It’s a tale that’s, like, totally timeless.
She’s a bubbly mall rat with hair teased sky-high.
The original was a surprisingly tender Romeo-and-Juliet retelling that’s since become a hard-to-find cult classic.
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“The original was a little rougher around the edges, in an authentic way,” Whitehouse says.
“Ours definitely has a lot more sparkle to it.”
“I love playing with genres,” says director Rachel Lee Goldenberg.
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Meanwhile, Randy’s closest confidante is his brash, black-eyelinered bandmate played by Mae Whitman.
As for that distinctive Valley accent?
“It was just a neon candy delight.”
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