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Heather Graham has been around a lot longer than most people realize.
She had an early role in a Haim/Feldman “Coreys classic”, got caught
up in the craziness of James Woods and somehow clawed her way to being
Hollywood’s “it” girl for a few short years in the mid 90′s. And
then, she vanished into virtual obscurity. What the hell happened?

I pride myself on having an eye for talent. So when I saw Swingers in
1996, I felt like I had discovered “that funny guy” (Vince Vaughn) and
“the blonde at the club” (Heather Graham). I watched their careers
with interest as their stars rose. I rooted for them both to succeed
and felt validated when they both became big stars.

I did not anticipate that “the big guy” (Jon Favreau) would go on to
direct Iron Man. But I was happy for him too.

Over the years, you can imagine my embarrassment as I came to realize
that Graham had been around for years before Swingers. Not only that,
but I had actually seen a lot of her work without taking much notice.

Heather Graham’s first role was an uncredited cameo in the Mel Gibson-
Diane Keaton prison romance, Mrs. Soffel in 1984. She was 14 years
old. That fresh face I “discovered” in 1996 had been working for 12
years by then. Ooops.

In fairness, you can’t blame a 14-year-old boy for missing a Diane
Keaton movie. Especially Mrs. Soffel.

Graham’s first credited roles weren’t until 1987 when she appeared in
two episodes of Growing Pains and a TV movie called Student Exchange.

Ohhh, that Mike Seaver. I wonder what he’s up to now…

Man, I did not see that coming. Anyway…

In 1988, Graham got her first significant role opposite the Coreys
(Feldman and Haim, Martin and Lewis of the 1980′s) in License to
Drive.

Graham was Corey Haim’s dream girl named (get this) Mercedes Lane.
Because, you know, cars.

Being a 17-year-old dude, the Coreys were no more appealing to me than
Diane Keaton. So I missed this one too. But the reviews were
surprisingly positive for a movie starring Corey and Corey. And it
was a hit at the box office.

Later that year, Graham had a small but important role in the Ivan
Reitman comedy, Twins.

When I read that Heather Graham was in Twins, I assumed she was one of
the girls the twins met up with in their travels. But no, it turns
out Graham played Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny Devito’s mother in
flashback.

Heather Graham as Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny Devito’s mom. Only
in the movies.

Graham got a big break playing a drug addict in Gus Van Sant’s
breakthrough movie, Drugstore Cowboy opposite Matt Dillon. It was a
supporting role, but the reviews were great. Drugstore Cowboy was a
small movie, but it was seen by casting agents.

In 1990, she had a small role in Lawrence Kasdan’s black comedy, I
Love You to Death.

Like a lot of Kasdan films, I Love You to Death had a star-studded
cast. Even the bit parts were filled with the likes of Keanu Reeves
and William Hurt. I recently re-watched I Love You to Death
specifically to spot Graham. Blink and you will miss her.

In 1991, Graham appeared opposite John Travolta and Jamie Walters in
the rock-and-roll coming-of-age film, Shout.

At the time, Travolta was squandering his Look Who’s Talking career
bump. And Walters was on his way to becoming the “How Do You Talk to
an Angel Guy”.

For what it’s worth, I hear it’s like trying to catch a falling star.

Anyway, Shout was a bomb. Travolta was nominated for a Golden
Raspberry. And Heather Graham moved on to greener (and weirder)
pastures.

In 1990, David Lynch’s Twin Peaks was a cultural phenomenon on TV. It
launched the careers of actresses like Sherilyn Fenn, Mädchen Amick
and Lara Flynn Boyle.

The first season was critically acclaimed and a ratings winner. But
in the second season, things started to fall apart rather quickly. I
was a die-hard Peaks Freak, so please bear with me while I reminisce.

As the ratings started to decline, ABC got nervous. They insisted
that Lynch reveal the identity of Laura Palmer’s killer. Lynch
insisted that doing so would kill the show. But he relented to studio
pressure.

Unfortunately, Lynch was right. With the killer revealed, Twin Peaks
lost its reason to exist. The writers scrambled to find new stories
to tell. But nothing they came up with worked. Instead of being
strangely compelling, the second season of Twin Peaks was often just
dumb.

In the midst of all this, there was a struggle between the writers and
the show’s star, Kyle MacLachlan. The writers kept trying to link
MacLachlan’s popular character, Agent Cooper, with the show’s most
popular female character played by Sherilyn Fenn. They figured a
romance between the show’s most popular characters would ignite the
ratings.

But MacLachlan objected on the basis that Agent Cooper was an
upstanding FBI agent and Fenn’s character was supposed to be a high
school student. The issue got so heated that MacLachlan threatened to
walk if the writers didn’t cut it out.

So instead, Fenn’s character got sidelined with an embarrassing
subplot in which her dad begins reenacting the Civil War. Did I
mention the writers had run out of ideas?

With Fenn’s character out of the way, they introduced a new character
played by Graham. Annie Blackburn was a character created for the
sole purpose of being Agent Cooper’s love interest/damsel in
distress. She had all the depth you would expect from such a
character.

A year ago, such a role would have made Graham a huge star. But by
this point, cancellation was right around the corner. ABC was
bouncing Twin Peaks all over the schedule. Fans had trouble finding
the final episodes on which Graham’s character appeared.

We aren’t quite done with Twin Peaks just yet. In 1992, after the
show was cancelled, David Lynch directed a movie called Twin Peaks:
Fire Walk With Me.

Some of the TV cast refused to come back. They were upset about the
way the show had ended and thought they could do better on their own.
That worked out reasonably well for Lara Flynn Boyle. But not so well
for Sherilyn Fenn.

Kyle MacLachlan originally opted out of the movie for fear of type
casting. Reluctantly, he agreed to a reduced role. The show had
ended on a cliffhanger with Graham’s character’s life in the balance.
But without full participation from MacLachlan, that story would have
to wait.

