides she's going into the club. But the line and scene is just too much. So she does what every young girl walking by herself at night in Los Angeles does. Goes to the back alley all by herself at night and is, boom. Slammed in the face by a stage door. It's Christopher Wilde making a getaway. He rushes to help her and freaks out about the possible repercussions from the impact. He promises her front row concert tickets if she just keeps quiet. And then she finally realizes who he is. And before they can even get into details. Stubby's car pulls up. Well, it's actually the famous guy's car, Christopher Wilde's car. She is then rushed into the passenger seat to go and see the doctor, which of course is the right idea because she starts puking, possibly from head trauma. Anytime you throw up after a head wound, it usually means a concussion. Stubby is left behind. He'll make sure Sarah's sister is safe without telling her anything. This is a phenomenal wingman.

[Eva Longoria]

This is Eva Longoria from Hungry for History with Eva Longoria and Maite Gomez Rejoan. Planned Parenthood Health Centers Save Lives but lawmakers are trying to block patients from using Medicaid at Planned Parenthood health centers for one simple reason. They want to shut Planned Parenthood down. Yet across the country, Planned Parenthood health centers are still there, opening their doors to care for the communities. That's because Planned Parenthood believes controlling your own body is the most basic freedom and they will never stop fighting for it. One in four people in the US have been to a Planned Parenthood health center for high quality health care like birth control, cancer screenings, STI testing and treatment, and more. Planned Parenthood is still the country's largest sex educator and a trusted source of unbiased sexual and reproductive health information for millions of people. Planned Parenthood will never stop working to get people the information they need, and they will never stop fighting so that every person is free to make their own decisions about their bodies and futures. At Planned Parenthood, Care continues. Text update to 22422 to learn more.

[Chiquis]

Imagine never having to buy gas again. Sounds like a dream. Except it's real. That's everyday life with an electric vehicle. No long lines at the pump. Just plug in at home and go. EVs are as easy to charge as your phone and built for real life. Most Americans drive about 40 miles a day and most EVs go 200 to 400 miles on a single charge. And with fewer moving parts, you've got fewer repairs and style. There are hundreds of new and used EV models to choose from. An EV to fit every lifestyle and every budget. Learn [e-mail] Hola. This is Chiquis from Chiquis and Chillas Aves. I take care of mi gente, my friends, mi familia, hasta mi glam squad. Whether I'm on tour or just at home, staying connected really matters to me. Even across borders. Siempre encontacto. And if I find something good, I share it. Like T mobile. You won't Believe everything you get as a T Mobile member. Not only do I get America's best network, but I also get weekly perks with T Mobile Tuesdays. Streaming benefits like Hulu and Netflix. Im mucho mas. I mean, Tuesday was already elite for los tacos, but now T Mobile Tuesdays too. Who needs weekends? All my family's favorite things. Texting, calling, streaming, sharing the latest binge with the crew. You know, las cosas mas importantes de la vida. Being a T Mobile member means we're doing life right. Todo flu lle mejor. And switching takes 15 minutes per line with the Tealife app. Seen broncas I share solor mejore. If you want more benefits, more perks and more connections, this is just the beginning. Switch to T Mobile online, in store or on the app. Visit t mobile.com qualifying lines and plan required. T Mobile best mobile network in the U.S. according to Ookla Speedtest. Based on analysis by OOKLA of Speedtest Intelligence data 2H2025OOKLA trademarks used under license and reprinted with permission.

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[Sabrina Bryan]

Come on.

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[Will Friedle]

And now we are at the office of Dr. Sanjay, who is coincidentally the singer's brother in law, which I thought it was a funny dynamic. This guy was great. And the future scenes with him also didn't happen because this never comes back ever again.

[Sabrina Bryan]

It's like a one and done.

[Will Friedle]

And he. And it was the best part.

[Sabrina Bryan]

One of the best scenes for that

[Will Friedle]

guy is like, you know, this is a curtain. I can. I can hear you. All that. Very funny. I was like, please, let's see the brother in law.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yeah, I thought he was funny.

[Will Friedle]

Me too. All the tests have turned out fine. Finally calming Christopher, whose mom calls with an emergency he needs to get home asap. Alan Smith, the director, is there with his daughters, who are big fans. But as he's ready to run out, Dr. Sanjay alerts him that there are paparazzi in the waiting room, which seems like a real HIPAA violation. How about some privacy, brother in law? Thank you so much. So Christopher decides to trade in his fancy convertible for the doctor's beater old Mercedes. Because, you know, doctors have terrible cars. We all know that. They don't make any money.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Well, he did say he's paying off his.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, they tried to solve it, but it's still. It's like he was in a $9 car as a. As a resident, so I don't know. It could be totally accurate. There's a bunch of doctors out there listening to this right now. I'm kidding. No doctors listen to our podcast. But if they did, they're listening, going, like, I drive an 82 Celica. I'm trying to pay everything off. Give me a ring.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yeah.

[Will Friedle]

Christopher safely drives away with Jessica, and they're now bickering with each one about the predicament they can't get along, especially since Christopher has a stop to make on the way before dropping her off back at her grandmother's house. He arrives back at his house, and Jessica's blown away by the mansion, but is quickly rushed upstairs by Christopher again. Now he isn't taking to his grandmother's house. Her grandmother's house. And now rushing her upstairs. I was like, this is getting really weird, dude. He doesn't want any rumors to get out. She's forced to stay upstairs as he. And they did something very clever here.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Okay.

[Will Friedle]

Very, very clever. Because I was starting to get creeped out. Like, he's not bringing her back to her grandmother's house. He brings him to his home. Now he's rushing her upstairs. He leaves her in the guest room.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Ah.

[Will Friedle]

And that is. Was done very specifically. He did not run in and be like, here's my bedroom. Which is. Would have made it even creepier. It's like, stay in the guest room. Very clever that they added that line because they took it from what could have been super creepy to just slightly creepy. Yeah. So, yeah. But it's like, okay, that. Yes. Just. But it did. It made. That made a. A big difference. I was like, ooh, clever that they said, I'm leaving you in the bathroom.

[Sabrina Bryan]

No. Yeah, that's.

