Anne Fletcher
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Other names | Anne Marie Fletcher Anne "Mama" Fletcher |
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Years active | 1990–present |
Anne Fletcher (born May 1, 1966) is an American choreographer, film director, dancer and actress. She directed the films Step Up (2006), 27 Dresses (2008), The Proposal (2009), The Guilt Trip (2012), Hot Pursuit (2015), Dumplin' (2018), and Hocus Pocus 2 (2022).
Early life
Born Anne Marie Fletcher in Detroit,
Career
Choreographic career
In 1990, Fletcher met Adam Shankman when they were hired to perform as dancers at the 62nd Academy Awards. Shortly thereafter, Shankman hired Fletcher to become his assistant choreographer. This sparked a longtime personal friendship and professional affiliation.[3]
Fletcher worked closely with Shankman both during his career as a choreographer and later as a film director and has credited her collaborations with Shankman for allowing her to both develop her own set of choreographic and film directorial skills and to achieve a similarly successful career path.
In her first film roles, Fletcher appeared as a dancer, including The Flintstones (1994), The Mask (1994), Tank Girl (1995), Casper (1995) and Titanic (1997). Fletcher later developed choreography for the Oscar-nominated drama film Boogie Nights (1997) starring Mark Wahlberg, Burt Reynolds, Julianne Moore and Heather Graham, in which she also appeared as a dancer, as well as for the comedy film A Life Less Ordinary (1997) with Ewan McGregor and Cameron Diaz.
Directorial career
After acquiring numerous professional choreography credits, often in collaboration with Adam Shankman, Fletcher, with encouragement from Shankman, began to consider a directorial career. She worked alongside Shankman, who had moved from choreography to directing with films such as Hairspray (2007) and The Wedding Planner, for both of which she was an associate producer.[4] and Step Up.
Although Fletcher began to break into the production side of filmmaking throughout the early 2000s, she continued to choreograph in films such as the Ice Princess and The Pacifier in 2005.[5] She also did choreograph work in other films like Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) and Hairspray (2007).[5]
Fletcher directed the 2006 romantic dance film, Step Up starring Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan. The film was nominated for two Teen Choice Awards (2007) and one Young Artist Award (2007). Fletcher turned down the offer to direct the sequel to this film, fearing that if she directed another dance film, she would not be able to branch out into other genres in the future.[6] Although she did the choreography on Step Up 2: The Streets (2008), the role of director was given to Jon M. Chu. Panned by critics, the film was well-received by audiences and grossed $65 million at the domestic box office.
Her work on Step Up earned Fletcher a second successful director credit on the popular 2008 romantic comedy film,
Based on the success of her first two features, Fletcher went on to direct the popular 2009 romantic comedy film, The Proposal, starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds. This film was nominated for twenty-seven awards; out of the twenty-seven nominations, the film won seven. For her performance, Bullock received a Golden Globe nomination for best actress and a Women's Image Network Award for Outstanding Actress.[8] The Proposal is Fletcher's highest-grossing film as a director, and it stands as the 7th highest grossing romantic comedy of all time.[9]
Following the success of The Proposal, Fletcher directed
In July 2014, Fletcher was announced as director for Disenchanted, the sequel to the 2007 film starring Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey. However, in October 2016, she was replaced by her friend Adam Shankman.[12][13]
In December 2018, Fletcher released Dumplin', her first film released exclusively on Netflix. The film is based on the book of the same name, and stars Jennifer Aniston as a former beauty queen. The film grapples with issues related to body positivity and mother-daughter relationships.
