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Matthew Perry and Elizabeth Hurley Talk About "Serving Sara"
by Rebecca Murray


Matthew Perry and Elizabeth Hurley at the World Premiere of "Serving Sara"
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In the romantic comedy "Serving Sara," Matthew Perry stars as Joe Tyler, a process server who'll stop at nothing to do his job. Elizabeth Hurley co-stars as Sara Moore, a woman about to be served with divorce papers from her very wealthy, cheating husband, Gordon (Bruce Campbell).

Realizing that being on the receiving end of the divorce papers will mean the loss of millions of dollars - not to mention a mansion and fancy cars - Sara decides to turn the tables on her traitorous spouse. After negotiating a deal with Joe, the two head off to track down Gordon and beat him at his own game.

On casting the two lead roles director Reginald Hudlin says, "It was a perfect pairing. Matthew is a funny, charming guy and Elizabeth brings an intelligence and warmth. They're whom you want in a comedy - two really good-looking, funny people."

Those two 'really good-looking, funny people' joined fellow cast and crew members, along with special guests, for the film's World Premiere, held August 20, 2002 at The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

MATTHEW PERRY (Joe) & ELIZABETH HURLEY (Sara)

What type of training did you do for the physical comedy in “Serving Sara?”
ELIZABETH: We didn't do very much. We probably should have done more (laughing). We were wheezing like geriatrics.

Was there much improv done in the scenes between the two of you?
MATTHEW: It wasn't really like improv while the camera's rolling because people don't really like that. It was like planned improv. We talked about it before and tried to bounce ideas off [each other].

ELIZABETH: You improv'ed the last line of the movie. The last take of the movie.

MATTHEW: That's right, I did.

ELIZABETH:Yeah, just before we rolled he said, “Say this ----.”

There's a lot of talk about the bull scene.
MATTHEW: Absolutely. It wasn't a real bull - it was a mechanical bull - but that is my arm.

How much fun was it working on this film?
MATTHEW: It was really fun. Every day we showed up and tried to be as funny as we could.

Is this really the last season of "Friends?"
MATTHEW: Probably, yeah, I think so.

How has having Damian changed your life?
ELIZABETH: Everything is better now. Every day is better. He's gorgeous.


Interviews with Bruce Campbell and Nikki Ziering - >Page 2

Photos from the "Serving Sara" Premiere

"Serving Sara" Trailer and Websites



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