[Will Friedle]

Yep. So she's forced to stay upstairs as he rushes downstairs to mingle with his parents. Party guests, eventually landing on Alan and His two daughters. Upon their request, he grabs a stool and guitar and decides to play a song he's been working on for. Well, the whole party, apparently. Sabrina, can we admit that no one really likes the guy with the guitar at the party, even if they're celebrities. Do you not want to admit that you like. You like the guy? Is it really. Is it just dudes that are like, really? Keith grabbed a guitar again?

[Sabrina Bryan]

No, I. No, I don't. I don't favor that.

[Will Friedle]

Okay, good. You were silent. It was a weird pause.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Well, because. Yeah, I mean, I just.

[Will Friedle]

You know, it just seems like the college kid at the party is like, hey, man, I'm just gonna grab my guitar and play some tunes.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yes, There. That and it. And it. They think. I think it. Guys hate it because there's a lot of girls that do think, like, oh, he plays the guitar. So dreamy. I don't know. I did. I dated someone who did that and would, like, just bust it out all the time, and I was just like, okay. Like, I listened to you for, like, three hours last night. Oh, can't take a break. Nope. Okay, we're gonna go again. Yeah.

[Will Friedle]

All right, cool.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Like, we're just. Here we go again. Like, it's just.

[Will Friedle]

It's.

[Sabrina Bryan]

It does get super annoying.

[Will Friedle]

I think even more annoying is I did that, but with the trumpet. So that was like, hey, everybody at the party.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I'm like, all I know how to do is play my banjo.

[Will Friedle]

There you go. Exactly. We're at a party

[Sabrina Bryan]

or. No, there were. There was, like, a fad for a while where people had harmonicas on their, Like. Like, they would have it on their, like, keychain or whatever. And, like, yes, people are. The harmonica was the worst.

[Will Friedle]

I couldn't.

[Sabrina Bryan]

It's not a cool party trick, guys. No, don't try to make it cool. You can't make pink.

[Will Friedle]

Stick to keg strands.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Orange, pink. It's not the same thing. Stop it.

[Will Friedle]

Stick to keg stands. This one is finally a more grounded song with romantic lyrics about how he may not be a superhero, but he can be what you need. Jessica, still in hiding, overhears the lyrics from the balcony. And it seems like maybe, just maybe, she's starting to understand the appeal of this pop star stripped down, he's more talented and thoughtful than she assumed. And my favorite part is he's sitting there playing the guitar. Acoustic guitar, by himself. And somehow drums are also there. Do you hear the guy? There's, like, a cymbal going off in the back. I'm like, who the playing that? So, yeah, it's like, what. What's happening? And now, while guests are leaving, Jessica sees her opportunity to leave. So she sneaks into the garage amongst all his fancy cars, best seen because they're just great cars. But Christopher catches up with her and wonders what she's doing. She just wants to get home, obviously, and is willing to walk. But he reminds her Hollywood would be months away by foot. She says he can drive her straight home and nothing else. So they drive off in a classic blue Chevy, and. God, this movie loves cars as much as I do.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yeah.

[Will Friedle]

Okay, so even though they don't detect it, we can see that they're being followed by a paparazzi van.

[Honey German]

Uh.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Oh, the signature black suv or, like, suburban.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, no, it was a van. A black property. I think it's a van.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Oh, the majority of the time they were. They were followed by, like, the, like, suburban.

[Will Friedle]

Oh, were they? Okay, it might have been a suburb. It was just like. Which we'll get into the fact that none of that makes sense, but we'll get into that. So anyway, the two drive in silence, only broken up by him singing along with the radio, which is coincidentally playing one of his own songs. She quickly stops him. She doesn't care that he's Christopher Wilde. He seems hurt that she doesn't love his music. She just, quote, unquote, likes it. He says if she got to know him, she'd like him more. But she clearly just focused on getting home. And then, luckily, he. They ditched the van at the red light without even knowing that they'd done that. Now, outside Jessica's grandmother's house, she thanks Christopher for the ride, and he tries to say sorry, but she hurries to the front door. And now, as Christopher sits in his car taking in everything that's happened, the paparazzi van once again cruise by. Okay, now we're in her grandmother's house. Jessica hears her tapping at the window. It's Christopher. He's offering her $5,000 for a favor. And so far, nobody has noticed, cared, said anything about the fact that these two girls have been missing for the night.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yep.

[Will Friedle]

We don't know if the sister's gotten back safe and sound. Nobody's mentioned anything about Jessica being gone. The parents are nowhere to be found. The grandparents are nowhere to be found.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Never seems to notice that her sister is gone. In the club, isn't calling her. Like, she's not going, oh, crap, my sister's calling me again.

[Will Friedle]

And they have phones in this.

[Sabrina Bryan]

In this movie, no none of that is being seen.

[Will Friedle]

Nope.

[Sabrina Bryan]

This is where I've already now tapped out. Because I'm just, like.

[Will Friedle]

Nobody's checking in to make sure anybody's alive.

[Sabrina Bryan]

We're just pretending like, yep, things aren't happening.

[Will Friedle]

Yep. And that's it. And they just didn't care. So Christopher's offering her $5,000 for a favor. We cut to the two of them pushing his car into their garage, where he's gonna sleep overnight to ditch the photogs. He asks if he can borrow some clothes for the morning so he can secretly leaves, and she wonders if all that is necessary. He swears it is, but she thinks he's just being paranoid. She also calls him out for trying to be flirty, something she's just not gonna fall for. He. She also ends up giving him her grandfather's hat, which she then says looks good on him. And then they kind of look like they're starting to flirt, but it's just weird. The next morning, Jessica wakes up, and her family is already eating breakfast again. They don't care that she's been out clubbing all night long. Nope. They need some syrup. So they go to where everyone keeps the syrup. The garage. So when she's like that, oh, I've got extra syrup in the garage. It's like, what?

[Sabrina Bryan]

Okay, extra syrup. How much syrup are you using, first of all? That you need to have, like, extra syrup?

[Will Friedle]

I'm sorry. That's a dumb question. Have you checked the syrup garage canisters? They're obviously out there.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Well, I actually do have a cabinet that I keep, like, extra syrup. Like, if I get, like, pasta. And I realize in my cabinet cabinet, I already have a box of pasta, like, I'll take it out there. And that's like a storage room.

[Will Friedle]

I don't.

[Sabrina Bryan]

No, it's. Syrup wouldn't happen.

