22-612: Degrassi Goes Hollywood , known in syndication as " Paradise City ", is a 2009 Canadian television film based on the teen drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation , the fourth entry of the Degrassi television franchise . Directed by Stefan Brogren , it premiered in the United States on The N on 14 August 2009, and in Canada on CTV on 30 August 2009. It is the first Degrassi: The Next Generation television movie, and
44-620: A Gemini Award nomination for best performance in a children's or youth program or series, as Ellie Nash in "Paradise City (Part Three)". The award was won by Michael Seater (who also appeared in Degrassi Goes Hollywood ) for his work on Life with Derek . He would then star beside Farber in 18 to Life . Filming was split between Toronto and Hollywood with the majority being the former to keep production cost low. Adamo, Stacey, Lauren, Jake, and Jason all filmed in both locations while everyone else filmed only in Canada. All of
66-582: A party, making Grimes the first Degrassi actor to exist within the Degrassi fictional universe independently of her character. Her Degrassi character, Darcy Edwards is neither seen nor referred to in Degrassi Goes Hollywood , and was said to be volunteering in Africa in a previous season. The line of dialogue, "Does 90210 have an After Show?" also refers to the Canadian series The After Show , which
88-572: A personal limousine and a gorgeous mansion. After vowing not to inherit Hailey's vain attitude, Paige quits her assistant job and invites Ellie and Marco from Toronto to celebrate with her. Ellie, trying to ignore the news that her father is returning from a military tour in Afghanistan, agrees to go to LA. Filming is not going well with Paige as she frequently butts heads with Mewes on Trixie's character. Mewes wants to fire Paige, but Robbie demands she stays. Trying to get better acquainted with
110-581: A series regular in 2006. In 2008, Grimes left the series and Canada after being cast as Annie Wilson in 90210 , the CW 's spin-off of Beverly Hills, 90210 . She also appeared in Picture This with Ashley Tisdale and with her former Degrassi: The Next Generation co-star Lauren Collins , and then in True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet alongside singer JoJo . In 2009, Grimes
132-672: Is a Canadian actress. She portrayed Annie Wilson on The CW series 90210 , a spin-off of Fox 's Beverly Hills, 90210 . Prior to that, she had a recurring role on the television series Naturally, Sadie , and played Darcy Edwards on the CTV series Degrassi: The Next Generation for four seasons. Grimes was born in Toronto , Ontario , on October 24, 1989. She interned at Toronto's Fashion Television as part of her high school education. Grimes began recurring as Darcy Edwards on Degrassi: The Next Generation in 2004, and became
154-420: Is co-hosted by Dan Levy who plays Robbie in the film. Also making an appearance is Romina D'Ugo, who appeared on the first season of So You Think You Can Dance Canada , as well as Janna Polzin, who was runner-up on How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? This was done again the following year with Degrassi Takes Manhattan , when The After Show 's Jessi Cruickshank mentions Drake . Stacey Farber earned
176-512: Is now a social pariah in Hollywood and will no longer get offers. Desperate to keep her fame, Paige conspires with Hailey to perform a salacious photo op. Marco confronts Paige for her lack of self-respect, causing Paige to slap him. Marco sadly leaves the mansion. Just as Manny and her friends make it to LA, she gets a call from Mewes explaining the movie's cancellation. Upset, they arrive to a local movie premiere, where Paige nearly second guesses
198-487: Is still insecure about her acting and singing abilities due to her abusive relationship with her professor Mick, but she regains her confidence with Jay's help. Meanwhile, in LA, Paige is working as a lowly assistant for reality show diva Hailey Montel. Hailey has Paige perform menial tasks such as taking care of her dog Truffles. Paige is recruited for the lead role by Mewesical High executive producer Robbie and furnished with
220-443: Is the title of the movie soundtrack released on CD on 4 August 2009, and digital download 25 August 2009. It features songs from little known Canadian artist as well as five original songs performed by cast members Cassie Steele and Jake Epstein . Some of the songs featured on it were previously used in the show, thus making this the eighth season soundtrack as well. Degrassi Too Many Requests If you report this error to
242-574: The Asia Girls Explosion (AGE) in Tokyo , after filming 90210 's third-season finale. Grimes was caught up in Japan due to the events of the tsunami and earthquake . According to the actress, she was at Buddha 's temple at the time when the earthquakes first occurred. Consequently, she started a campaign called "Spread The Heart" with the aim of supporting Japan by victim relief after
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#1732780996888264-495: The Hollywood lifestyle, Paige seeks Hailey's advice. Hailey pushes Paige to improvise her lines and assert herself, alienating Marco and gaining a reputation as a diva among the Hollywood scene. Mewes is eventually fed up with Paige's antics and fires her. Manny is reinvigorated after getting the news of Paige's open position, but stalls to arrive after the gang's bus is stolen and broken down. Robbie, bluffing to keep Paige's job, threatens to fire Mewes, but Mewes suddenly quits, putting
