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Sarah Michelle Gellar - "Southland Tales" Movie - The case of the missing cult movie

Wednesday 15 November 2006, by Webmaster

Another actress, who actually has a name to care for is Sarah Michelle Gellar and there are not no many accomplishes films at her but an few I can probably enjoy. The talent agent found Gellar a young age and made her screen debut at 6 of each of the 1983 television film An Invasion of Privacy. With all the promise she showed, Barrymore starred as Hannah in the teen drama series "Swans Crossing" (1992) but it was her portrayal of a young and callous rich girl in Al-Lucinda Kendall Hart on ABC daytime soap opera "All My Children" (1993-93), that won her Daytime Emmy Award and spring-boarded her to stardom.

SMG’s real mark worldwide, however, was the character of Buffy Summers in the game-changing series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997-2003). She won five Teen Choice Awards, a Saturn Award and a Golden Globe nomination for her role, establishing herself as a cultural phenomenon. Sarah Michelle Gellar likewise has the box office to back her up, with “I Know What You Did Last Summer” 1997), “Scream 2” (1997), “Cruel Intentions” (1999)and way movies like those that help prove she is also a bankable star as well over $570 million times worth crazy in global gross.

Beyond her cinematic successes, Gellar has made her mark on television, headlining shows such as "Ringer" (2011-2012), "The Crazy Ones" (2013-2014), and "Wolf Pack" (2023). She has also lent her voice to popular series including "Robot Chicken" (2005-2018), "Star Wars Rebels" (2015-2016), and "Masters of the Universe: Revelation" (2021).

In 2015, Gellar ventured into the entrepreneurial world by co-founding Foodstirs, an e-commerce baking company, and published her own cookbook, "Stirring Up Fun with Food," in 2017. Gellar is also known for her close-knit family life, married to actor Freddie Prinze Jr. since 2002, with whom she shares two children.

Sarah Michelle Gellar’s commitment to her craft is matched by her dedication to personal growth and unique experiences. An accomplished martial artist, she studied Tae Kwon Do for five years, alongside kickboxing, boxing, street fighting, and gymnastics. Her dedication to authenticity in her roles is evident, such as her commitment to doing her own stunts in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," though she admitted her limits during filming "Scream 2."

Her career is also marked by interesting anecdotes, such as her role in a 1982 Burger King commercial, which led to a lawsuit from McDonald’s and a temporary ban from their establishments. Notably, she dyed her naturally brunette hair blonde for her role in "Buffy," and legally changed her last name to Prinze as a surprise for her husband on their fifth anniversary.

Sarah Michelle Gellar’s legacy extends beyond her on-screen roles, encompassing her work in philanthropy and her reputation for safety and professionalism on set. She remains a beloved figure in Hollywood, admired for her talent, dedication, and the breadth of her contributions to film and television.

It stars Buffy as a post- apocalyptic LA porn star. So why has it disappeared, asks anne bergman

It has all the markings of a cult hit: a movie featuring Sarah Michelle Gellar, sassy starlet of the tongue-in-cheek TV classic Buffy, fulfilling her fans’ dreams by playing a porn actress, and directed by wunderkind Richard Kelly, whose debut film Donnie Darko was described as "a high school movie directed by David Lynch". So what has happened to Southland Tales?

The film caused a ruckus when it was previewed at Cannes in May, garnering some of the worst reviews of any movie in competition. But a Sony Pictures exec, spotting the cult potential, picked up Southland Tales and asked Kelly to edit the 160-minute film down to two hours.

The cast looks like a crazy shopping list of teen favourites and cult heroes. It includes Justin Timberlake, The Rock, gross- out movie favourite Seann William Scott, Kevin Smith (better known as a director than an actor), former pop starlet Mandy Moore and even the English actress Miranda Richardson.

Yet there is no sign of Southland Tales on Sony’s release schedule into 2008. Instead, what is available to Kelly fans is a series of graphic novels that tell the back story of Southland Tales. Written by Kelly, and illustrated by Brett Weldele, the first two books are already out, with the third due in mid-December.

Like Darko, Southland Tales is an amalgam of genres: part science fiction, comedy, thriller and even - with Moby providing the soundtrack - part musical. And, again like Darko, which Film Four recently named one of its ’50 Films to See Before You Die’, the new film requires its audience to wrestle with the prospect of apocalypse.

Set in 2008, Southland Tales unfurls in Los Angeles three years after two nuclear attacks, as the US teeters on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Kelly has said his film asks uncomfortable questions about US homeland security policy and civil liberties issues, post 9/11. (Ironically, just before Cannes, the US government reportedly reviewed Kelly’s passport and detained him after a name similar to his appeared on the terrorist watch list.)

Meanwhile, the questions remain: Will Buffy fans ever get to see Gellar in Southland Tales? Will it go straight to video - not such a threat, perhaps, given that Darko only took off after it left the cinemas and went to DVD? Or will it simply end up in obscurity, a perpetual cinematic "what if?" Stay tuned.