[Will Friedle]

It's weird. I'm sorry. It's weird. It's also a detached garage. Yeah, you don't keep syrup in a detached garage. Come on. So Sarah volunteers to go get some from the garage, but then Jessica realizes this could be a problem. She rushes to stop her, but instead they get into an argument about ditching her at the club last night. Oh, so they do.

[Sabrina Bryan]

So we do.

[Will Friedle]

But she still has no clue about anything that went down with Christopher Wilde. But eventually, their dad interrupts the fight. He wants to see what's so important in the garage. When he finally opens it up, Christopher and the car are actually gone. Jessica wonders where he went, but is relieved to be safe. But back in the House. A story about Christopher is on tv. It's about Alexis's birthday party and how he left with a mystery girl. Jessica is now terrified she's going to be outed and turns off the tv. The sisters argue until Grandma offers her car for a relaxing drive to the beach. Sarah jumps at the opportunity, but is forced to take Jessica with her yet again. Now cruising down PCH in the plum Pinto, they park at Malibu Beach, a place Sarah picked because she knows Christopher surfs there. Jessica still keeps her secret close to their heart as her sister roams the beach to find her celebrity crush. And then Jessica spots them hiding in a hoodie and her grandpa's fisherman's hat, the one they found in the garage. And now without her sister. Jessica plops down beside him and immediately starts needling them. It's like now they're friends. She went from absolutely hating them to then giving them a hat. And now they're kind of friends. So, okay. She wonders what he's doing there. And he explains that he has 10 paparazzi outside of his house. This is how he has to get away. Now, here's the other thing. The sister stalking him. Because obviously he only comes to this beach, so why wouldn't the paparazzi also know that he also comes to speech, which later they do, so why not just have people out there as well? But okay. Jessica shows absolutely no care for his problems. Then he realizes something. He could maybe use her car to sneak back home, which again, you'd still have to sneak into your house.

[Sabrina Bryan]

And now you're in like a bright purple.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, but he doesn't know that, I guess, at the time. But it still doesn't make a whole lot of sense. They decide to trade vehicles for a little, giving the sisters a muscle car instead of the Pinto. Again, movie loves cars. But this also makes no sense. Jessica sneaks the new keys into her sister's bag and walks Christopher to their grandma's car. But before they can leave, the paparazzi arrives. And it's hilarious because two dozen of them, they share these two vans. And the entire goal of paparazzi is to get the first exclusive shot. They're not going to be there driving altogether. It defeats the purpose. But now they're swarmed again. Christopher sneaks into the Pinto and accidentally smashes Jessica's head with the door again, which was funny. They eventually drive off together while Jessica hides her face with a scarf. So she. She jumps in her grandmother's car, leaves her sister keys to another random vehicle somehow, which is again I don't understand. Yeah, so like, you're.

[Sabrina Bryan]

You're really honestly gonna go, oh, different set of keys. And then you're gonna start trying to

[Will Friedle]

like, I'll go open this car and just drive this car back to the house in the. No, none of it made sense.

[Sabrina Bryan]

You would be so creeped out. You'd be freaking out, calling, going, and

[Will Friedle]

your car was stolen and you call the police.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yeah, I think someone's trying to like, kidnap me.

[Will Friedle]

Yes. Something very weird is happening. Happening. But they, but yeah. Jessica and Christopher drive off together while Jessica hides her face with a scarf. They think. The photographers thinks maybe something's up, but realizes just two random kids completely hiding their faces, trying to act inconspicuous, but clearly hiding something. Back on the pch, the duo laugh about how ridiculous this whole thing is. And now they need to drive around until the paparazzi leave the beach. Truth is, Jessica seems a little less aggravated by Christopher now, so they decide to take a little tour of la, which he calls the greatest city in the world. His song is once again on the radio and we enter a montage. Love a montage. They swing by Venice beach for some boardwalk shopping, and we get a cameo from the legendary Harry Perry. Do you know who Harry Perry is?

[Sabrina Bryan]

No.

[Will Friedle]

Okay, so also known as Habib or the Cosmic Crusader, Perry was a turban wearing musician famous for playing electric guitar and rollerblades at the Venice beach boardwalk. He actually played with Jane's Addiction and the Grateful Dead. He appeared in movies like White Men Can't Jump and Fletch, and crazily enough, performed with the Blue Man Group at the Hollywood bowl in 2013. He is now 74 years old and can still be seen performing in LA. Oh, my gosh, isn't that cool? Then they're off to the most disappointing Hollywood landmark ever, which is Hollywood Boulevard and the Man's Chinese Theater. It's fine. You should go see it and put your hands in the thing. But it's a big letdown where Christopher takes a picture in front of his own billboard. They arrive at the Griffith Observatory in the Hollywood sign, which is a great stop for tourists.

[Sabrina Bryan]

So cool.

[Will Friedle]

Definitely go there. And along the way, it seems like she's starting to like Christopher's music too, which apparently is the only thing this guy listens to as he's driving anywhere is his own music. Eventually, they do make it back to the pch, and then Christopher realizes they're being followed again, which makes sense since they've been walking around the city's most Populated touristy areas all day. Either way, he needs to lose the van. So Jessica uses a star map she picked up earlier to find a turnout. They're successful, but now they're suddenly lost in the hills. The confusion quickly sends the two of them into a fight. He calls her a know it all. But more importantly, they are now stuck in the mud and slowly sinking. They immediately jump out the window, stranding themselves on the roof. As the vehicle sinks lower and lower. They have to jump. And although they make it off in time, they both fall into a swamp, which a lot of people know right off the freeways here. Very swampy area in la. I'm lying. Never happens. Completely submerged themselves into dirty water. Now drenched, they watch as the plum Pinto completely sinks to the bottom of whatever weird pit they suddenly find themselves in. Okay. Jessica realizes her backpack was in the car and starts frantically reaching into the water. Okay. That's all you could say. Okay. Her parents are gonna kill her. Just then, Christopher's phone is ringing too. It's his parents again. They're very worried and need him home. But he's barely any service, and it eventually cuts out. Jessica does actually retrieve her bag, but it's ruined. She walks off, furious. She needs to get back to her sister. At the beach, Christopher shows her the way, following closely behind. I'd like just mental note, they are covered head to toe in mud and crap and awfulness, so keep that in mind. But back at the beach, Sarah can't find her car. Of course not. It's been taken. I guess she doesn't notice that she's been using a keychain that's not hers to trigger the alarm. Something a Pinto definitely wouldn't need. But she does figure out the classic car somehow is now hers.