286-491: The Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.237 via cp1104 cp1104, Varnish XID 210877847 Upstream caches: cp1104 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 08:03:16 GMT Shenae Grimes Shenae Sonya Grimes-Beech ( / ʃ ə ˈ n eɪ / ; born October 24, 1989 ), previously and still commonly credited as Shenae Grimes ,
308-856: The brand ambassador for the Montreal -based Annabelle Cosmetics. As the face of the cosmetics line, she appeared in print and television advertisements to promote the products. Grimes and husband Josh Beech started their own clothing line in 2014 called "Two Halves." The line featured jewelry and clothes that were sold online and at the Toronto-based boutique Jonathon + Olivia. Grimes began dating British model and musician Josh Beech in May 2012. In December 2012, after nine months of dating, Grimes announced that she and Beech were engaged. They were married on May 10, 2013 in Ashford, Kent , England. In May 2018,
330-584: The events of the tsunami and earthquakes. Many celebrities joined the campaign which later became a big movement. In May 2011, during her 90210 hiatus, she took a six-week internship at Teen Vogue in New York City. She stated that working as an editor for a fashion magazine has always been her dream. In the fall of 2011, she directed a music video for Megan and Liz 's original song "Are You Happy Now?" to raise awareness about anti-bullying, in partnership with DoSomething.org. In 2013, Grimes starred in
352-553: The film Sugar about a runaway girl living on the streets of Venice, Los Angeles . In 2018, Grimes began playing homicide detective Jacqueline Cooper on CTV 's police drama The Detail ; the role marks her first time playing an adult character. Grimes has graced the covers of numerous fashion magazines, including US's Nylon , Vervegirl , Saturday Night Magazine , Teen Prom and Dirrty Glam . She also modeled for Teen Vogue and Complex . She has appeared in television commercials for Coffee Crisp . In 2014, she became
374-534: The help of Kevin Smith , Mewes holds auditions for Trixie's role at the university of Manny and Emma . Unfortunately, Manny's audition tape is a disaster and she does not get a callback. Manny, encouraged by Kevin Smith to audition for the role again, decides to join a road trip to Los Angeles with Stüdz band members Sav , Peter , and Danny , led by Jay , who has borrowed a Degrassi school bus as travel. Mia rides along to spend time with her boyfriend Peter. Manny
396-539: The musical in jeopardy. Marco encourages Ellie to reach out to her family, but she lashes out and leaves to reconnect with a rehabilitated Craig , who is touring with Fall Out Boy . After spending a romantic day with him, Ellie is surprised to find Craig's girlfriend Yvette waiting at his apartment. Heartbroken and depressed, Ellie begins drinking heavily and nearly drowns herself at Venice Beach . Marco and Craig rescue her and convince her to visit her family in Canada. Ellie kisses Craig just before she says goodbye. Paige
418-537: The photo op. Manny recognizes Paige, causing the latter to trip and break her leg on the red carpet. Paige does Stüdz and Manny a favor by having them perform outside Mewes' window, guaranteeing them a spot in the musical. Paige becomes Mewes' assistant, Ellie tearfully reunites with her father, and Manny and Jay promise to stay together after the movie finishes filming. Former Degrassi: The Next Generation co-star, Shenae Grimes and her current series, 90210 , are spoken of in dialogue by Hailey Montel (Mary Ashton) at
440-471: The second in the franchise overall following School's Out (1992). It is the first mainline Degrassi production primarily filmed outside of Canada. In syndication, it was shown in four parts. An extended version of the film was released as a bonus on the show's season 8 DVD on 1 September 2009. [REDACTED] Jason Mewes is the writer/director of Mewesical High , an upcoming musical about his high school relationship with his girlfriend Trixie. With
462-534: The studio scenes were shot in Toronto during Degrassi ' s regular filming schedule while a lot of outdoor Los Angeles was filmed on location in less than a weeks time. Paige's mansion was filmed in both Canada and Los Angeles. The following characters do not appear in the movie, but were regular characters on the show during the previous season. Degrassi Goes Hollywood: Music from the Original Movie
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#1732780996888484-661: Was named one of the world's most beautiful people, without makeup, by People magazine. She also appeared in a music video for rock band Our Lady Peace 's single " All You Did Was Save My Life ". Grimes appears in the 2010 silent fashion short film Unzipped . She also participated in YouTuber Freddie Wong 's video "Gun Size Matters". She made a cameo in the horror film Scream 4 , released in April 2011. In 2011, she traveled to Japan with her 90210 costars AnnaLynne McCord and Jessica Stroup to attend
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