Instead, Fire Walk With Me was a prequel to the show. MacLachlan had
an extended cameo. And Graham appeared for a moment teasing what
might come should a sequel get made.

Unfortunately for Twin Peaks fans, there was a huge backlash against
the show after its cancellation. Fire Walk With Me was booed at
Cannes and bombed at the box office. The sequel in which Graham would
likely have had a more significant role was never made.In 1992, Graham
also appeared opposite James Woods in the boxing movie, Diggstown.

Diggstown was a pretty forgettable movie. It got mixed reviews and
did so-so box office. But it is significant to Graham because, like
Sean Young before her, she began a relationship with her co-star.
Graham was 22 and Woods was 44 at the time.

Woods, charmer that he is, summarized their relationship thusly to
Movieline magazine in 2000:

Q: Your name has been linked with more than a few women in Hollywood.
What was it like for you and Heather Graham, with whom you once said
you were “wildly in love”?

A: Heather and I were together literally every day for almost a year.
Now she has some sort of revisionist view of it–I read in the press
she said something like, “I don’t know what I was doing. I must have
been looking for a father figure.” Hey, all I remember is a wonderful
time with a beautiful young woman who I thought would grow into a very
successful actress, as she has. I always felt I was nice to her and it
was a great experience. When we run into each other, it’s always
cordial.

Q: It lasted as long as it was supposed to, it sounds like.

A: Actresses are very conflicted about a lot of things, like being
mothers, for instance. They keep thinking, is my body going to change?
Am I going to lose my beauty? In Hollywood, the appeal lies in being a
young hottie– that’s where the employment is. I had a conversation
with Heather when she was, like, 21, and I asked, “Do you ever think
about getting married?” And she’s like, “Yeah, when I’m about 35. I’ll
meet somebody and have a kid when I’m about 40.” Susan Sarandon ruined
the world when she had a kid when she was, like, fucking 96 years old.
Now, every actress wants to wait to have a kid at 90.I said to
Heather, “How do you know you’ll get the same attention from men when
you’re that age?” She was like, “Oh, you just like me for my blonde
hair, my blue eyes and my big tits?” There was too long a pause before
I answered, “Well…” and she just stormed out. That was the beginning
of the end.

James Woods, ladies and gentlemen. Now would be a good time to lock
up your daughters.

In the early 90′s, Graham was still paying her dues with small roles
in three movies. She played “Cowgirl Heather” for her Drugstore
Cowboy director, Gus Van Sant, in Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. She
also appeared in Six Degrees of Separation with Will Smith and Donald
Sutherland.

Cut to 1996. Graham had a small but eye-catching role opposite Jon
Favreau in the comedy, Swingers. She doesn’t do much more than
awkwardly flirt with Favreau and cut up the dance floor. But it was
extremely memorable.

The scene occurs towards the end of the movie as Favreau’s character,
Mike, finally gains some confidence. Mikey’s all grown up!

Swingers was a hysterical indie comedy. It got great reviews and was
a cult hit at the box office.

It was so money! Sorry, I couldn’t resist. Vegas, baby!

If you have no idea what I am talking about, go check out Swingers and
thank me later.

In 1997, Graham had small roles in two more high-profile movies.
First, she played Rollergirl in Paul Thomas Anderson’s ode to 70′s
porn, Boogie Nights.

Boogie Nights was extremely well-reviewed and a hit at the box office.

Later that year, Graham had a celebrity cameo in the horror-movie-
within-a-horror-movie in Scream 2. The Scream sequels gradually
chipped away at the reputation of the original. But in 1997, doing a
cameo in Scream was still cool.

Not so in 2011 for Scream 4. Remember that.

In 1998, Graham had her first shot at real stardom with a decent-sized
role in a mainstream movie. Unfortunately, that movie was the idiotic
big screen adaptation of the 60′s TV show, Lost in Space.

Lost in Space wastes a great cast that includes Graham, William Hurt,
Mimi Rogers and Gary Oldman. Oh, and also Matt LeBlanc and a pre-
Maxim Lacey Chabert. I actually got a copy of Lost in Space for free
when I bought my first DVD player and I still felt cheated out of two
hours of my life I couldn’t get back.

The reviews for Lost in Space were deservedly negative. But in spite
of the reviews, Lost in Space was actually a modest hit at the box
office. In fact, it finally unseated long-standing box office champ,
Titanic, after an amazing 15-week run.

As successful as Lost in Space was, it still fell short of the
studio’s expectations. The cast was signed on for sequels that would
never be made.

At roughly the same time as Lost in Space was stinking up the
multiplexes (I am waiting for the first comment telling me I am being
too hard on the inoffensive sci-fi flick), Graham was also appearing
in the little-seen James Toback film, Two Girls and a Guy, opposite
Robert Downey Jr.

Two Girls and a Guy is the kind of movie actresses are supposed to do
in between main stream movies to show their range. But in the pre-
Iron Man days, Downey wasn’t much of a draw. Most people never heard
of the film in which he two-times Graham with Natasha Gregson Wagner.

(Don’t feel bad. I had to Google Natasha Gregson Wagner too.)

In 1999, Graham finally had her big year. Although, in retrospect, it
wasn’t as big of a year as I remembered.

First, she appeared in the Austin Powers sequel, The Spy Who Shagged
Me. The first Austin Powers film was a modest hit that attracted a
larger following on video. The sequel brought the franchise to the
masses. It wasn’t nearly as fresh or funny as the original. But it
was a huge hit that saturated pop culture for years.

But as big as The Spy Who Shagged Me was, there was no mistaking the
fact that it was Mike Myers movie. He played multiple roles and kept
all the good lines for himself. Graham did little more than wear
short skirts.

Even Mini-Me upstaged her.

Later that summer, Graham appeared opposite comedy legends Steve
Martin and Eddie Murphy in the under-rated Hollywood satire,
Bowfinger.