[Sabrina Bryan]

She can't believe she rolls with it.

[Will Friedle]

Yep, can't believe it. When she finds a car's registration, she sees the order is none other than Christopher John Wilde. Is she being punked? Which is a cool 2010 reference, but it was still like, what in the actual. What is happening now? Back on the walk, Christopher's trying his hardest to talk to Jessica, but she's shutting him out. She wants to be reunited with her family. She's been separated from her family, like, nine times this movie. This guy doesn't seem to care. But Christopher has never been free like this before. He's not letting her grumpiness ruin the day. This leads to yet another fight between the two. Jessica calling him entitled and pretentious. Christopher calling her a brat. But he admits all he's done in the last two days was think about her. She says she'd rather go down in the Pinto than be his friend. And he doesn't get it. He thought she was starting to like him, but she says he was wrong. His fame makes it impossible to know if people are actually his friend or not. He lives in a hotel and has employees helping him 24 7. Christopher promises he is a real person. He'll even tell her something he hasn't told anyone when he first met her. And then he slips and falls into a lake. Because again, right off the freeways in LA are these beautiful oasis.

[Sabrina Bryan]

We are aware. Are we?

[Will Friedle]

If there are any of these bodies of water, even small bodies of water off the sides of the freeways in la, they're filled with needles and dead people and diseases. And so these people somehow stumble upon an oasis. And he falls into the lake, taking Jessica with with him, and they're once again swimming in gross LA water. So, yeah, they fell in love, but they've got hepatitis. But this time they're laughing and they're splashing each other. These two are super weird now they're completely dry in the LA sun. Their clothes do not have a stitch of mud on them. They are brand new yet again, which was weird. Christopher admits he wishes he could stay there all day long when nobody notices him. Everyone wants something from him, even his parents, who only talked to him about his new movie deal, which could mess with his upcoming tour, the world tour. And he says he doesn't have a choice. He doesn't want to disappoint his fans, so he'll just never say no and always overextends himself. This is real, by the way. Yeah, not for me, but I mean, again, I've never been in this situation of fame, but I've known many people that were up and coming, famous or this level of fame who exhaust themselves because they're like, I'm just not going to say no to anybody right now. It'll disappoint the fans, it'll disappoint my managers. Maybe I won't work tomorrow. That's the other problem in this industry is it's usually you're doing 1,000 miles an hour or you're doing zero. Very rarely are you just kind of working. You're either doing a ton of work to where you have no free time or you're looking for your next job and you're hustling. Well, this is real.

[Sabrina Bryan]

There is that stigmatism too. Like if you slow down, the chances of you. Like, you can't guarantee that it'll, like, go up again. I remember this back being on tour, and our tour manager was Kylie Minogue's tour manager, and he was like, our. We kept selling out and we were starting to get tired, and he goes, I don't recommend you ladies stop because you never know, like, what the next tour, if there'll be another tour. You just never know. And we were just kind of like, of course there will be. Well, when we came back out, at that point, the Jonas Brothers were out, Miles Cyrus, Our ticket sales were not the same. And it's so. It's so true with the industry, like, so that's why people just never stop. They just keep going and they say yes to everything because you just are so scared that that could be your last opportunity.

[Will Friedle]

I've known so many people that their careers were skyrocketing. That then went well. Now I'm going to college, so I'm gonna take four years off and go to college, and then I'll come back. And it's like, unless you're an A list superstar, they ain't gonna wait. Hollywood's moving on without you, and it's gonna be. You're gonna have to start over again when you get back. And it's.

[Sabrina Bryan]

It's tough.

[Will Friedle]

So that's a real thing.

[Sabrina Bryan]

And it's hard because it's like. Especially with college, it's like, yeah, but, like, you'll have that foundation of college. And it's like, yeah, but you might be doing a whole career change.

[Will Friedle]

But that's the difference is you can do college anytime. I can go back to. I didn't get. I didn't go to college. I was doing Boy Meets World. I was doing. I was working all the time. So I was like, I'm not going to college now. I'm not going to take. I'm not going to pause to go to college now. I'm 50. I can go back to college tomorrow if I want to go to college, right? I can't. I couldn't have just picked up my career and started over again. So it's. Yeah, that's a real thing. Jessica doesn't get any of this, though. Her life is so different. Christopher says he's just happy he can be himself around her. And then Jessica finally admits it. Yes, she likes it, too. She calls him out for being flirty again, but now gives him a little push, marking their first actual contact in the awkwardness. Because again, they cannot kiss in this movie. They decide they should just Keep moving. Back at Christopher's house, Stubby is getting things in order when Sarah arrives, catching him totally off guard. She reveals she has Christopher's keys and looks absolutely starstruck to be in the house. So she drove all the way to this guy's house and then used the keys to go inside this dude's house. Super creepy. Anyway, now walking on the beach, Christopher and Jessica are still connecting, and now they're holding hands. He really likes her and loves that she treats him like a human. She calls him amazing. And when they go to kiss, they're legally interrupted by some surfers because they can't kiss, sending Christopher back into the real world. He instantly pulls a 180 saying the relationship has to end here. And boy, those surfers really ruined everything. He tells her she can't tell anyone, even her parents. If people find out, it'll get crazy and he won't get the movie deal. He explains he's Christopher Wilde and she's just an ordinary girl. Oh, yeah, that was rough. And he switched on a dime. It was like, now I hate him.

[Sabrina Bryan]

It was like the quickest snap of a finger and holy cow. And just like getting. Just. Just punching her in the jugular, too. Like, the word choice was just like, it was rough.

[Will Friedle]

Yep, I agree. She's properly offended, obviously, and leaves. He tries some damage control, but she's clearly hurt. And he has one last request. He asks if he can have her disposable camera to have the photos just in case he doesn't want them to get out, which is just one last final insult. She responds by throwing the camera in the sand and storming off. But then she realizes she needs cab fare to get home. And he hands her, like, five grand, saying it's the same money that he owed her for staying in the garage. And she promises to never talk about him again. He says she doesn't know what his life is like. The press would ruin everything. And she has a very cool little line here when she says, the press doesn't have to ruin it. You already did.

