Christine Taylor Argued With ‘Brady Bunch Movie’ Director Over ‘Sure, Jan’ Scene: Find Out Why
usmagazine.comHere’s the story, of a woman named Taylor, who just wanted to get the line right. Christine Taylor remembers the infamous “Sure, Jan” scene from The Brady Bunch Movie all too well — and how she stuck to her guns about reciting a certain word.Christine Taylor and Ben Stiller’s Timeline“I remember that exact day of shooting that [scene] in the movie.
It’s the same scene where Marcia says, ‘I’ve never heard of a George Glass at our school.’ And she says, ‘skule,’ like the weird pronunciation of ‘school,'” Taylor, 51, exclusively told Us Weekly while promoting her new “Hey Dude… The 90s Called!” podcast with cohost David Lascher. “And I remember the director [Betty Thomas] kind of battling me on that one and saying like, ‘Can you just say school normally?’ And I said, ‘No, because [original Marcia Brady actress] Maureen McCormick did not say school normally.
She said skule and I remember it was that exact scene and it’s that exact outfit.’”The Dodgeball actress got her way with the funny line, which led into the best moment of all — when she clearly didn’t believe that Jan [Jennifer Elise Cox] had a boyfriend.
Taylor, in character, then teased, “Sure, Jan.” The sassy sister response left such a mark with audiences that it’s still a meme to this day.“I can’t believe it because it’s used, like, in political tweets.
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