Remember Mena Suvari? What? You Don't? Never Mind
This was a VERY famous scene
Remember Mena Suvari? The American Beauty beauty set pulses racing with her attention-grabbing turn as a sexy high school cheerleader who inspires impure thoughts in a neighbor played by Oscar-winner Kevin Spacey.
Does this jog your memory at all?
What do you mean you don’t remember her? She was a big star. Haven’t you seen American Beauty?
Not a Loser fan either, I take it?
You haven’t even heard of American Beauty? That seems very implausible. It was a HUGE movie. Blockbuster. Won a bunch of Oscars.
Surely you’ve seen American Reunion?
Wait, how old are you?
You’re only twenty-two? Oh that makes sense. If you’re twenty-two then American Beauty and Suvari’s other big success, the American Pie movies might be a little before your time.
More of a Shannon Elizabeth person, eh?
You haven’t heard of American Pie either? Christ, you’re making us feel old!
You really aren’t at all familiar with Mena Suvari? Never mind then. We had some trivia about her but to be honest it’s not that interesting so if you don’t know who Suvari is you’re probably not going to find it terribly compelling.
But she was on the cover of Cosmopolitan!
Sorry for wasting your time!
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