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[Will Friedle]

We're back at the beach now. Jessica cries in a phone booth. Phone booth, kids, was a booth that literally had a phone in it. And Christopher is finally recognized and sworn by girls wanting pictures with him. And the paparazzi gets pictures of him. But as Jessica leaves, one photographer catches her crying and wonders, huh, maybe she's involved with Christopher too. We get a brief montage of Jess. God, I love a montage of Jessica with her family now sadly poking salad and pining for her new love while Christopher records in the studio. Once the song is done, Christopher runs off to his laptop, where he skims through the pictures from Jessica's camera. He clearly misses and can't stop thinking about her. He confides in Stubby, telling him he really likes this girl. But guess who else is listening in? Alexis. And she's very interested in who exactly this girl is. He tells her she's not a famous actress. Alexis doesn't believe it. She says that stuff only happens in the movies. And then she says she looks at her phone and says, oh, I've got a date with Zach. And since the caption spelled the name Z a C, I think we can guess who she means. Zac Posen, the clothing designer. By the way, producer Jensen put that in. No idea who that is whatsoever. The two decide to be friends. The dude doesn't sell his stuff at Target. I'm not gonna know.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Seriously. Obviously, we're talking about Zack Efron.

[Honey German]

Nah.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah. No.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Or his brother, who will famously be on Duncy with the Stars years later.

[Will Friedle]

Right, Exactly. The two decide to be friends, finally calling off their situationship. And Stubby is thrilled. Christopher is finally free. And now the Olsens are leaving LA to go back to Michigan. They bid farewell to their grandma and her new piece of. Jessica says goodbye, teary eyed while getting advice from her grandmother. Which again, none of this was earned. There hasn't been a single scene with just the two of them and the grandmother. Now you're giving me advice. I literally don't even know your name. So it was just like. Let me tell you about life. Really. You haven't earned this even slightly.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yeah.

[Will Friedle]

She promises that life has a way of working itself out. Look how he she's been doing since grandpa died. She then thrusts her hips and points to her boyfriend's crotch. No, none of that happened. But I wanted to see if you were all still with me. Yeah, it would have been pretty great if it did because then at least it would have given her character something to do. Ew. Is that wrong? No, that's what it is. But just as Jessica's about to leave, paparazzi gets the photo they've been hoping for. And we cut to director Alan Smith, who's having some sort of a 2010 version of a zoom meeting with the family. He is furious. Who is this Jessica Olsen? Paparazzi exposed her. And this is what he was worried about with casting Christopher. He seems too young and not serious enough. None of this makes sense. His parents beg for another chance and they get one. They have to convince gossip colonist Libby Lamb from Starstruck to kill the story by offering another exclusive. In exchange, he says to lie to her and call Jessica just a fan, which feels wildly rude, but either this girl goes away or the movie does. Which again from a story point, Magnolia. And so next thing we see is Christopher on the set of Starstruck being interviewed by Libby. And he's asked about Jessica. And by the way. Okay, I'm sorry, this is just my, my, my mind going. Do you know how much a studio would love the idea of being able to sell a young pop star in a relationship with a quote unquote ordinary girl? Making every quote unquote ordinary girl out there feeling like they had a chance with all these huge pop stars? Like they would eat that up with a spoon and ask for seconds and thirds. So the idea that this is what's holding him back from getting the movie made no sense as a story point in this film. It was just like you're. And they kept feeding into this thing that made no sense anyway.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Well, it Was like, the whole. Like what was on the line? Like the whole. This is the thing that's on the line. Your career.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah. To not date this girl.

[Sabrina Bryan]

To not date this girl. Yeah.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah. And so the next thing we see is Christopher on the set of Starstruck being interviewed by Libby. He's asked about Jessica and he does indeed lie, calling her just some fan back in Michigan. Jessica, now hounded by photographers outside of her house, is clearly hurt. I also want to point out that the Olsen's house is anything but normal. It's actually very, very, very nice and beautiful. It's hardly lower class or something. That would leave her shocked when she saw a mansion. But she was shocked. Like, oh, my God, you've got a roof, Richie. And now her parents. It's just like, come on. And now her parents are. Did you not used to do that? Indoor plumbing, Richie. And now her parents are concerned. What went on in California that caused the media to follow her around? She promises it's nothing bad, but you just can't talk about it. And then Sarah runs in. Christopher's talking about Jessica on tv. They tune into Starstruck just in time to see him saying he doesn't know her at all. Okay, so. So she hasn't told her parents she spent the day with Christopher Wilde. Cause she promised that she wouldn't. Her sister doesn't know she spent the day with Christopher Wilde. Cause she hasn't told anybody. But the paparazzi are following her all over the place. The sister then comes in and says, christopher Wild's gonna talk about you on tv. But the sister, who spent the entire movie on her sister and in love with this guy to the point of stalking, isn't upset that her sister has spent the time with Christopher Wilde in any way, shape or form.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Doesn't even, like, acknowledge it. No, doesn't even acknowledge it. Like, you went to his house without me. Are you, like, what?

[Will Friedle]

You know, you went on a date with him. You were. Whatever happened, what, he took you to the hot. Anything. So either she doesn't know which. Then why are there all this paparazzi? Nobody's questioning why. Hey, we've got 70 reporters on our lawn. Can we talk about that? Yeah. None of these.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Even with the parents, too? No.

[Will Friedle]

It was so messy. It made no sense.

[Sabrina Bryan]

You were aware when you were supposed to be with your sister.

[Will Friedle]

There's been no repercussions for this girl Running away, losing the grandmother's car.

[Sabrina Bryan]

This is where it's so.

[Will Friedle]

Ditching people at a club. Like, none of the parents don't even mention it.

[Sabrina Bryan]

They weren't even supposed to go to the club eventually. Like originally there was not your grounding. There's nothing.

[Will Friedle]

It's the nothing.

[Sabrina Bryan]

That's when I'm starting, like when I'm like literally basically feeling like I'm like yelling at the tv like, this is so. Just ridiculous.

[Will Friedle]

Okay, so question. Is this the first dcom we've ever had without a single good parent? There's not one, Right?

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yeah. There's usually at least like one redeeming. One redeeming good dad.

