. Christina Applegate
Sweetest Thing, The (2002) Title: Sweetest Thing, The Released: 2002 Genre: Comedy / Romance Runtime: 88 min / USA:90 min (unrated version) Country: USA Language: English Tagline: First came the rules of love. Now comes the fun. Plot Summary: To ease their roommate (Selma Blair) through a relationship-induced depression, Cameron Diaz and Christina Applegate take her out on the town. During their attempts to find her "Mr. Right Now", Diaz meets Peter Donahue, played aptly by Thomas Jane. Missing her opportunity with him that night, Cameron Diaz is talked into pursuing him to his brother's wedding. The ensuing road trip packs even more slapstick and locker room humor into an "already-bursting" movie. Comments: Great mindless entertainment. I really enjoyed this movie, as did my wife. We loved the comedy, the acting, and the plot. Granted, it's not oscar material. But it is a feel good movie with some great scenes. It's about three girls and their fear to commit to a man because they'll get heartbroken. They learn together and cry together, but most importantly, they laugh together. The whole movie is one long string of comedy, and the musical number will be in my top ten of all time. You'll know it when you see it. Check this movie out for a fun night with your wife. It's not for young viewers, however. Not a family movie. It's meant more for the dirty-minded, if you will. :) ..Movie Stills ..Movie Stills ..Movie Stills Kiss of Fire (1998) Buy this film on DVD Buy this film on VHS Title: Kiss of Fire ... aka Claudine's Return Released: 1998 Genre: Drama / Romance Runtime: 91 min Country: USA Language: English Plot Summary: Italian Stefano arrives on Dolphin Island off the coast of Georgia and gets a job as a handyman at a motel. He and motel laundress Claudine start a relationship. Comments: This is a surprisingly great movie. Christina Applegate's performance as well as that of Stephano are extremely well done and offer great depth. The characters are interesting and the many ancillary characters help to create a slightly bizarre atmosphere. Scene Description: A better version of Christina's pole dance scene in Kiss of Fire 2000. She strips down to her underwear and dances on stage. ..Movie Stills Available to buy:  Kiss of Fire (DVD)  Kiss Of Fire (VHS)  The Martial Arts Collection (Return of the Dragon & Rapid Fire & Kiss of the Dragon) (DVD)  Kiss of Fire (dvd/video release), Movie-Reprint Poster, 26x40 Streets (1990) Title: Streets Released: 1990 Genre: Action Runtime: 86 min Country: USA Language: English Plot Summary: Tough drama looks at the plight of a young L.A. prostitute (Christina Applegate), who shoots heroin to get through the day, sells sex just to survive, and eats roadkill sometimes when there isn't anything else available. Into this futile existence is thrown a psycho killer (Eb Lottimer), who gets off on raping and slaughtering the girls he catches on the streets. David Mendenhall also appears as a straight kid from Sanata Barbara, who gets drawn into this scuzzy underworld and tries to rescue the young prostitute from the killer and her existence. Comments: One of the finest movies ever made. Streets is proof that a low budget film can be superior to a major studio production in every way. This is a sad and poignant movie that should be on everyone's must see list. The use of color filters is far more effective than in Trafik, the soundtrack is beautiful and the story new, despite following a well worn plot. Christina Applegate gives a tragic performance on par with Henry Fonda in The Grapes of Wrath. Much as I loved her in a mini skirt, this is truly the greatest performance of her career. Streets is a brutal and often masochistic look at the darker potentials of human nature. It shows how far people can sink and just how fiercely they will fight to hold onto their humanity. Streets is definately not a feel good movie, Applegate smiles maybe twice in the whole film. This is a film with deep substance and meaning which never degrades into a "message movie". Watching Streets is like watching street poetry. It is Art of the highest order. That greatest of rarities in American cinema-a tragedy without a happy ending. Scene Description: Christina kissing a guy as he removes her top and covers her breasts with his hands. ..Movie Stills
Trivia Supports People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Enjoys books about spirituality. Has one half-brother and one half-sister from her father's subsequent marriage after he and Christina's mother divorced. Quit school at 17. Chosen as one of People Magazine's, "50 Most Beautiful People, 1999" Married longtime boyfriend Johnathon Schaech on October 20, 2001, in a small Palm Springs ceremony, attended by immediate family and friends. Co-wrote "The Penis Song" with Sweetest Thing, The (2002) co-stars Cameron Diaz and Selma Blair, but the trio's performance of the song was edited out of the final cut. First appeared on television as an infant in a commercial for disposable diapers. Measurements: 35-23-35 1/2 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine) Friend of Nicole Eggert. Personal quotes "But men and women, getting along, it's a joke. We have completely different brains, it's a completely different thing." "This was a major commitment. I really had to sit and think about it. I eventually came to the conclusion that it came into my life for a reason." - on accepting her role in the sitcom "Jesse." "There are a lot of sacrifices a mother makes when she's raising a child by herself. I saw it when I was growing up, watching all my mother did for me. But it wasn't until recently that I fully understood the price she paid because of how we had to struggle." "The person who I have my child with is going to be the right person. I don't want to raise a child by myself. I could do it. But I definitely don't want to. I want to be a mother who has the original father there. And I want to be with that person until I'm 80 years old, sitting out on the porch with our glasses of lemonade, laughing about our lives." "The show definitely shocked and disgusted people. But, privately, they enjoyed laughing at it. I think all too often people look at the perfect families on television and think 'Why can't my family be like that?' In the case of "Married With Children", people were able to say, 'Thank God my family's not like that!'" - on her sitcom "Married With Children", which ran from 1987 to 1997." "I've always been shy and sort of vulnerable. My mom says that when she would drop me off at school, I'd stand back and check out the situation - see if it was safe before I'd join the other kids." "I wasn't one to go out and buy a new car and stereo system and expensive clothes. My mom helped keep me grounded." - on becoming a TV star in her teens" "We're best friends. And that spark is always there. I can't wait to see him, even though I saw him a few hours ago. - about her husband actor Johnathon Schaech" "I started doing radio commercials for Kmart when I was 4. They had to splice all my consonants together because I couldn't talk very well. But these jobs helped my mother and me put food on the table. It took the two of us working." "It was not easy for my mother, being a struggling actress and raising a child. We were these two sort of vagabonds, never knowing where the money was going to come from. She always says she couldn't afford a babysitter, which is why she put me on the stage." "It's one of those choices that I can honestly say was a big mistake. I wish I had a better knowledge of history and the other things I could've learned. Of course, nothing is stopping me from learning now. In fact, I'm probably better prepared. - on having quit school" "Every single kid in my group of friends at school was from a single-parent family." Christina Applegate - Filmography Below is a complete filmography (list of movies she's appeared in) Employee of the Month (2004) .... Sarah Grand Theft Parsons (2003) .... Barbara Wonderland (2003/I) .... Susan Launius View from the Top (2003) .... Christine Montgomery Heroes (2003/I) .... Wife Sweetest Thing, The (2002) .... Courtney Rockcliffe Sol Goode (2001) (uncredited) .... Happy Fan Prince Charming (2001) (TV) .... Kate Just Visiting (2001) .... Julia Malfete/Princess Rosalind ... aka Visiteurs en Amérique, Les (2001) (France) Giving Tree, The (2000) .... Emily ... aka Brutal Truth (2000) (USA: DVD title) ... aka Shaded Places (2000) (USA: alternative title) Out in Fifty (1999) .... Lilah "Jesse" (1998) TV Series .... Jesse Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998) .... Diane Steen ... aka Mafia! (1998) (USA: short title) Big Hit, The (1998) .... Pam Shulman ... aka Warheads (1998) (Asia: English title) Claudine's Return (1998) .... Claudine Van Doozen ... aka Kiss of Fire (2000) (USA: video title (DVD title)) Nowhere (1997) .... Dingbat Mars Attacks! (1996) .... Sharona Vibrations (1995) .... Anamika ... aka Cyberstorm (1995) Wild Bill (1995) .... Lurline Newcomb Across the Moon (1995) .... Kathy Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991) .... Sue Ellen 'Swell' Crandell Streets (1990) .... Dawn Dance 'Til Dawn (1988) (TV) .... Patrice Johnson "Married... with Children" (1987) TV Series .... Kelly Bundy "Heart of the City" (1986) TV Series .... Robin Kennedy (1986-1987) Heart of the City (1986) (TV) .... Robin Kennedy "Washingtoon" (1985) TV Series .... The daughter Grace Kelly (1983) (TV) .... Young Grace Kelly ... aka Grace Kelly Story, The (1983) (TV) (USA: video title) Beatlemania (1981) ... aka Beatlemania: The Movie (1981) Jaws of Satan (1981) .... Kim Perry ... aka King Cobra (1981) Christina Applegate - Notable TV Guest Appearances "Friends" (1994) playing "Amy Green" in episode: "The One Where Rachel's Sister Babysits" (episode # 10.5) 30 October 2003 "Ellen DeGeneres Show, The" (2003) playing "Herself" 28 October 2003 "Sharon Osbourne Show, The" (2003) playing "Herself" 1 October 2003 "Punk'd" (2003) playing "Herself" (episode # 1.1) 17 March 2003 "Friends" (1994) playing "Amy Green" in episode: "The One with Rachel's Other Sister" (episode # 9.8) 21 November 2002 "Revealed with Jules Asner" (2001) playing "Herself" in episode: "Christina Applegate" "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993) playing "Herself" 28 October 1998 "Pauly" (1997) playing "Mariah" in episode: "Through the Ringers" (episode # 1.5) 7 April 1997 "Mad TV" (1995) playing "Herself" (episode # 2.1) 21 September 1996 "Saturday Night Live" (1975) playing "Host" (episode # 18.19) 15 May 1993 "Top of the Heap" (1991) playing "Kelly Bundy" in episode: "The Last Temptation of Charlie" (episode # 1.4) 5 May 1991 "Top of the Heap" (1991) playing "Kelly Bundy" in episode: "Behind the Eight Ball" (episode # 1.2) 21 April 1991 "21 Jump Street" (1987) playing "Tina" in episode: "I'm OK - You Need Work" (episode # 2.15) 21 February 1988 "Family Ties" (1982) playing "Kitten" in episode: "Band on the Run" (episode # 5.21) 26 February 1987 "Silver Spoons" (1982) playing "Ricky's Date" in episode: "Family Affair" 7 November 1986 "Amazing Stories" (1985) playing "Holly" in episode: "Welcome to My Nightmare" (episode # 2.4) 13 October 1986 "Still the Beaver" (1985) in episode: "Farewell to Freddie" 29 September 1986 "All Is Forgiven" (1986) playing "Simone" in episode: "Mother's Day" (episode # 1.5) 17 April 1986 "Charles in Charge" (1984) playing "Stacy" in episode: "Snowed In" (episode # 1.17) 6 February 1985 "Charles in Charge" (1984) playing "Stacy" in episode: "Slumber Party" (episode # 1.6) 14 November 1984 "Father Murphy" (1981) playing "Ada" in episode: "A Horse From Heaven" (episode # 1.4) 24 November 1981