Graham summarized her role in Bowfinger thusly:

“It’s about these losers in Hollywood who want to make a movie, and
I’m this naive, innocent girl who wants to be an actress. I’m willing
to stop at nothing.”

Graham was very believable in the role. I will comment no further.

Bowfinger got very good reviews. It did well at the box office, but
was not a runaway hit. Which is a shame because it may be the last
funny movie either Murphy or Martin ever starred in.

In 2000, Graham finally (finally!) got her first chance to star in a
movie. That movie was the quirky indie comedy, Committed.

Just to show you how committed I am to my readers, I actually watched
Committed before writing this article. After doing so, I feel like I
should be committed… to an institution.

Okay, I’m out of “committed” jokes. But that’s about as many jokes as
the movie has going for it.

Graham stars as a young woman whose husband, played by Luke Wilson,
abandons her with little explanation. Eventually, she goes searching
for him despite the fact she does not know where he went. Based on a
post card with a cactus on it and an illegible post mark, she decides
to look for him in Texas. The entire state of Texas.

I won’t even attempt to describe the randomness of Committed. At one
point, Graham is kissed on the mouth by a character played by Casey
Affleck. Despite kissing him back, she scold him. “I’m married,” she
says. “Plus you’re my brother!”

I only wish the rest of the movie was half as good as that line.
Although I did think it was kind of cool that the movie co-starred
Patricia Velásquez (pictured above with Graham). Both would later go
on to guest roles on Arrested Development.

In 2001, Graham had a busy year with three releases. The first of
which was the Farrelly brothers comedy, Say It Isn’t So.

Just a few years before, the Farrelly brothers had a massive hit with
their gross-out comedy, There’s Something About Mary. That film made
stars out of Ben Stiller and Cameron Diaz. Say It Isn’t So attempted
to do the same thing for Chris Klein and Heather Graham.

Obviously, lightning didn’t strike twice. Critics blasted the comedy
in which Graham and Klein played a couple who discovers that they may
be related. The incest humor didn’t play with audiences either. Say
It Isn’t So bombed big time.

2001 was Graham’s year for being directed by brothers, because her
next film was the Hughes brother’s adaptation of Alan Moore’s graphic
novel, From Hell.

From Hell starred a pre-Pirates Jonny Depp as a turn-of-the-century
police inspector investigating Jack the Ripper. Graham played a
prostitute who could be the next victim.

From Hell got mixed-to-positive reviews and was a respectable hit at
the box office. Especially when you take into consideration that Depp
was not yet the A-list powerhouse he would later become.

Graham ended the year with a role in the Ed Burns comedy/drama
Sidewalks of New York.

I think Roger Ebert’s review of Sidewalks tells you everything you
need to know:

“The movie lives at the intersection between Woody Allen and Sex and
the City…[It] is funny without being hilarious, touching but not
tearful, and articulate in the way that Burns is articulate, by
nibbling earnestly around an idea as if afraid that the core has
seeds.”

Sidewalks was another “prestige” movie that just didn’t register with
critics or audiences.

In 2002, Graham played another porn star in the Hollywood/Bollywood
mash-up, The Guru.

For this one, I think I’ll just let you watch the trailer. It will be
easier that way.

The Guru hoped to bring the Bollywood musical to American audiences.
But in spite of decent reviews, Americans weren’t having it. We
barely tolerate American musicals.

In 2002, Graham also appeared in the erotic thriller, Killing Me
Softly.

Hold on a second. Heather Graham starred in an erotic thriller in
2002 and I am just now hearing about it! What the hell happened
there?

Well, Killing Me Softly was the first and only English-language film
from Chinese director, Chen Kaige. Expectations for the film, co-
starring Joseph Fiennes, were sky-high. To say the movie disappointed
would be a tremendous understatement. As of this writing, it has a 0%
approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

I have yet to see the film. But I had a hard time finding a picture
for this article in which Graham wasn’t naked. With that in mind,
Killing Me Softly must be pretty horrible. Because it would take a
lot to keep guys from watching a movie with that much naked Heather
Graham.

In 2003, Graham had an uncredited role in the Adam Sandler/Jack
Nicholson comedy, Anger Management. It was a hit, but Graham was
barely in it. She also had a starring role in Hope Springs with Colin
Firth. That film got bad reviews and bombed at the box office.

By 2004, the former Felcity Shagwell’s “It Girl” status had been
revoked. She was sentenced to starring in the Rosemary’s Baby rip-
off, Blessed. The one saving grace is that she appeared in an episode
of Arrested Development that year.

I am going to save us all some time. From 2004-2009, Graham starred
in one bomb after another. Most of them are movies you have never
heard of. She had a nine-episode guest run on Scrubs which lead to
her getting her own series, Emily’s Reasons Why Not. Her show was
cancelled after only one episode had aired.

In 2009, Graham had a small but memorable role as a stripper in The
Hangover. Finally, Graham was in a hit!

The Hangover was such a big hit, that it inspired a sequel. Just
about the entire cast returned except for Heather Graham. Although
Graham will be returning for The Hangover 3.

The Hangover didn’t lead to much else. More direct-to-video
releases. A cameo in Scream 4 (although I am not certain whether or
not that was reused footage from Scream 2). Graham’s biggest movie
post-Hangover was Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer which attempted
to be the female Diary of a Wimpy Kid and failed miserably.

So, what the hell happened to Heather Graham? Well, after researching
this article I have come to the conclusion that maybe, just maybe,
James Woods was right. But I’m not happy about it.

John Doe

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>
> Posted by lebeau
>
> Heather Graham has been around a lot longer than most people realize.