[Will Friedle]

But the mom's cool. The mom's distant, but the dad's a great dad. Something. We've got the two managers and the. The of. Of Christopher Wilde who are awful. And the two parents who don't notice

[Sabrina Bryan]

anything about their kid, about their kids. Don't know where the hell they are or don't care. Don't give a. They don't. It's the weirdest.

[Will Friedle]

It is.

[Sabrina Bryan]

And dcoms are just. This is this to me, this is when it felt like this was not a dcom. This felt like I started to think, you know how there's always a big difference when there's a different. Like when a dcom bought a movie from a different production company. Yes. It's.

[Will Friedle]

You're 100% right. 100% right. That's what it felt like.

[Sabrina Bryan]

That's what it started feeling like. Like there's been a couple movies where we're like, it just isn't. It's not filmed like a dcom. The storyline's not like a dcom. That's what this felt like.

[Will Friedle]

This felt. I agree. There was.

[Sabrina Bryan]

And I've learned to realize that I do not like those movies.

[Will Friedle]

No, I don't either. So other than the grandmother. Yeah, exactly. Exactly. Other than the grandmother and her. Her. Her nice new piece who don't get. Don't get any sort of character development whatsoever. There isn't a good adult in the movie.

[Sabrina Bryan]

No. The director, the parents boyfriend is really only to show like, I moved on from grandpa passing. I guess that's what his storyline is supposed to be for. Like the purpose.

[Will Friedle]

Yes. Yeah. It's weird. Okay. But now. Now her parents are concerned. I don't. I don't get. Later. Okay. So later she's looking out the window at all the press on her front lawn. Even Sarah is sick of this. Jessica admits Christopher said it would be like this. But she doesn't have to deal with what the celebrities do. She walks outside and gives Libby a piece of her mind. She calls them sick for building up celebrities, only to tear them down to sell magazines and TV shows. She says Christopher has given up his freedom, privacy, and honesty. They wrecked a human being and should be ashamed. The press is hardly affected at all by her condemnation. So Jessica gives up. She says she's never met the Christopher they're all obsessed with. And I still don't get what this movie is about. Is it about condemnation of the paparazzi? Is it about a little bit?

[Sabrina Bryan]

I think the celebrity life of it being. Yeah. Not to. It makes it so hard to be like your own person within that world.

[Will Friedle]

Sure.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Pushed into doing things you don't want because you're a celebrity and you've got the, you know, adult life when you're supposed to be a kid.

[Will Friedle]

Okay, yeah, okay, I get it. With an occasional bop thrown in there, we cut to Christopher and Stubby, which, again, I'm putting Stubby on the list of better names.

[Sabrina Bryan]

The names. No Jackal Johnson.

[Will Friedle]

It's no Jackal Johnson. But from now on, I forget what the last nickname was that I had, but I think. I think Stubby is gonna be the one I'm gonna want you to call me from now on. They're watching her response on tv, and Stubby is disgusted at how his best friend is acting. He says it's Christopher's life to live, but he's disappointed. Stubby's words seem to really get to him, and now he's questioning his actions. We cut to a movie set over at Griffith Park. Alan Smith is directing, and Christopher has shown up to talk just a few days before his movie starts. He lets Smith know that he's no longer available. Alan offers to push back the start date, but Christopher says if he has to lie to join the club, he's not interested. He walks away, and now Alan is oddly impressed. And again, the cool thing is how this comes back at the end. Not at all. Christopher returns home to tell his parents he's not doing the movie. They claim it's not his decision, but he promises it is. He's 17 years old and just. And that's when I was like, oh, he's playing 17. Like, he seems to be playing older to me, but I was like, okay, 17, and just wants to play music and have fun. His parents promise they'll handle it, but he takes control of his life and fires them and says he needs his parents back. And that was it. There was no anything after that. They weren't like, you know, you're right. You know what?

[Sabrina Bryan]

You're right. Yeah, we've been, we've gotten caught up in the business aspect of it. You should be a kid. They're just like fire.

[Will Friedle]

They're fired. That's it.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yeah, man. I will say though, it is hard, but I have you, I'm sure as well obviously have been around what they call like momagers or whatever on set.

[Will Friedle]

Some of them can be off. Some of them are great. Some of them are just there to. Just there to look out for their kids. And some of them are really horrible people. Yeah. Men and women, dads and moms. Dads and moms have their kids in it for all the wrong reasons. The kids don't want to be there, are milking all the money away. It's awful. Yeah.

[Sabrina Bryan]

And it does. Yes. And it does something to kids psyche to be like the one that is like putting the roof over the head of your family.

[Will Friedle]

Well, Gary Coleman is, is 12, 13, you know, one of the most famous of those of all time. He was, he was one of the, the massive influences for me. And the reason I got into this business is growing up watching Gary Coleman on Different Strokes and seeing how at, you know, 8, 9, 10, 11 years old, he was commanding the screen and he was amazing. And then to find out his actual life where his parents squandered all his money, he had to sue them to get it back. He had to divorce his parents. I mean, just one awfulness after another. And it's just, you see all the work he was forced into doing and for almost no money. It's just. Yeah, that's terrible. So it can be. Can be a very disgusting, awful business. It can also be a very wonderful, incredible, fulfilling business. So it's like anything else, I imagine. It's got its good points and it's bad.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Right.

[Will Friedle]

Back in Michigan, Jessica's trying on dresses for her sister and AJ it's the night of that big dance. Remember that one from way at the beginning of the movie that everybody's forgotten about.

[Sabrina Bryan]

The school also completely forgot about it. I was like, what? There's a prom?

[Will Friedle]

Like what's happening? We're at a dance.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Now you're trying on dresses. And why are you trying them on for your sister? This is so stupid. I was so done.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah. I didn't done it. Yeah, by this point I was too. The school also now thinks Jessica is a wacko since Christopher claimed he didn't know her at all. So then she told people she knew him, but she didn't tell anybody she knew him. So how did they. How did the story get out that she knew him and then he lied about knowing her? Can anyone explain?

[Sabrina Bryan]

No idea. I.

[Will Friedle]

None of this made sense. So did she. Because she would have to have said, I spent the day with Christopher Wilde. I loved him so much. We got along, and he wasn't who I thought he was. And then he comes out and is like, I've never met her. But she didn't tell anyone. So how did. Some.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Did somebody else, I think it was. It's. It's supposed to be because of, like, whatever that director saw. Like, this girl. Who is this girl?

[Will Friedle]

Okay.

