49 Fun Facts About She's the Man

She's the Man is a modern retelling of which Shakespeare play?

The same screenwriting duo had already modernised The Taming of the Shrew as 10 Things I Hate About You.

What is the name of the elite boarding school Viola infiltrates while posing as her brother?

Illyria Prep takes its name from Illyria, the Adriatic coastal setting of the Shakespeare play; historically Illyria was a region of the western Balkans.

Which school does Viola originally attend, and later beat in the climactic soccer match?

Cornwall Prep is Viola's own school; it cuts the girls' team and the boys' coach refuses to let the girls try out, which sets the whole scheme in motion.

What is the surname of Olivia, the girl who falls for 'Sebastian'?

Olivia Lennox, played by Laura Ramsey, falls for 'Sebastian' while Duke pines for her, which powers the film's love triangle.

Where does the real Sebastian secretly go instead of enrolling at his new school?

Sebastian sneaks off to London, with his band, to play a gig, leaving his place at his new school empty for Viola to take.

Who transforms Viola into 'Sebastian' with a makeover?

Paul later stages a scene at the pizzeria to make 'Sebastian' look like a ladies' man in front of the team.

What is the name of the local pizzeria where Paul stages his scene and where the double date takes place?

Cesario's is the pizzeria where the staged flirting scene makes 'Sebastian' look popular and where the awkward double date unfolds.

Which position on the team is Viola initially assigned after failing to impress at tryouts?

Second string is where Coach Dinklage puts 'Sebastian' after a poor tryout, so Viola strikes a deal: Duke trains her, and she talks him up to Olivia.

Malcolm, the nerd investigating 'Sebastian', has a tarantula named after which character from the play?

The tarantula is named Malvolio, after Olivia's pompous steward in the play; Malcolm's own surname, Festes, nods to Feste, the fool.

Duke is dismayed to be assigned which classmate as his lab partner?

Eunice Bates, the school's socially awkward oddball, is the lab partner Duke gets stuck with in science class.

At the Junior League carnival, at which attraction does Viola end up locking lips with Duke?

The kissing booth is where Viola, back in girl mode, kisses Duke; moments later he brawls with her ex, Justin, at the same carnival.

How does Viola finally prove to everyone on the pitch that she is a girl?

She flashes her breasts to the stunned crowd during the big match, settling the question of her sex on the spot.

What social event does Viola's mother Daphne want her to take part in throughout the film?

A debutante ball is Daphne's obsession; the film ends at that ball, with Viola on Duke's arm and Olivia on the real Sebastian's.

Which actor plays Duke Orsino?

Channing Tatum plays Duke Orsino; the part came three years before his 2009 action roles in Fighting and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.

According to Amanda Bynes, why did producers hesitate to hire Tatum?

Bynes said the producers' objection was simple: He was much older than the others. She fought for him anyway, insisting 'every girl will love him'.

Which studio released She's the Man in North American cinemas?

DreamWorks Pictures released the film on 17 March 2006, with Lakeshore Entertainment producing.

Which former professional footballer plays Coach Dinklage?

Vinnie Jones plays Coach Dinklage; the Wimbledon hard man won the 1988 FA Cup before turning to acting in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.

Who plays Principal Horatio Gold?

David Cross plays Principal Gold; at the time he was mid-run as Tobias Fünke on Arrested Development.

Julie Hagerty, who plays Viola's mother Daphne, played flight attendant Elaine in which comedy classic?

Airplane! (1980) cast Julie Hagerty as flight attendant Elaine Dickinson opposite Robert Hays, and she returned for Airplane II: The Sequel.

Robert Hoffman (Viola's ex Justin) starred as Chase Collins in which dance sequel?

Step Up 2: The Streets (2008) cast Robert Hoffman as Chase Collins; he and Briana Evigan won the MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss for it.

Alexandra Breckenridge, who plays Monique, later starred as Mel Monroe in which series?

Virgin River, the Netflix drama, cast Alexandra Breckenridge as nurse practitioner Mel Monroe; she was also Jessie Anderson on The Walking Dead.

Amanda Crew, who plays Viola's friend Kia, later played Monica Hall on which HBO comedy?

Silicon Valley, HBO's tech satire, cast Amanda Crew as Monica Hall for all six seasons; the Canadian actress was born in Langley, British Columbia.

Jessica Lucas, who plays Yvonne, went on to appear in which 2008 found-footage monster movie?

Cloverfield (2008) cast Jessica Lucas as Lily; the Vancouver-born actress went on to play Tabitha Galavan on Gotham.

Emily Perkins, who plays Eunice, is known to horror fans as Brigitte in which Canadian werewolf film?

Ginger Snaps (2000) made Emily Perkins a horror favourite as Brigitte Fitzgerald; she had earlier played young Beverly Marsh in the 1990 miniseries It.

Laura Ramsey, who plays Olivia, starred in which 2008 horror film from a Scott Smith novel?