> She had an early role in a Haim/Feldman � oCoreys classic� , got caught

> up in the craziness of James Woods and somehow clawed her way to being

> Hollywood� Ts � oit� girl for a few short years in the mid 90� �s. And

> then, she vanished into virtual obscurity. What the hell happened?
>
> I pride myself on having an eye for talent. So when I saw Swingers in

> 1996, I felt like I had discovered � othat funny guy� (Vince Vaughn) and
> � othe blonde at the club� (Heather Graham). I watched their careers

> with interest as their stars rose. I rooted for them both to succeed
> and felt validated when they both became big stars.
>

> I did not anticipate that � othe big guy� (Jon Favreau) would go on to

> direct Iron Man. But I was happy for him too.
>
> Over the years, you can imagine my embarrassment as I came to realize
> that Graham had been around for years before Swingers. Not only that,
> but I had actually seen a lot of her work without taking much notice.
>

> Heather Graham� Ts first role was an uncredited cameo in the Mel Gibson-

> Diane Keaton prison romance, Mrs. Soffel in 1984. She was 14 years

> old. That fresh face I � odiscovered� in 1996 had been working for 12
> years by then. Ooops.
>
> In fairness, you can� Tt blame a 14-year-old boy for missing a Diane

> Keaton movie. Especially Mrs. Soffel.
>

> Graham� Ts first credited roles weren� Tt until 1987 when she appeared in

> two episodes of Growing Pains and a TV movie called Student Exchange.
>

> Ohhh, that Mike Seaver. I wonder what he� Ts up to now� �

>
> Man, I did not see that coming. Anyway� �
>
> In 1988, Graham got her first significant role opposite the Coreys
> (Feldman and Haim, Martin and Lewis of the 1980� �s) in License to
> Drive.
>

> Graham was Corey Haim� Ts dream girl named (get this) Mercedes Lane.

> Because, you know, cars.
>
> Being a 17-year-old dude, the Coreys were no more appealing to me than
> Diane Keaton. So I missed this one too. But the reviews were
> surprisingly positive for a movie starring Corey and Corey. And it
> was a hit at the box office.
>
> Later that year, Graham had a small but important role in the Ivan
> Reitman comedy, Twins.
>
> When I read that Heather Graham was in Twins, I assumed she was one of
> the girls the twins met up with in their travels. But no, it turns

> out Graham played Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny Devito� Ts mother in
> flashback.
>
> Heather Graham as Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny Devito� Ts mom. Only
> in the movies.
>
> Graham got a big break playing a drug addict in Gus Van Sant� Ts

> breakthrough movie, Drugstore Cowboy opposite Matt Dillon. It was a
> supporting role, but the reviews were great. Drugstore Cowboy was a
> small movie, but it was seen by casting agents.
>

> In 1990, she had a small role in Lawrence Kasdan� Ts black comedy, I

> Love You to Death.
>
> Like a lot of Kasdan films, I Love You to Death had a star-studded
> cast. Even the bit parts were filled with the likes of Keanu Reeves
> and William Hurt. I recently re-watched I Love You to Death
> specifically to spot Graham. Blink and you will miss her.
>
> In 1991, Graham appeared opposite John Travolta and Jamie Walters in
> the rock-and-roll coming-of-age film, Shout.
>

> At the time, Travolta was squandering his Look Who� Ts Talking career
> bump. And Walters was on his way to becoming the � oHow Do You Talk to
> an Angel Guy� .
>
> For what it� Ts worth, I hear it� Ts like trying to catch a falling star.

>
> Anyway, Shout was a bomb. Travolta was nominated for a Golden
> Raspberry. And Heather Graham moved on to greener (and weirder)
> pastures.
>

> In 1990, David Lynch� Ts Twin Peaks was a cultural phenomenon on TV. It
> launched the careers of actresses like Sherilyn Fenn, M��dchen Amick

> and Lara Flynn Boyle.
>
> The first season was critically acclaimed and a ratings winner. But
> in the second season, things started to fall apart rather quickly. I
> was a die-hard Peaks Freak, so please bear with me while I reminisce.
>
> As the ratings started to decline, ABC got nervous. They insisted

> that Lynch reveal the identity of Laura Palmer� Ts killer. Lynch

> insisted that doing so would kill the show. But he relented to studio
> pressure.
>
> Unfortunately, Lynch was right. With the killer revealed, Twin Peaks
> lost its reason to exist. The writers scrambled to find new stories
> to tell. But nothing they came up with worked. Instead of being
> strangely compelling, the second season of Twin Peaks was often just
> dumb.
>
> In the midst of all this, there was a struggle between the writers and

> the show� Ts star, Kyle MacLachlan. The writers kept trying to link
> MacLachlan� Ts popular character, Agent Cooper, with the show� Ts most

> popular female character played by Sherilyn Fenn. They figured a

> romance between the show� Ts most popular characters would ignite the

> ratings.
>
> But MacLachlan objected on the basis that Agent Cooper was an

> upstanding FBI agent and Fenn� Ts character was supposed to be a high

> school student. The issue got so heated that MacLachlan threatened to

> walk if the writers didn� Tt cut it out.
>
> So instead, Fenn� Ts character got sidelined with an embarrassing

> subplot in which her dad begins reenacting the Civil War. Did I
> mention the writers had run out of ideas?
>

> With Fenn� Ts character out of the way, they introduced a new character

> played by Graham. Annie Blackburn was a character created for the

> sole purpose of being Agent Cooper� Ts love interest/damsel in

> distress. She had all the depth you would expect from such a
> character.
>
> A year ago, such a role would have made Graham a huge star. But by
> this point, cancellation was right around the corner. ABC was
> bouncing Twin Peaks all over the schedule. Fans had trouble finding

> the final episodes on which Graham� Ts character appeared.
>
> We aren� Tt quite done with Twin Peaks just yet. In 1992, after the

> show was cancelled, David Lynch directed a movie called Twin Peaks:
> Fire Walk With Me.
>
> Some of the TV cast refused to come back. They were upset about the
> way the show had ended and thought they could do better on their own.
> That worked out reasonably well for Lara Flynn Boyle. But not so well
> for Sherilyn Fenn.
>
> Kyle MacLachlan originally opted out of the movie for fear of type
> casting. Reluctantly, he agreed to a reduced role. The show had

> ended on a cliffhanger with Graham� Ts character� Ts life in the balance.

