Elisha Cuthbert Oozes With Sexiness In Maxim

THE ENTIRE MAXIM STAFF AGREED OLD SCHOOL SHOULD BE ON OUR “300 MOVIES YOU MUST SEE BEFORE YOU DIE!” LIST. DID YOU KNOW ALL ALONG IT WOULD BECOME A CLASSIC?

I had no idea except for the fact that I was working with a phenomenal cast. Comedies are real fun, but I get so nervous that I don’t sleep.

DID WILL FERRELL ACT CRAZY ON SET?

He was really reserved, but as soon as he got in front of a camera, he became a different person. I actually stole a few things from Frank the Tank for my new movie My Sassy Girl. My character is pretty much drunk the entire time.

IS THAT TOUGH TO PULL OFF?

Playing drunk on-camera is difficult, but it’s also liberating. I remember wondering, “How can I do this without wanting to be drunk for real?”

TELL US WHY WE SHOULD SEE THIS MOVIE.

It’s a remake of one of the highest-grossing Korean films ever. It’s about a nice guy who falls in love with someone who’s a little bit crazy.

IN THE KOREAN VERSION, THERE ARE SOME PRETTY WILD SCENES, RANGING FROM SEXY TO GROSS. ARE THEY HERE, TOO?

We don’t have the vomiting scene, but I did slap my poor costar Jesse Bradford in the face a few times. My character speaks her mind, which was fun to play, because I’m usually gentler with my words. It’s my Canadian nature. We’re generally polite and don’t like confrontation.

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IS THAT WHAT HELPS YOU KEEP A LOW PROFILE?

I live my life, but always stay conscious of the fact that the press is going to do what they’re going to do. Things do get said about me, but if I worried about what people made up or speculated, I’d go insane. Especially with the Internet and blogging.

HAVE ANY BLOGS REALLY MADE YOU ANGRY?

One site said that I had a sex tape. That one crossed the line. Other than that, it takes a lot to rattle me. But since this is Maxim, I should apologize that there isn’t a sex tape.

THANKS, WE APPRECIATE IT.

I’ve talked to older actors like Kiefer Sutherland who say this celebrity-obsessed insanity comes and goes. In the ’80s there was the Brat Pack with Kiefer and his buddies, but then it died.

HAS KIEFER TOLD YOU ANY WILD STORIES?

None that I could say, ’cause then he’d kill me.

WILL 24 EVER MAKE IT TO THE BIG SCREEN? WE’VE BEEN HEARING RUMORS FOR YEARS.

I haven’t heard much about it. I think they’re more focused on the season at hand. I’d love for my character to come back, though.

OK, THEN WHEAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY LEFAY?

Tim Allen plays my deceased father, and I have to deal with his ex-wives while planning his funeral. It was hard to stay focused around him. When he gets on a roll, the comedy pours out.

IS THERE A ROLE FROM A CLASSIC FILM THAT YOU’D LIKE TO TACKLE?

There would be something really interesting about doing an all-female version of Glengarry GlenRoss. I think that would be a cool concept.

WHICH CHARACTER WOULD YOU PLAY?

Al Pacino’s. I’m drawn to lunatics.

HAVE YOU HAD ANY AWKWARD EXPERIENCES AS A MOVIEGOER?

I watched Superbad with my mom, dad, and kid brother. I was laughing hysterically when he was drawing all the male genitalia pictures. My parents were like, “You’re in front of your 16-year-old brother!” By the way, my pet peeve is when a guy falls asleep halfway through a movie. If that happens, there’s no second date.

ANY OTHER INSTANT TURNOFFS?

I’ve had guys try to pick me up in my car. No thanks. I should invest in tinted windows.

OK, SO WHAT DO YOU GO FOR?

As long as you love your mother and don’t fall asleep during movies, you’ve got a shot.

BEFORE WE GO, WE’D LIKE TO ASK YOU TO NAME SOME OF YOUR ALL-TIME FAVORITE GUY FLICKS.

1) Weird Science - Kelly LeBrock never gets naked, so on The Girl Next Door, I said, “if she can be that hot, I can do this with my clothes on.”
2) Full Metal Jacket - Kubrick’s best. I got is for my little brother for Christmas, and he loved it. I like to keep him educated on films.
3) Pulp Fiction - This is a big one. The part where Bruce Willis saves Ving Rhames from Zed was, like, the most shocking thing I’d ever seen.
4) Fight Club - David Fincher is a genius, and Fight Club is the only film I’ve seen more than twice in a theater. Visually, it’s a piece of art.
5) No Country for Old Men - Javier Bardem? Probably the scariest villain of all time. It’s so interesting — especially the way it ends.