[Sabrina Bryan]

That's what I feel like it was supposed to stem from. But I'm telling you, at this point, I was so disconnected.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Just sense. Yeah. It doesn't make sense. And when there's too many questions and there are no rules, I'm out.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, I agree. By the way, I will say. And we touched on this very briefly, but we should. Again, I don't blame any of the actors. No, the acting was fine. The act of this movie was fine. Yeah.

[Sabrina Bryan]

It was not. I mean, the characters themselves, like, she was. You know, our main character was very.

[Will Friedle]

She was mean and annoying, and the sister was mean and annoying. But I don't blame the actress.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Not because of how she played it. It's how it was written, for sure.

[Will Friedle]

Correct.

[Sabrina Bryan]

So.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, correct. Okay. So the school thinks that she's a wacko since Christopher claimed he didn't know her at all. AJ Calls her pathetic just as Jessica walks back into the room. Finally, Sarah steps up as a sister to console her and begs her to go to the dance to get her mind off of things. Okay. And she was successful. Cause now at the dance, the Olsen sisters arrive. Sarah encourages her to be herself. And then finally, they have a heartfelt moment. That's until Sarah acts like she doesn't know her at all and walks off again.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Just.

[Will Friedle]

It was like they were like, we need an ending to this movie. Let's just end it.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I know.

[Will Friedle]

And just as some.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, exactly. I was doing the same thing. I was like, come on, credits. Roll them credits. And I was seriously, like, in my head going, like, I might watch. Might watch High School Musical again after this. Cause that would be.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I need something to make me happy.

[Will Friedle]

Dr. Zhivago Compared to this. And just as some mean girls start to laugh at Jessica, the lights go out, and guess who walks on stage? Madonna. No, I'm kidding. None other than Christopher Wilde. He calls out to Jessica Olsen, and the school's in shock. She walks up to the stage as he explains there are some things he didn't get a chance to say in California. And then he sings his newest ballad, all about how he tried to walk away from her, but nothing's ever felt so wrong. He thought he was protecting her. We got lost along the way and. Okay, he's here now to tell her his true feelings. Okay, it's a very literal song. He might as well have just mentioned Michigan and her name. Like, it's cuz of you, Jessica and

[Sabrina Bryan]

Michigan, and your plum pinto.

[Will Friedle]

Your plum pinto. And I'm at your school dance that we all forgot about. The song ends with them now face to face and the school's applauding. She wonders what he thought would happen, that he just walked back into her life and everything would be okay. He apologizes again, but she's not sold. She was humiliated. And then, of course, Libby from Starstruck and her cameraman walk in. What? They ask Christopher if he was lying about Jessica, and he looks directly into her camera and admits he did lie. The truth is, Jessica understands him like no one else can and he's crazy about her. He promises he's never gonna hurt her again and asks for her forgiveness. She shakes her head yes and they go in for a kiss. But before they do, forever tainting the movie as problematic, Sarah cuts in. She wants to meet Christopher Wilde and is super weird about it. Then she faints. Cause of course, she's not at all jealous that her sister is now dating the guy she's been in love with forever. Christopher asks Jessica to go on a real date. She makes sure neither of them have to wear disguises, then accepts the invite. They put on some cool guy sunglasses and have one more dance, this time with Stubby on stage wrapping his heart out. We get our credits over the students going wild. And that's thankfully, the end of our movies.

[Sabrina Bryan]

81 minutes.

[Will Friedle]

81 minutes. That shows you how 81 minutes can feel like an awfully long time.

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[Will Friedle]

Sabrina, you get the five star reviews because we're gonna do real reviews now. What do you got?

[Sabrina Bryan]

I mean, I'm already stumped on this username. 5 stars here.

[Will Friedle]

Cool Cat Spots. Cool Cat Spots. Cool Cat Spots. Cool Catbots.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Oh, wow.

[Will Friedle]

I think. Cool Catbots. Cool Cat Bots.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Cool Cool Cat Boys.

[Will Friedle]

Oh, maybe that's what it is.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Cool Cat Bots. I don't know.

[Will Friedle]

Cool Cat Boz. Cool Cat Boz.

[Sabrina Bryan]

All right. Wild for wild. He's the prince of 2010. Disney. Directly after King Troy Bolton. Something about the Sunshine paved the way for music as we know it. As far as songs, this movie has a ton of iconic classics.

[Will Friedle]

Wow. Name one.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Five stars.

[Will Friedle]

Cool Cat Spots. Name one. I have the one star review, and this was from Random Spontaneity. This is one of my favorite reviews. If you do visit Michigan, please do not let this piece of fail ruin your impression of us. We are, on the whole, a generally nice and friendly group of people. I can guarantee you that none of us will treat you as terribly as the Michigan teens in this film treat each other. Other one star. Oh, my. Okay, well, let's go to our favorite portion of the program right now, and it is our feature program, which is called Adore Me a Normie.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Clever. I love that.

[Will Friedle]

Very good title. So in Starstruck, Alexis Bender can't believe Christopher fell in love with someone who isn't famous. She says that only happens in movies, but that's just not true. It happens all the time. I mean, both of us married, not famous normies. So we will be given a profession and we have to pick which celebrity married that Normie. Can we just call them Muggles? I don't like the word Normie, but here we go. Who are we playing with today?

[Sabrina Bryan]

You get Lisa.

[Will Friedle]

Hey, Lisa. All right, so number one, I guess we're gonna say what the the profession is, and then the people see who married them. So number one, an interior designer. Was that Don Johnson? B, Joel McHale. C, Robert de Niro. Or B, Matt D. Damon. What do you got, Sabrina?

[Sabrina Bryan]

D, Matt Damon.

[Will Friedle]

I think Matt Damon married a bartender, famously so I think I'm gonna say B, Joel McHale.

[Sabrina Bryan]

In a weird way, you're kind of right, Will. But Sabrina takes this. It is D, Matt Damon. It's Luciana Barrosa. And it says when they met, she actually was a bartender.

[Will Friedle]

Oh, thank you. Yeah. Okay, so that's that then. That's wrong. Thank you very much. She was a bartender. That's the famous thing about him, is he loved her for years. So I'm wrong. I'm counting that. A win for one for me, too. We both got that correct. Because if it said which one was married a bartender, I would have known exactly who it was. Fake Question number two, Makeup artist. A, Patrick Dempsey. B, Steve Buscemi. C, John C. Reilly. Or D, Keegan Michael Key?