> But without full participation from MacLachlan, that story would have
> to wait.
>
> Instead, Fire Walk With Me was a prequel to the show. MacLachlan had
> an extended cameo. And Graham appeared for a moment teasing what
> might come should a sequel get made.
>
> Unfortunately for Twin Peaks fans, there was a huge backlash against
> the show after its cancellation. Fire Walk With Me was booed at
> Cannes and bombed at the box office. The sequel in which Graham would
> likely have had a more significant role was never made.In 1992, Graham
> also appeared opposite James Woods in the boxing movie, Diggstown.
>
> Diggstown was a pretty forgettable movie. It got mixed reviews and
> did so-so box office. But it is significant to Graham because, like
> Sean Young before her, she began a relationship with her co-star.
> Graham was 22 and Woods was 44 at the time.
>
> Woods, charmer that he is, summarized their relationship thusly to
> Movieline magazine in 2000:
>
> Q: Your name has been linked with more than a few women in Hollywood.
> What was it like for you and Heather Graham, with whom you once said

> you were � owildly in love� ?

>
> A: Heather and I were together literally every day for almost a year.
> Now she has some sort of revisionist view of it� "I read in the press

> she said something like, � oI don� Tt know what I was doing. I must have

> been looking for a father figure.� Hey, all I remember is a wonderful
> time with a beautiful young woman who I thought would grow into a very
> successful actress, as she has. I always felt I was nice to her and it

> was a great experience. When we run into each other, it� Ts always

> cordial.
>
> Q: It lasted as long as it was supposed to, it sounds like.
>
> A: Actresses are very conflicted about a lot of things, like being
> mothers, for instance. They keep thinking, is my body going to change?
> Am I going to lose my beauty? In Hollywood, the appeal lies in being a

> young hottie� " that� Ts where the employment is. I had a conversation
> with Heather when she was, like, 21, and I asked, � oDo you ever think
> about getting married?� And she� Ts like, � oYeah, when I� Tm about 35. I� Tll
> meet somebody and have a kid when I� Tm about 40.� Susan Sarandon ruined

> the world when she had a kid when she was, like, fucking 96 years old.
> Now, every actress wants to wait to have a kid at 90.I said to

> Heather, � oHow do you know you� Tll get the same attention from men when
> you� Tre that age?� She was like, � oOh, you just like me for my blonde

> hair, my blue eyes and my big tits?� There was too long a pause before

> I answered, � oWell� ݃ and she just stormed out. That was the beginning

> of the end.
>
> James Woods, ladies and gentlemen. Now would be a good time to lock
> up your daughters.
>
> In the early 90� �s, Graham was still paying her dues with small roles

> in three movies. She played � oCowgirl Heather� for her Drugstore

> Cowboy director, Gus Van Sant, in Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. She
> also appeared in Six Degrees of Separation with Will Smith and Donald
> Sutherland.
>
> Cut to 1996. Graham had a small but eye-catching role opposite Jon

> Favreau in the comedy, Swingers. She doesn� Tt do much more than

> awkwardly flirt with Favreau and cut up the dance floor. But it was
> extremely memorable.
>

> The scene occurs towards the end of the movie as Favreau� Ts character,
> Mike, finally gains some confidence. Mikey� Ts all grown up!

>
> Swingers was a hysterical indie comedy. It got great reviews and was
> a cult hit at the box office.
>

> It was so money! Sorry, I couldn� Tt resist. Vegas, baby!

>
> If you have no idea what I am talking about, go check out Swingers and
> thank me later.
>
> In 1997, Graham had small roles in two more high-profile movies.

> First, she played Rollergirl in Paul Thomas Anderson� Ts ode to 70� �s

> porn, Boogie Nights.
>
> Boogie Nights was extremely well-reviewed and a hit at the box office.
>
> Later that year, Graham had a celebrity cameo in the horror-movie-
> within-a-horror-movie in Scream 2. The Scream sequels gradually
> chipped away at the reputation of the original. But in 1997, doing a
> cameo in Scream was still cool.
>
> Not so in 2011 for Scream 4. Remember that.
>
> In 1998, Graham had her first shot at real stardom with a decent-sized
> role in a mainstream movie. Unfortunately, that movie was the idiotic
> big screen adaptation of the 60� �s TV show, Lost in Space.
>
> Lost in Space wastes a great cast that includes Graham, William Hurt,
> Mimi Rogers and Gary Oldman. Oh, and also Matt LeBlanc and a pre-
> Maxim Lacey Chabert. I actually got a copy of Lost in Space for free
> when I bought my first DVD player and I still felt cheated out of two

> hours of my life I couldn� Tt get back.

>
> The reviews for Lost in Space were deservedly negative. But in spite
> of the reviews, Lost in Space was actually a modest hit at the box
> office. In fact, it finally unseated long-standing box office champ,
> Titanic, after an amazing 15-week run.
>
> As successful as Lost in Space was, it still fell short of the

> studio� Ts expectations. The cast was signed on for sequels that would

> never be made.
>
> At roughly the same time as Lost in Space was stinking up the
> multiplexes (I am waiting for the first comment telling me I am being
> too hard on the inoffensive sci-fi flick), Graham was also appearing
> in the little-seen James Toback film, Two Girls and a Guy, opposite
> Robert Downey Jr.
>
> Two Girls and a Guy is the kind of movie actresses are supposed to do
> in between main stream movies to show their range. But in the pre-

> Iron Man days, Downey wasn� Tt much of a draw. Most people never heard

> of the film in which he two-times Graham with Natasha Gregson Wagner.
>

> (Don� Tt feel bad. I had to Google Natasha Gregson Wagner too.)

>
> In 1999, Graham finally had her big year. Although, in retrospect, it

> wasn� Tt as big of a year as I remembered.

