Desperate but Not Serious

1999 American film

1999 (1999)

Running time

94 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Desperate But Not Serious is a 1999 comedy film directed by Bill Fishman.^[1] It was released in the United States under the title Reckless + Wild.

Plot

Out-of-towner Lily (Taylor) arrives in Los Angeles to attend a wedding reception with the man of her dreams, Jonathan (Corbett). Aided by party-girl Frances (Brewster), they embark on a night of adventure after the wedding invitation is lost. Their wild romp through the streets of Hollywood in search of the reception, takes them to club after club—including the trendy "Vapor" Room and even into the home of famous actor Darby Tipp. After being thrown out of parties, terrorized by a psycho bartender, and chased by police it seems Lily will never find her man—or will she?

Cast

Christine Taylor as Lili
Paget Brewster as Frances
Claudia Schiffer as Gigi
Judy Greer as Molly
John Corbett as Jonathan
Max Perlich as Todd
Joey Lawrence as Darby
Toledo Diamond as Himself
Wendie Jo Sperber as Landlady
Brent Bolthouse as Steve
Stacy Sanches as Shauna
John Fleck as Landon Liebowitz
Zach Tiegan as Justin
Henry Rollins as Bartender
Matthew Porretta as Gene
Sara Melson as Patrice
Duffy Taylor as Jimmy
Agnieszka Musiala as Stacy

Production

Claudia Schiffer sang all of the songs performed by her character herself.^{[citation needed]}

Having already had her earlobes pierced shortly beforehand especially for her part in Black & White, Claudia Schiffer had the cartilage in both ears pierced multiple times for her part in this film. She also had her nose and belly button pierced especially for this film. Following the end of filming, she removed all of the piercings (including her earlobes) and allowed them to close up again.^{[citation needed]}