[Sabrina Bryan]

A, Patrick Dempsey.

[Will Friedle]

Say D. Keegan Michael Key.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Sabrina's on a roll. It's A.

[Will Friedle]

You know all these, huh? Damn. I don't know any of these. Number three, jewelry designers at A, Anne Hathaway. B, Margot Robbie. C, Emma Ro. Or D, Shania Twain? C, emma roberts.

[Sabrina Bryan]

C, emma roberts. A, anne hathorn. She married adam schulman.

[Will Friedle]

Oh, okay.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Jewelry design. That's a great idea.

[Will Friedle]

I have officially lost. Thank you. Exactly. Sabrina loves that. I love that idea. Number four. A, vet tech. Is that a, jason mraz? B, samuel l. Jackson. C, jon stewart? Or d, wolf blitzer? I don't think jason mraz is married, is he?

[Sabrina Bryan]

I have no idea.

[Will Friedle]

I'm gonna say b, samuel.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I'm gonna go with that, too. It is c, and he married tracy mcshane.

[Will Friedle]

Dr. Tracy mcshane. And c, an art gallery curators at a, warren buffett. C, christian slater. Or b, christian slater. C, larry david or d, jesse eisenberg?

[Sabrina Bryan]

B, christian slater.

[Will Friedle]

C, larry david. I have it as b.

[Sabrina Bryan]

So that means sabrina wins.

[Will Friedle]

You won. Congratulations. Wow, that's a big one. Do you have any sabrina cs or do you just want to skip them?

[Sabrina Bryan]

The only one that we didn't kind of COVID and it was more so like Sabrina's Irritations is that we were doing today. My biggest thing is about this and we talked about a lot of them was the just not talking about things that happened. The club, the this, the that. The biggest one was the loss of a freaking awesome car.

[Will Friedle]

Like nobody cared.

[Sabrina Bryan]

First of all, the. The way it happened was so ridiculous. And their all sudden was just this like. Like sand pit or mud. And then very well known, they're like searching.

[Will Friedle]

It was, yeah, like insane.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Was so stupid. But the fact that the car was gone, never returned, and never spoke about was the most ridiculous thing I think we have ever seen in a dcom. Like, I think that is right up there. And that's the last one. Oh, no, sorry. The. Sorry. The last one was her sister and I talked about this earlier in the episode. Her sister saying, now let's get you pretty enough to be my sister to go to the dance. I would have been like you. I'm not going to

[Will Friedle]

the dance. We didn't even remember we had.

[Sabrina Bryan]

We didn't even. First of all, I forgot about it. Second of all, like, no, I'm not going you through. Let's make me pretty enough. How about I'm prettier than you, so kick rocks. Shelby, or whatever her name, whatever the.

[Will Friedle]

Your name is. Sarah, I think. Get out. I like it.

[Sabrina Bryan]

That was it.

[Will Friedle]

Good. Well, now let's score our film. This should be fun. Our options for this week, we're doing one out of 10. I'm not even gonna make a joke out of it. The options for this week are confusing prom opinions, 1 out of 10 unrelated Biebers, 1 out of 10 Hollywood handshakes, 1 out of 10 plum pintos, awful doctor cars, guys with guitars at parties, paparazzi's in the same van. 1 out of 10 Harry Perry's 1 out of 10 Sad salad pokes, which sounds like a weird sex thing. 1 out of 10 Zach Posen's or 1 out of 10 Stubbies, which also sounds like a weird sex thing. Sabrina, you pick.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I'm gonna go with plum Pintos.

[Will Friedle]

You got it.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Rest in peace. Plumb.

[Will Friedle]

I think I'm. I go first this time.

[Sabrina Bryan]

You do.

[Will Friedle]

Let's just get this over with. I did not like this movie. Again, the. The acting was fine. It looked okay. This story was all over the place. It made no sense. I don't know what this movie was supposed to be or what it was supposed to be about. It wasn't really romantic. It wasn't really a comedy. It wasn't. I. It wasn't really a musical. I Don't know what this movie is. You can come at me all you want to. I will stand by this all day long. I'm gonna give this 4.5 plum pintos.

[Sabrina Bryan]

This was.

[Will Friedle]

This movie was just all over the place. I didn't get it. And it's also. We're coming off of two or three in a row that we really liked, so we can see what can be done. So to go from. We've even seen a better version of this with Stuck in the Suburbs. I mean, we've seen this already, seen this movie, done better. So this was not a good movie. What do you got?

[Sabrina Bryan]

This was a miss for me through and through, and it frustrates me and I hate it because you know how much I love being bright and shiny on this podcast. This was a dull and dim day for Sabrina Bryan. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. For those of the people that. That actually loved this, I can literally. I don't say this about many decoms. I. I did not like it at all. And it. It hurts to do that. I'm gonna give it four. Rest in peace, plom Pintos, because I scored you.

[Will Friedle]

I can't believe it.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yes. That never happens. I literally would never, ever want to ever watch this again.

[Will Friedle]

No. And it's. It's completely, totally forgettable.

[Sabrina Bryan]

It's terrible being that strong feeling about it.

[Will Friedle]

But this didn't make any sense.

[Sabrina Bryan]

The holes were too big. There was nothing talked about. This was. Which made it just not real. Like this is a real thing. I love this storyline. I do. This idea of a celebrity finding just a regular person totally up my alley. Completely missed the mark for me.

[Will Friedle]

100% agree with you. All right, well, thank you everybody for joining us. Our next movie is putting us back in the saddle and hopefully back on track. It's 2000's horse riding drama ready to run. It's currently available to stream on Disney. So don't miss your chance to get a little pre game in before we recap it. And don't forget to always go over and check out our Park Hopper episodes on our Magical Rewind feed. We interview some great people talking about incredible movies and some movies that aren't the best in the world. So just search for Magical Rewind wherever you get your podcasts and subscribe to make sure every new episodes end up in your library. That was a rough ending. The way it was a rough beginning, the way it was a rough middle. That was a rough movie. But thanks everybody. By the way, send all your hate to Sabrina Bryan. She loves to read it.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I hate it. Don't do it. Bye bye everybody.

[Eva Longoria]

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[Chiquis]

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[Chiquis]

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