>
> First, she appeared in the Austin Powers sequel, The Spy Who Shagged
> Me. The first Austin Powers film was a modest hit that attracted a
> larger following on video. The sequel brought the franchise to the

> masses. It wasn� Tt nearly as fresh or funny as the original. But it

> was a huge hit that saturated pop culture for years.
>
> But as big as The Spy Who Shagged Me was, there was no mistaking the
> fact that it was Mike Myers movie. He played multiple roles and kept
> all the good lines for himself. Graham did little more than wear
> short skirts.
>
> Even Mini-Me upstaged her.
>
> Later that summer, Graham appeared opposite comedy legends Steve
> Martin and Eddie Murphy in the under-rated Hollywood satire,
> Bowfinger.
>
> Graham summarized her role in Bowfinger thusly:
>

> � oIt� Ts about these losers in Hollywood who want to make a movie, and
> I� Tm this naive, innocent girl who wants to be an actress. I� Tm willing

> to stop at nothing.�
>
> Graham was very believable in the role. I will comment no further.
>
> Bowfinger got very good reviews. It did well at the box office, but
> was not a runaway hit. Which is a shame because it may be the last
> funny movie either Murphy or Martin ever starred in.
>
> In 2000, Graham finally (finally!) got her first chance to star in a
> movie. That movie was the quirky indie comedy, Committed.
>
> Just to show you how committed I am to my readers, I actually watched
> Committed before writing this article. After doing so, I feel like I
> should be committed� � to an institution.
>

> Okay, I� Tm out of � ocommitted� jokes. But that� Ts about as many jokes as

> the movie has going for it.
>
> Graham stars as a young woman whose husband, played by Luke Wilson,
> abandons her with little explanation. Eventually, she goes searching
> for him despite the fact she does not know where he went. Based on a
> post card with a cactus on it and an illegible post mark, she decides
> to look for him in Texas. The entire state of Texas.
>

> I won� Tt even attempt to describe the randomness of Committed. At one

> point, Graham is kissed on the mouth by a character played by Casey

> Affleck. Despite kissing him back, she scold him. � oI� Tm married,� she
> says. � oPlus you� Tre my brother!�

>
> I only wish the rest of the movie was half as good as that line.
> Although I did think it was kind of cool that the movie co-starred

> Patricia Velǭsquez (pictured above with Graham). Both would later go

> on to guest roles on Arrested Development.
>
> In 2001, Graham had a busy year with three releases. The first of

> which was the Farrelly brothers comedy, Say It Isn� Tt So.

>
> Just a few years before, the Farrelly brothers had a massive hit with

> their gross-out comedy, There� Ts Something About Mary. That film made
> stars out of Ben Stiller and Cameron Diaz. Say It Isn� Tt So attempted

> to do the same thing for Chris Klein and Heather Graham.
>

> Obviously, lightning didn� Tt strike twice. Critics blasted the comedy

> in which Graham and Klein played a couple who discovers that they may

> be related. The incest humor didn� Tt play with audiences either. Say
> It Isn� Tt So bombed big time.
>
> 2001 was Graham� Ts year for being directed by brothers, because her
> next film was the Hughes brother� Ts adaptation of Alan Moore� Ts graphic

> novel, From Hell.
>
> From Hell starred a pre-Pirates Jonny Depp as a turn-of-the-century
> police inspector investigating Jack the Ripper. Graham played a
> prostitute who could be the next victim.
>
> From Hell got mixed-to-positive reviews and was a respectable hit at
> the box office. Especially when you take into consideration that Depp
> was not yet the A-list powerhouse he would later become.
>
> Graham ended the year with a role in the Ed Burns comedy/drama
> Sidewalks of New York.
>

> I think Roger Ebert� Ts review of Sidewalks tells you everything you
> need to know:
>
> � oThe movie lives at the intersection between Woody Allen and Sex and

> the City� �[It] is funny without being hilarious, touching but not
> tearful, and articulate in the way that Burns is articulate, by
> nibbling earnestly around an idea as if afraid that the core has
> seeds.�
>

> Sidewalks was another � oprestige� movie that just didn� Tt register with

> critics or audiences.
>
> In 2002, Graham played another porn star in the Hollywood/Bollywood
> mash-up, The Guru.
>

> For this one, I think I� Tll just let you watch the trailer. It will be

> easier that way.
>
> The Guru hoped to bring the Bollywood musical to American audiences.

> But in spite of decent reviews, Americans weren� Tt having it. We

> barely tolerate American musicals.
>
> In 2002, Graham also appeared in the erotic thriller, Killing Me
> Softly.
>
> Hold on a second. Heather Graham starred in an erotic thriller in
> 2002 and I am just now hearing about it! What the hell happened
> there?
>
> Well, Killing Me Softly was the first and only English-language film
> from Chinese director, Chen Kaige. Expectations for the film, co-
> starring Joseph Fiennes, were sky-high. To say the movie disappointed
> would be a tremendous understatement. As of this writing, it has a 0%
> approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
>
> I have yet to see the film. But I had a hard time finding a picture

> for this article in which Graham wasn� Tt naked. With that in mind,

> Killing Me Softly must be pretty horrible. Because it would take a
> lot to keep guys from watching a movie with that much naked Heather
> Graham.
>
> In 2003, Graham had an uncredited role in the Adam Sandler/Jack
> Nicholson comedy, Anger Management. It was a hit, but Graham was
> barely in it. She also had a starring role in Hope Springs with Colin
> Firth. That film got bad reviews and bombed at the box office.
>

> By 2004, the former Felcity Shagwell� Ts � oIt Girl� status had been
> revoked. She was sentenced to starring in the Rosemary� Ts Baby rip-

> off, Blessed. The one saving grace is that she appeared in an episode
> of Arrested Development that year.
>
> I am going to save us all some time. From 2004-2009, Graham starred
> in one bomb after another. Most of them are movies you have never
> heard of. She had a nine-episode guest run on Scrubs which lead to

