Coyote Ugly
2000 film by David McNally
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- Jessica Simpson went through many auditions for the lead character, but dropped out when filmmakers refused to take out the sex scene. Most of the sex scene was cut from the finished film anyway.
- LeAnn Rimes did all of the singing for Piper Perabo.
- Carol Ann Susi, who plays the voice of Mrs. Wolowitz on _"The Big Bang Theory" (2007)_ appears in the bar bidding on Violet's father in the final scene.
- "Coyote ugly" refers to waking up after a one-night stand and discovering that the person beside you is so ugly that you would gladly gnaw off any limb they are sleeping on, just to get away without being discovered.
- Inspired by the GQ magazine article "The Muse of the Coyote Ugly Saloon" by now famous author Elizabeth Gilbert where she describes her experiences as a former Coyote bartender
- Michael Bay: a photographer.
- The bands in the ad for the "songwriter showdown" are: The Skank Honkies, Papa Vegas, The Suicide Machines, Vertical Horizon, Eve 6, Verbena, Edwin McCain, Beth Hart, Excel, The Pietasters, Joy Drop, Bis Train, and Pennywise. The ad also mentions: Violet Sanford, My Scarlet Life, and Kottonmouth King the next week.
- Bridget Moynahan was taller than the set designers thought. The bar above the counter was raised so she wouldn't hurt herself during dance scenes.
- Izabella Miko who played the bartender named Cammie was not yet 21 when the film was released which is the legal drinking age in the U.S. Most bars make it a rule to only hire bartenders that of the legal drinking age. She is seen drinking a few times in the film.
- San Diego Punk Band Unwritten Law makes an appearance as the band rehearsing in the background.
- January Jones auditioned for the role of Violet Sanford.
- Johnny Knoxville: man in bar
- Kevin Smith revealed on the Dogma (1999) commentary track that he did uncredited work on the script. He has also said that the one story element of this movie that most would believe could be attributed to him (Adam Garcia's character being into comic books) wasn't his idea at all.
- The NJ Turnpike tollbooth scenes were actually shot at the Atlantic Beach Bridge tollbooths on Long Island, NY.
- "Coyote ugly" refers to waking up after a one-night stand and discovering that the person beside you is so ugly that you would gladly gnaw off any limb they are sleeping on, just to get away without being discovered.
- Piper Perabo (Violet Sanford) tells Adam Garcia, (Kevin O'Donnell) that her stage fright is genetic. He replies, "Stage fright DNA. Yes, I saw that on _ER (1994)_ last week." Maria Bello (Lil) played Dr. Anna Del Amico on "ER".
- Johnny Knoxville from MTV's "Jackass" (2000) appears in a bar scene.
- Everytime Violet passes the bouncer, he is reading a book about college.
- CAMEO: (Director Michael Bay) a photographer.
- The bands in the ad for the "songwriter showdown" are: The Skank Honkies, Papa Vegas, The Suicide Machines, Vertical Horizon, Eve 6, Verbena, Edwin McCain, Beth Hart, Excel, The Pietasters, Joy Drop, Bis Train, and Pennywise. The ad also mentions: Violet Sanford, My Scarlet Life, and Kottonmouth King the next week.
- When Violet goes to the club where Kevin works, the group The Calling is performing.
- Kevin Smith revealed on the Dogma (1999) commentary track that he did uncredited work on the script. He has also said that the one story element of this movie that most would believe could be attributed to him (Adam Garcia's character being into comic books) wasn't his idea at all.
- The soundtrack album of this movie was on the Billboard Top 40 album chart for over a year. It has sold over three million copies.
- Jessica Simpson went through many auditions for the lead character, but dropped out when filmmakers refused to take out the sex scene. Most of the sex scene was cut from the finished film anyway.