Twenty years ago, the film world witnessed one of the best female-led action movies of all time. Charlie's Angels broke down boundaries, defied odds, and sparked the catalyst for change.
As a way of looking back celebrating everything that this incredible film was able to accomplish, here are 10+ Charlie's Angels secrets fans didn't know!
Drew played a pivotal role in bringing Charlie's Angels to life.
She was a huge fan of the original TV series and the production company loved her ideas for the film so much, that they ended up making her a producer.
"All they really had at that point was a concept, so we told them what we would want to do, how we would want to cast it, how we see the world, handpicked the director, on and on and on, and we got to make the movie."
At this time, Melissa was just beginning to make a name for herself.
This was also the same year where she made her debut as Cookie St. James in Gilmore Girls.
A lot of people make the mistake of assuming that they were already an item. This is incorrect, according to Tom.
Not only that, but he claims that it was Drew who pursued him!
You may remember Tom's most iconic line "The Chad is great!"
Toward the end of filming, Drew was visiting Tom in the hospital on a regular basis and was present for the videotaping of his surgery!
When asked why she turned down the role, Jolie responded:
“The reasons to do it would be to play a tough girl, and I’ve already done that. Plus, I don’t wanna be that exposed by being in a really big movie.”
"The day I started martial arts training for Charlie's Angels was a pivotal moment in my life in terms of my physical fitness. It was the first time someone showed me what my very own body had the potential to do."
We're talking millions of dollars! This was the case not only for the original but the sequel as well.
Cameron Diaz is reported to have received an incredible $20 million dollars, while Liu only received $4 million.
"Getting out of your house with your girlfriend. And being a whole person, with your sister. Remember to spend a moment with the ones you love in your busy life. She has made me feel beyond beautiful. Always has. Always will."
There were rumors going around that a heated argument between director, McG, and Murray ended with a headbutt, something Bill vehemently denies.
“That’s bull[expletive]! That’s complete crap! I don’t know why he made that story up. He has a very active imagination…No! He deserves to die!”
Lucy Liu was the next person to fall into Bill's crosshairs.
According to Bill, “We began rehearsing this scene, and I asked, ‘Lucy, how can you want to say these lines? These are so crazy.’ She got furious with me because she thought that it was a personal assault, but the reality is that she hated these lines as much as I did."
"For twenty minutes there, we went to our separate corners and threw hand-grenades and sky rockets at each other. But we made peace, and I got to know her better from that day, and I feel very warmly for her now.”
"Why don't we start with that Bill Murray prison scene. We wanted it to be the amalgam of all the great prison scenes. They've got the Cooler King playing ball. You know, Great Escape style. Birdman of Alcatraz where he talks to the bird."
"That's the house from ET where they shot it," according to McG. "I was just trying to find interesting points of synergy and I really wanted to inject the film with a bunch of conversation points. You know? And that was just one of them."
"I was raised on Bill Murray for God's sake. You know, Stripes, Meatballs, Caddyshack, Ghostbusters, unbelievable. And then Tom Green, I'm a huge fan of his and love his style of humor, just love him as a person."
