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 Things You Might Not Know About ‘Stepmom’

When it was released in 1998, the comedy-drama Stepmom was a huge box office hit and a tearjerker. The film, which starred Hollywood actresses Susan Sarandon and Julia Roberts, told the story of a divorced woman and her ex-new husband's girlfriend, who must find a way to accept one another, especially after the mother is diagnosed with terminal cancer. The film is still a fan favorite nearly 20 years later, so here are 8 things you probably didn't know about Stepmom!

8. Character Casting

It's difficult to imagine anyone other than Julia Roberts in the role of Isabel Kelly in Stepmom, but the role was originally written with Molly Ringwald in mind, according to IMDB.

7. Appearances

Stepmom featured a small cameo by Susan Sarandon's daughter, Eva Amurri, who is now a well-known actress. We probably wouldn't have noticed it back then, but she was the pilot in the Thanksgiving play! In addition to that cameo, Eleanor Columbus, director Chris Columbus's daughter, appeared in the film as the little girl in ballet class. Both roles went unrecognized.

6. Rumored Feud Between Julia Roberts and Susan Sarandon

Rumors began to circulate that Julia Roberts and Susan Sarandon did not get along on set while filming Stepmom. They vehemently denied the rumors, even calling them "boring." Sarandon set the record straight in a 1998 interview with Entertainment Weekly, saying, "If you make a movie with a male star, everyone assumes you're f–king. Everyone assumes you're fighting if you're a female celebrity.” Nearly 20 years later, Sarandon discovered the truth and revealed that the rumors were spread by her publicist. “Press printed that Julia and I hated each other during Stepmom,” the actress tweeted. It turned out to be my public relations person's idea.

5. Julia penned the proposal scene.

The proposal scene between Julia Roberts' character, Isabel, and Ed Harris' character, Luke, was by far the most romantic scene in the film and was widely discussed when it was released. What most people don't realize is that Roberts created that scene herself, and Harris wrote all of his lines himself!

“It came out of rehearsals, and Ed was saying something that just struck a chord with me, and he was talking about the thread that sometimes holds a relationship together, and my wheels started turning... and I came up with a rough outline of an idea and gave it to Chris, our director, who fleshed it out and made it this great scene, and Ed is so touching and brilliant in what he does, and he made it. “I just had to sit there and look sleepy and try to be cute,” Julia said on Oprah Winfrey's show.

4. Sarandon and Roberts Get Along Well

In an interview with Rosie O'Donnell in 1998, Julia Roberts discussed her friendship with Susan Sarandon and how it made working on the film a lot easier, especially since Sarandon's character had to be "particularly nasty" to her in the film. “You have that safety net of knowing you're not going to hurt someone's feelings, and they're not going to take it personally... We know each other too well to fall into that trap,” Roberts explained.

3. Susan Sarandon improvised some of her lines

While talking about their friendship on set and how well they worked together, Roberts revealed that Susan Sarandon improvised some of her lines in the film. O'Donnell joked that Sarandon would say things like "You're a horrible cook!" to irritate Roberts, to which Roberts replied, "Actually a little worse than that!" And I say less brilliant with the catchy improv you're throwing in there!”

2. Modified the Script

According to a 1998 interview with Entertainment Weekly, the two Hollywood actresses were actively looking for a film to collaborate on when they discovered Stepmom. Wendy Finerman, Forrest Gump's producer, knew they wanted to collaborate, so she went out and found them the Stepmom script, written by Gigi Levangie. It piqued Roberts and Sarandon's interest, but they knew it needed some work. “The script had a lot of potential,” Sarandon said. But...it wasn't very realistic,” according to Roberts, who thought it was "flawed." They hired three new writers, who revised the script, and the end result was a Hollywood blockbuster!

1. In memory of Irene Columbus

The film's main plot revolves around Susan Sarandon's character, Jackie, who is diagnosed with terminal cancer. As a result, director Chris Columbus dedicated the film to his mother, who died of cancer a year before the film's release.

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