Banks has long been lobbying for a sequel to Coyote Ugly, and has some pretty big names in mind to star in it, including Lady Gaga, Selena Gomez and … Meryl Streep? "But, like, would be the bar," Banks clarified. Tyra Banks plays former bartender Zoe, who goes off to law school, enabling Violet to take her place. Tyra Banks is desperate to see a Coyote Ugly sequel, starring some pretty major names. Izabella Miko, the Polish actress who plays Cammie, was formerly a ballet dancer at the National Ballet School in Warsaw and the American School of Ballet, which famously served as the inspiration for the American Ballet Academy in Center Stage. One of Coyote Ugly's stars has a connection to Center Stage-another 2000 cult hit. "hen we had the first rehearsal they didn’t make the ceiling high enough for me and Tyra to be able to stand on the bar," Moynahan told The Ringer. Coyote Ugly's bar had to be redesigned to accommodate Bridget Moynahan.īartender Rachel, played by Bridget Moynahan-who worked as a model before transitioning to acting-was too tall to dance on the bar that had been created for Coyote Ugly, so the set had to be redesigned to accommodate her height. He also portrayed Fiyero in the West End production of the musical, alongside original star Idina Menzel. Benett/Dave Benett / Getty Images for Wicked UKĪdam Garcia, who played Violet’s love interest Kevin, helped originate the role of Fiyero in Wicked in Broadway workshops around the same time that Coyote Ugly came out.
Coyote Ugly's leading man helped create the role of Fiyero in Broadway's Wicked around the same time the movie was released.Īdam Garcia attends the after-party for the musical Wicked celebrating 10 years in the West End on Septemin London, England. The credited screenwriter, Gina Wendkos, also wrote The Princess Diaries 1 and 2 and the mid-2000s Hilary Duff-starrer, The Perfect Man. Kevin Smith did some work on the script.Īctor, writer, and filmmaker Kevin Smith, of Clerks, Chasing Amy, and Jay and Silent Bob fame, did some uncredited rewrites on the script. " said, 'We're going to dub the songs,' and I was like, 'Uh, OK,'" Perabo recalled. In 2015, Perabo-who originally sang and recorded all of the songs herself- told The Hollywood Reporter that she was disappointed when she learned her voice was going to be replaced. Though Piper Perabo, whos character Violet writes the song for LeAnn Rimes in the movie, could really sing and even learned guitar for the movie, Rimes’s voice was dubbed in during Perabo’s singing scenes. Piper Perabo's singing voice in Coyote Ugly was dubbed, even though she can actually sing. LeAnn Rimes sang "Can’t Fight the Moonlight," the blockbuster lead single from Coyote Ugly, which went four times platinum in 2008-eight years after the movie's original release, signifying the film's cult status. LeAnn Rimes benefited from Coyote Ugly's growing cult status. Jessica Simpson, Britney Spears, and Jewel were all approached about playing Coyote Ugly's Violet Sanford, the New Jersey singer-songwriter aptly nicknamed "New Jersey" during the character’s shifts at the raunchy bar. Britney Spears and other major music stars of the time were approached about starring in Coyote Ugly. Crack that gum, swing that ass, drink that shot, keep that change.” 3. We were a cross between Old West dancehall hookers and gangsters' gun molls. “We were expected to be a little bit larger than life, or to pretend to be, or-at the very least-to want to be,” Gilbert wrote of the Coyote Ugly way. Coyote Ugly was based on an article by the author of Eat, Pray, Love.Ĭoyote Ugly was based on a GQ article written by Eat, Pray, Love author Elizabeth Gilbert, about her experience working as a bartender at the Coyote Ugly Saloon. Also, they’re sleeping on your arm-which you feel the overwhelming urge to gnaw off, like a coyote, in order to escape. Frank Masi/Touchstone Pictures & Jerry Bruckheimer, Inc./Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesĬoyote Ugly takes its name from the Coyote Ugly Saloon, the iconic New York City dive bar which, in turn, is inspired by the slang term for waking up after a one-night stand and realizing that, in the harsh light of day, that temporary paramour isn’t as attractive as they were the night before. Piper Perabo stars in Coyote Ugly (2000).