Aubrey Plaza, 'The To Do List' Star, Talks Movie's 1990s Culture
Aubrey Plaza, comedy actress and "Parks and Recreation" star, has a new movie, "The To Do List," which comes out this Friday, July 26. The movie focuses on Plaza, and is a coming of age tale of a nerdy teenager.
While on the premiere this past Tuesday Plaza gave interviews about the new comedy movie, which takes place in 1993.
"I think that the movie is just a great, honest portrayal of teenagers that live in an era without Google and have to really learn about awkward sexual things through experience, through talking with each other, figuring it out the old-fashioned way," the "Parks and Recreation" star said on the red carpet.
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Actress Rachel Bilson, who plays Aubrey Plaza's older sister in "The To Do List," also commented on the time period of the movie.
"I think it's cool," said Bilson, remarking on how "The To Do List" puts teenage hormones in context of the early 1990s. "It shows that people talked about. People go to each other's houses to actually have a conversation. With all the sexting going on and stuff you can see - there was another time when people actually conversed."
Scott Porter, who plays lifeguard and the object of Plaza's affection in "The To Do List," recalled growing up in the 1990s fondly and feels the movie accurately portrays that lifestyle.
"The home phone line was prime territory. It was more important than the bathroom in the morning. If you had siblings, getting a personal phone line for Christmas was the greatest gift you could get," the actor said.