Fletcher directed
Filmography
Director
Film
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Television
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Choreographer
- The Flintstones (1994)
- The Mask (1994)
- Tank Girl (1995)
- Casper (1995)
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer(1997) TV series
- George of the Jungle (1997)
- Boogie Nights (1997)
- A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
- Anastasia (1997)
- Titanic (1997)
- Almost Heroes (1998)
- Blast from the Past (1999)
- She's All That (1999)
- The Out-of-Towners (1999)
- Dudley Do-Right (1999)
- Judging Amy (1999) TV series
- Bring It On (2000)
- Grosse Pointe (2000) TV series
- The Family Man (2000)
- The Wedding Planner (2001)
- Monkeybone (2001)
- The Trumpet of the Swan (2001)
- Six Feet Under (2001) TV series
- Maybe It's Me (2001) TV Series
- Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
- Orange County (2002)
- Showboy (2002)
- Like Mike (2002)
- The Master of Disguise (2002)
- Bringing Down the House (2003)
- Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt (2003) (TV)
- Down with Love (2003)
- Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003)
- Along Came Polly (2004)
- Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004)
- Catwoman (2004)
- The Pacifier (2005)
- Ice Princess (2005)
- The Longest Yard (2005)
- The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)
- Hairspray (2007)
- Step Up 2: The Streets (2008)
Reception
Critical, public, and commercial reception to films Fletcher has directed as of April 24, 2023.
Film | Rotten Tomatoes[4] | Metacritic[17] | CinemaScore[18] | Budget | Box office[19] |
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Step Up | 21% (108 reviews) | 48 (23 reviews) | A- | $12 million | $114.2 million |
27 Dresses | 41% (154 reviews) | 47 (31 reviews) | B+ | $30 million | $162.7 million |
The Proposal | 45% (190 reviews) | 48 (30 reviews) | — | $40 million | $317.4 million |
The Guilt Trip | 37% (128 reviews) | 50 (29 reviews) | — | $40 million | $41.9 million |
Hot Pursuit | 8% (179 reviews) | 31 (36 reviews) | C+ | $35 million | $51.4 million |
Dumplin' | 87% (69 reviews) | 53 (16 reviews) | — | $13 million | — |
Hocus Pocus 2 | 64% (154 reviews) | 56 (32 reviews) | — | $40 million | — |
References
- ^ a b Moran, K. Michelle (2 January 2013). "Successful director avoids 'gilt' trip". C&G Newspapers. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
- ^ "Anne Fletcher News & Biography - Empire". www.empireonline.com. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
- ^ "Five questions with Anne Fletcher, director of '27 Dresses". Detroit Free Press. 16 January 2008. Retrieved 2016-03-11.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Anne Fletcher". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
- ^ a b "Anne Fletcher biography and filmography | Anne Fletcher movies". Tribute.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
- ^ Erbland, Kate (2018-12-08). "Anne Fletcher's Hit Rom-Com 'The Proposal' Made $160 Million, Then the Genre Disappeared". IndieWire. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
- ^ "10 Years Of '27 Dresses': Honoring The Iconic Rom-Com And Its Future — Including A Potential TV Show". Decider. 2018-01-16. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
- ^ The Proposal - IMDb, retrieved 2022-11-14
- ^ "Genre Keyword: Romantic Comedy". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
- ^ Fletcher, Anne (2012-12-19), The Guilt Trip (Comedy, Drama), Paramount Pictures, Skydance Media, Michaels Goldwyn, retrieved 2022-10-21
- ^ Hot Pursuit, retrieved 2022-11-14
- ^ Yamato, Jen (July 1, 2014). "Disney Casts 'Enchanted 2′ Spell With 'Smurfs' Scribes". deadline.com. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
- ^ "From Dancer to Director". 1 June 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ Lane, Carly (May 20, 2021). "'Hocus Pocus 2' Finally Gets a Release Date; Cast Confirmed for Disney+ Sequel". Collider. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
- ^ Taylor, Drew (June 7, 2023). "Anne Fletcher Returning to Direct 'Hocus Pocus 3'". TheWrap. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ "Anne Fletcher". Metacritic. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
- ^ "CinemaScore". cinemascore.com. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
- Amazon.com. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
External links
- Anne Fletcher at IMDb
- Press release biography to support her work on the Reebok "Time Out" commercials