The Ruins (2008), adapted from Scott B. Smith's novel, cast Laura Ramsey as Stacy alongside Jena Malone and Jonathan Tucker.

The screenwriters of She's the Man, Karen McCullah and Kirsten Smith, also wrote which 2001 comedy?

Legally Blonde (2001) was adapted by Karen McCullah and Kirsten Smith from Amanda Brown's novel, two years after their 10 Things I Hate About You.

Director Andy Fickman followed She's the Man with which 2007 Dwayne Johnson comedy?

The Game Plan (2007) paired Fickman with Dwayne Johnson as a quarterback who discovers he has a daughter; the two reunited on Race to Witch Mountain in 2009.

Roughly how much did She's the Man gross worldwide?

$57 million is close to the worldwide total of about $57.2 million, of which roughly $33.7 million came from North America.

At what position did She's the Man open at the North American box office?

No. 4 was its North American opening-weekend rank, with about $10.7 million, on the weekend V for Vendetta debuted at No. 1.

Roughly what was She's the Man's production budget?

$20 million was the reported production budget of the 2006 film, which opened in North American cinemas on 17 March 2006.

In which California city was Amanda Bynes born?

Thousand Oaks, California, is Amanda Bynes's birthplace; she was born there on 3 April 1986, which made her 19 when the film opened in March 2006.

Amanda Bynes starred as Holly Tyler in which WB sitcom?

What I Like About You ran on The WB from 2002 to 2006 with Bynes as Holly Tyler, the younger sister of Jennie Garth's Valerie.

Which Nickelodeon sketch show gave Amanda Bynes her own spin-off, The Amanda Show?

All That, the Nickelodeon sketch series, made Bynes a star from 1996, and the network spun her off into The Amanda Show in 1999.

In which 2007 movie musical did Amanda Bynes play Penny Pingleton?

Hairspray (2007) cast Bynes as Penny Pingleton, Tracy Turnblad's best friend, in the film of the Broadway musical, alongside Zac Efron as Link Larkin.

Tatum's first paid performing job, for $400, was as a dancer in a music video for which singer?

Ricky Martin's 'She Bangs' video (2000) gave Tatum his first paid gig, $400 as a dancer, after stints as a roofer and as a stripper named Chan Crawford.

In which state was Tatum born?

Alabama is his birth state: Tatum was born in Cullman in 1980 and raised partly in Mississippi and Florida before a football scholarship to Glenville State in West Virginia.

The actor who plays Coach Dinklage won international caps for which country?

Wales capped the Watford-born Jones nine times between 1994 and 1997; he qualified through a Welsh grandfather.

In the Shakespeare play the film is based on, how are the twins Viola and Sebastian separated?

In a shipwreck: the play opens with Viola washed ashore believing her twin Sebastian drowned; the film swaps the wreck for a brother skipping school and a sister in a wig.

What subtitle does the Shakespeare play the film is based on carry?

What You Will is the play's alternative title, and it was printed with the play in the 1623 First Folio.

In the play, the forged letter tricks Olivia's pompous steward into wearing what to impress her?

Yellow stockings, cross-gartered, is what the letter forged by Maria claims Olivia loves; it also bids the steward smile constantly, so Olivia thinks him mad.

When was the first documented public performance of the Shakespeare play the film is based on?

2 February 1602, Candlemas, is when law student John Manningham recorded seeing the play at Middle Temple Hall; it was not printed until the 1623 First Folio.

How does the real Sebastian prove who he is when Monique and Malcolm try to expose him?

He drops his pants in front of the stands, which settles the matter; the twins then swap places for the second half.

Which coach refuses to let Viola's girls' team try out for the boys' squad?

Coach Pistonek runs the boys' team at Viola's original school; her boyfriend Justin backs him, which ends their relationship.

Which 2003 comedy paired Amanda Bynes with Colin Firth as her long-lost father?

What a Girl Wants (2003) cast Bynes as Daphne Reynolds, an American teen who crosses the Atlantic to meet her aristocratic father, Colin Firth's Lord Henry Dashwood.

Which of Duke's friends ends up dating the nerdy Eunice Bates by the end of the film?

Brandon Jay McLaren plays Toby, while Clifton Murray plays Duke's other pal Andrew.

Which actor plays the real Sebastian Hastings, Viola's twin brother?

James Kirk plays the real Sebastian, who comes home a day early and unwittingly walks into the double life Viola has built in his name.

According to Bynes, the then-unknown Channing Tatum had just done a commercial for which brand?

Mountain Dew was the brand: Bynes told Paper in 2018 that Tatum had just shot a commercial for it, and she insisted to producers that 'every girl will love him'.

In 2018 Bynes said that seeing herself as a boy in the finished film triggered what?

A four-to-six-month depression is what Bynes told Paper the film triggered; she said she hated how she looked as a boy, with short hair, thick eyebrows and sideburns.

Which X-Men franchise producer produced She's the Man with Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi?

Lauren Shuler Donner, producer of the X-Men films, produced it through The Donners' Company alongside Lakeshore Entertainment's Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi.