As the president of her sorority, Elle Woods had to be a source of crucial life wisdom.
At first we were like, Should the store be robbed?'
There were crime plots.
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We were pitching scene after scene and it all felt very tonally weird.
Suddenly, Smith was on her feet demonstrating what would become the bend and snap.
And no, it was not something Smith had ever done before.
As Smith puts it, It was a spontaneous invention.
It was a completely drunken moment in a bar.
As for how it became a big musical number, both writers give full credit to director Robert Luketic.
In the end, the scene sparked a movement … at least in Italy.
It became a dance move in gay discos in Italy, McCullah says.
Jennifer Coolidge was over there shortly after the movie and said everyone was doing it on the dance floor.
Can you blame them?
It does work every time.