> her getting her own series, Emily� Ts Reasons Why Not. Her show was

> cancelled after only one episode had aired.
>
> In 2009, Graham had a small but memorable role as a stripper in The
> Hangover. Finally, Graham was in a hit!
>
> The Hangover was such a big hit, that it inspired a sequel. Just
> about the entire cast returned except for Heather Graham. Although
> Graham will be returning for The Hangover 3.
>

> The Hangover didn� Tt lead to much else. More direct-to-video

> releases. A cameo in Scream 4 (although I am not certain whether or

> not that was reused footage from Scream 2). Graham� Ts biggest movie

> post-Hangover was Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer which attempted
> to be the female Diary of a Wimpy Kid and failed miserably.
>
> So, what the hell happened to Heather Graham? Well, after researching
> this article I have come to the conclusion that maybe, just maybe,

> James Woods was right. But I� Tm not happy about it.
>
>

TMC

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> >http://lebeauleblog.com/2012/09/05/what-the-hell-happened-to-heather-...

>
> > Posted by lebeau
>
> > Heather Graham has been around a lot longer than most people realize.

> > She had an early role in a Haim/Feldman ƒ oCoreys classicƒ , got caught

> > up in the craziness of James Woods and somehow clawed her way to being

> > Hollywoodƒ Ts ƒ oitƒ girl for a few short years in the mid 90ƒ ýs. And

> > then, she vanished into virtual obscurity. What the hell happened?
>
> > I pride myself on having an eye for talent. So when I saw Swingers in

> > 1996, I felt like I had discovered ƒ othat funny guyƒ (Vince Vaughn) and
> > ƒ othe blonde at the clubƒ (Heather Graham). I watched their careers

> > with interest as their stars rose. I rooted for them both to succeed
> > and felt validated when they both became big stars.
>

> > I did not anticipate that ƒ othe big guyƒ (Jon Favreau) would go on to

> > direct Iron Man. But I was happy for him too.
>
> > Over the years, you can imagine my embarrassment as I came to realize
> > that Graham had been around for years before Swingers. Not only that,
> > but I had actually seen a lot of her work without taking much notice.
>

> > Heather Grahamƒ Ts first role was an uncredited cameo in the Mel Gibson-

> > Diane Keaton prison romance, Mrs. Soffel in 1984. She was 14 years

> > old. That fresh face I ƒ odiscoveredƒ in 1996 had been working for 12
> > years by then. Ooops.
>
> > In fairness, you canƒ Tt blame a 14-year-old boy for missing a Diane

> > Keaton movie. Especially Mrs. Soffel.
>

> > Grahamƒ Ts first credited roles werenƒ Tt until 1987 when she appeared in

> > two episodes of Growing Pains and a TV movie called Student Exchange.
>

> > Ohhh, that Mike Seaver. I wonder what heƒ Ts up to nowƒ Ý
>
> > Man, I did not see that coming. Anywayƒ Ý

>
> > In 1988, Graham got her first significant role opposite the Coreys

> > (Feldman and Haim, Martin and Lewis of the 1980ƒ ýs) in License to
> > Drive.
>
> > Graham was Corey Haimƒ Ts dream girl named (get this) Mercedes Lane.

> > Because, you know, cars.
>
> > Being a 17-year-old dude, the Coreys were no more appealing to me than
> > Diane Keaton. So I missed this one too. But the reviews were
> > surprisingly positive for a movie starring Corey and Corey. And it
> > was a hit at the box office.
>
> > Later that year, Graham had a small but important role in the Ivan
> > Reitman comedy, Twins.
>
> > When I read that Heather Graham was in Twins, I assumed she was one of
> > the girls the twins met up with in their travels. But no, it turns

> > out Graham played Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny Devitoƒ Ts mother in
> > flashback.
>
> > Heather Graham as Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny Devitoƒ Ts mom. Only
> > in the movies.
>
> > Graham got a big break playing a drug addict in Gus Van Santƒ Ts

> > breakthrough movie, Drugstore Cowboy opposite Matt Dillon. It was a
> > supporting role, but the reviews were great. Drugstore Cowboy was a
> > small movie, but it was seen by casting agents.
>

> > In 1990, she had a small role in Lawrence Kasdanƒ Ts black comedy, I

> > Love You to Death.
>
> > Like a lot of Kasdan films, I Love You to Death had a star-studded
> > cast. Even the bit parts were filled with the likes of Keanu Reeves
> > and William Hurt. I recently re-watched I Love You to Death
> > specifically to spot Graham. Blink and you will miss her.
>
> > In 1991, Graham appeared opposite John Travolta and Jamie Walters in
> > the rock-and-roll coming-of-age film, Shout.
>

> > At the time, Travolta was squandering his Look Whoƒ Ts Talking career
> > bump. And Walters was on his way to becoming the ƒ oHow Do You Talk to
> > an Angel Guyƒ .
>
> > For what itƒ Ts worth, I hear itƒ Ts like trying to catch a falling star.

>
> > Anyway, Shout was a bomb. Travolta was nominated for a Golden
> > Raspberry. And Heather Graham moved on to greener (and weirder)
> > pastures.
>

> > In 1990, David Lynchƒ Ts Twin Peaks was a cultural phenomenon on TV. It
> > launched the careers of actresses like Sherilyn Fenn, MÇÏdchen Amick

> > and Lara Flynn Boyle.
>
> > The first season was critically acclaimed and a ratings winner. But
> > in the second season, things started to fall apart rather quickly. I
> > was a die-hard Peaks Freak, so please bear with me while I reminisce.
>
> > As the ratings started to decline, ABC got nervous. They insisted

> > that Lynch reveal the identity of Laura Palmerƒ Ts killer. Lynch

> > insisted that doing so would kill the show. But he relented to studio
> > pressure.
>
> > Unfortunately, Lynch was right. With the killer revealed, Twin Peaks
> > lost its reason to exist. The writers scrambled to find new stories
> > to tell. But nothing they came up with worked. Instead of being
> > strangely compelling, the second season of Twin Peaks was often just
> > dumb.
>
> > In the midst of all this, there was a struggle between the writers and

