Sandra Bullock

You may or may not have heard of Marc Lawrence, but you really ought to know him because this is a tad unusual. His filmography since 1999 is as follows. He wrote all of these and directed four of them.

Forces of Nature - Sandra

Miss Congeniality - Sandra

Miss Congeniality 2 - Sandra

Two Weeks Notice - Sandra and Hugh

Music and Lyrics - Hugh

Did You Hear About the Morgans? - Hugh

The Rewrite - Hugh

Casting the same actors in Hollywood is nothing new. Tarantino reuses the same people in his movies all the time. But these aren’t ensembles or bit parts, they are the leads—his exclusive leads from 1999-2014. Seemingly, Lawrence began each creative world-building process by visualizing either Sandra or Hugh only. It’s fascinating that there was an unbroken sixteen-year period where, for him, Sandra and Hugh were his personal dolls. Questions arise: what stood out about these two in particular? What caused the sudden shift from Bullock to Grant after the Bullock-Grant Merger in Two Weeks Notice?

Additionally he had written movies before these that did not feature the same recurring cast. Then suddenly, the trend began. Obsession? Just job security? Either way, everyone’s got their strats for making it; Mr. Lawrence rides that hot hand ‘til it busts.

I really don’t know why. They don’t even look that much alike. They’re both very talented, pretty, and have a similar vocal tone. I guess they are both really famous as well? I know Julia Roberts did Pretty Woman, but I can’t quite think of Sandra Bullock’s films. Am I the only one who had them confused? I guess being in Gen Z, they’re less prominent. I still grew up watching their movies.

My mom and I were talking movies and she remembered a mystery/thriller that she thought I'd like, but can't remember the name. As usual, Google is no help, can you guys help me out?

>"She has dreams of missing girls underwater. A strange neighbor who talks about seeing the bull helps her out. It takes place in a backwoods small town with lots of bullying where she takes the brunt of it."

The movie maybe came out in the '90s, maybe not.

Thanks as always!

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