> > the showƒ Ts star, Kyle MacLachlan. The writers kept trying to link
> > MacLachlanƒ Ts popular character, Agent Cooper, with the showƒ Ts most

> > popular female character played by Sherilyn Fenn. They figured a

> > romance between the showƒ Ts most popular characters would ignite the

> > ratings.
>
> > But MacLachlan objected on the basis that Agent Cooper was an

> > upstanding FBI agent and Fennƒ Ts character was supposed to be a high

> > school student. The issue got so heated that MacLachlan threatened to

> > walk if the writers didnƒ Tt cut it out.
>
> > So instead, Fennƒ Ts character got sidelined with an embarrassing

> > subplot in which her dad begins reenacting the Civil War. Did I
> > mention the writers had run out of ideas?
>

> > With Fennƒ Ts character out of the way, they introduced a new character

> > played by Graham. Annie Blackburn was a character created for the

> > sole purpose of being Agent Cooperƒ Ts love interest/damsel in

> > distress. She had all the depth you would expect from such a
> > character.
>
> > A year ago, such a role would have made Graham a huge star. But by
> > this point, cancellation was right around the corner. ABC was
> > bouncing Twin Peaks all over the schedule. Fans had trouble finding

> > the final episodes on which Grahamƒ Ts character appeared.
>
> > We arenƒ Tt quite done with Twin Peaks just yet. In 1992, after the

> > show was cancelled, David Lynch directed a movie called Twin Peaks:
> > Fire Walk With Me.
>
> > Some of the TV cast refused to come back. They were upset about the
> > way the show had ended and thought they could do better on their own.
> > That worked out reasonably well for Lara Flynn Boyle. But not so well
> > for Sherilyn Fenn.
>
> > Kyle MacLachlan originally opted out of the movie for fear of type
> > casting. Reluctantly, he agreed to a reduced role. The show had

> > ended on a cliffhanger with Grahamƒ Ts characterƒ Ts life in the balance.

> > But without full participation from MacLachlan, that story would have
> > to wait.
>
> > Instead, Fire Walk With Me was a prequel to the show. MacLachlan had
> > an extended cameo. And Graham appeared for a moment teasing what
> > might come should a sequel get made.
>
> > Unfortunately for Twin Peaks fans, there was a huge backlash against
> > the show after its cancellation. Fire Walk With Me was booed at
> > Cannes and bombed at the box office. The sequel in which Graham would
> > likely have had a more significant role was never made.In 1992, Graham
> > also appeared opposite James Woods in the boxing movie, Diggstown.
>
> > Diggstown was a pretty forgettable movie. It got mixed reviews and
> > did so-so box office. But it is significant to Graham because, like
> > Sean Young before her, she began a relationship with her co-star.
> > Graham was 22 and Woods was 44 at the time.
>
> > Woods, charmer that he is, summarized their relationship thusly to
> > Movieline magazine in 2000:
>
> > Q: Your name has been linked with more than a few women in Hollywood.
> > What was it like for you and Heather Graham, with whom you once said

> > you were ƒ owildly in loveƒ ?

>
> > A: Heather and I were together literally every day for almost a year.

> > Now she has some sort of revisionist view of itƒ "I read in the press
> > she said
>
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> > Subject: What the Hell Happened to Heather Graham?
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> > Posted by lebeau
>
> > Heather Graham has been around a lot longer than most people realize.

> > She had an early role in a Haim/Feldman ƒ oCoreys classicƒ , got caught

> > up in the craziness of James Woods and somehow clawed her way to being

> > Hollywoodƒ Ts ƒ oitƒ girl for a few short years in the mid 90ƒ ýs. And

> > then, she vanished into virtual obscurity. What the hell happened?
>
> > I pride myself on having an eye for talent. So when I saw Swingers in

> > 1996, I felt like I had discovered ƒ othat funny guyƒ (Vince Vaughn) and

> > ƒ othe blonde at the clubƒ (Heather Graham). I watched their careers

> > with interest as their stars rose. I rooted for them both to succeed
> > and felt validated when they both became big stars.
>

> > I did not anticipate that ƒ othe big guyƒ (Jon Favreau) would go on to

> > Heather Grahamƒ Ts first role was an uncredited cameo in the Mel Gibson-

> > Diane Keaton prison romance, Mrs. Soffel in 1984. She was 14 years

> > old. That fresh face I ƒ odiscoveredƒ in 1996 had been working for 12
> > years by then. Ooops.
>
> > In fairness, you canƒ Tt blame a 14-year-old boy for missing a Diane

> > Keaton movie. Especially Mrs. Soffel.
>

> > Grahamƒ Ts first credited roles werenƒ Tt until 1987 when she appeared in

> > two episodes of Growing Pains and a TV movie called Student Exchange.
>

> > Ohhh, that Mike Seaver. I wonder what heƒ Ts up to nowƒ Ý
>

> > Man, I did not see that coming. Anywayƒ Ý

>
> > In 1988, Graham got her first significant role opposite the Coreys

> > (Feldman and Haim, Martin and Lewis of the 1980ƒ ýs) in License to
> > Drive.
>
> > Graham was Corey Haimƒ Ts dream girl named (get this) Mercedes Lane.

> > breakthrough movie, Drugstore Cowboy opposite Matt Dillon. It was a
> > supporting role, but the reviews were great. Drugstore Cowboy was a
> > small movie, but it was seen by casting agents.
>

> > In 1990, she had a small role in Lawrence Kasdanƒ Ts black comedy, I

> > At the time, Travolta was squandering his Look Whoƒ Ts Talking career
> > bump. And Walters was on his way to becoming the ƒ oHow Do You Talk to
> > an Angel Guyƒ .
>

> > For what itƒ Ts worth, I hear itƒ Ts like trying to catch a falling star.