Remembering Anne Heche: 20 Facts About Her Best and Most Iconic Works
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We’re saddened by the death of Anne Heche, yet another flawed but brilliant artist whom the misogynistic entertainment industry treated like trash. You know, like Marilyn Monroe, who was actually smart and talented. Or Sinéad O'Connor, who was right about everything. Or Britney Spears, whose “craziness” came from asphyxiating familiar and media treatment. And yes, yes, “Cracked got all woke again!” sure. But we’re actually siding with South Park on this one, so if anyone disagrees, perhaps they’re not edgy enough for South Park like the cool kids.
As for the cool kids amongst you, then, hey, what’s up. In this Pictofact, we’re not gonna go through Anne Heche’s complex life. For a thoughtful tribute, we really recommend The New Yorker’s piece on her – after your Cracked fix, that is. Instead, our goal is much simpler: To recall some of her best performances, maybe even some lesser known of her works. This is our small, humble homage to the great Anne Heche, just a reminder of the great stuff she appeared on. And if while reading these facts you end up thinking, “hey, maybe I should check out that Catfight movie that everyone says is amazing,” then yes. It is amazing. And yes, you should check it out. That is how we should remember her, after all: as an artist who kicked ass.
Anne Heche in Six Days Seven Nights
![Anne Heche Movies Six Days. Seven Nights Harrison Ford went to bat for Anne Heche. Heche went public about her relationship with Ellen DeGeneres shortly after being cast, and the studio fired her as a result, as they no longer saw her as bankable. Ford used his star power to get her hired back, but she stopped getting lead roles afterwards. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/6/5/864965.jpg)
Six Days Seven Nights
![Anne Heche Movies Six Days Seven Nights The movie almost starred Julia Roberts. It became a Harrison Ford vehicle after Roberts declined. Other actresses who were considered before Anne Heche was picked include Gwyneth Paltrow, Meg Ryan, Uma Thurman, and Cameron Diaz. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/7/3/864973.jpg)
If These Walls Could Talk 2
![Anne Heche Movies SONY - If These Walls Could Talk 2 Anne Heche directed a segment of the movie. In one of her few directorial efforts, Heche helmed a segment of this 2000 sequel to 1996's If These Walls Could Talk (only not about abortion anymore, but about lesbian relationships). CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/6/6/864966.jpg)
Another World
![Anne Heche Movies Another World This was Anne Heche's first role (first two roles, actually). Heche played twin sisters Vicky Carson and Marley Love in this soap opera. Not only was it her first TV job, but also her first Emmy. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/7/1/864971.jpg)
Wag the Dog and President Clinton
![Anne Heche Movies Wag the Dog The cast had an awkward encounter with President Clinton. Barry Levinson, Dustin Hoffman, and Robert De Niro ran into Clinton, who asked them about their movie. As the movie was about starting a war to cover up a presidential sex scandal, they had no ideas what to say-and then Hoffman started tap dancing. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/7/0/864970.jpg)
Wag the Dog's Writing Credit
![Anne Heche Movies Wag the Dog There was controversy about the writing credits. New Line Cinema wanted David Mamet to be credited as the only screenwriter, even though he actually rewrote Hilary Henkin's original script. The WGA intervened, and both were given credit. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/6/0/864960.jpg)
Wild Side
![Anne Heche Movies Wild Side The director committed suicide after his movie was taken away from him. Producers kept pressing director Donald Cammell to make the movie more trashily sexy, and locked him out of the editing process entirely. Cammell's brother talked him out of shooting the producer-so he just shot himself (in an intentionally very messy way). CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/6/7/864967.jpg)
Walking and Talking
![Anne Heche Movies Walking and Talking The movie took six years to get made. No one wanted to bankroll a movie by a first-time filmmaker which was mostly about people, well, walking around and talking about stuff. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/6/4/864964.jpg)
The lava in Volcano
![Anne Heche Movies Volcano The lava was not CGI. At most, a little bit of CGI was used to enhance the real lava, which was actually a mix of methylcellulose (the thickening agent for milk shakes) with pigments and dyes, illuminated with UV light and fluorescent tints. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/6/3/864963.jpg)
Volcano
![Anne Heche Movies Volcano Ten digital effects companies and 300 people developed the FX. A quarter-mile long, 80% full-size replica of Wilshire Boulevard, one of the largest sets ever constructed in movie history, was assembled in Torrance, California. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/6/2/864962.jpg)
Men in Trees
![Anne Heche Movies Men in Trees Anne Heche's love interest in the show became her real-life partner. Heche and James Tupper were in a relationship from 2007 to 2018, and had a child together. More recently, Tupper praised Heche's brilliance and professionalism against the usual haters. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/7/5/864975.jpg)
I Know What You Did Last Summer vs. Scream
![Anne Heche Movies I Know What You Did Last Summer The movie was actually written before Scream. However, it was only picked up after Scream's success, making it look like a cheap knock-off. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/6/1/864961.jpg)
I Know What You Did Last Summer
![Anne Heche Movies I Know What You Did Last Summer The author of the book hated the movie. Lois Duncan's novel was a psychological exploration of the aftermath of a car accident, and was appalled by her premise being turned into a slasher. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/7/6/864976.jpg)
Anne Heche in I Know What You Did Last Summer
![Anne Heche Movies I Know What You Did Last Summer Anne Heche shot her scenes in two days. Director Jim Gillespie wanted an actress with a strong presence, as the character is essential to some plot points. The role took two days of work that required her to be scary (and she absolutely nailed it). CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/7/4/864974.jpg)
My Friend Dahmer
![Anne Heche Movies My Friend Dahmer The movie was shot in Jeffrey Dahmer's real childhood home. What really ups the ante in terms of chilling realism is the fact that it is based on a graphic novel by John Derf Backderf, who was actually friends with Dahmer in the '70s, before his serial killer career. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/6/9/864969.jpg)
Catfight
![Anne Heche Movies Catfight The movie was too violent for its own marketing. The black comedy-drama is so violent, in fact, that while the poster image comes from the first fight scene, the bloody faces had to be cleaned up. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/6/8/864968.jpg)
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Donnie Brasco
![Anne Heche Movies Donnie Brasco The movie was delayed because of GoodFellas. The movie rights were acquired in the late '80s, but when Scorsese's gangdster movie came out, the adaptation of Joseph D. Pistone's book was pushed back. Production only picked up again by 1996. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/7/2/864972.jpg)
Donnie Brasco's Director
![Anne Heche Movies Donnie Brasco It was going to be directed by Stephen Frears. Frears has done classics like My Beautiful Laundrette, Dangerous Liaisons, and High Fidelity. By 1996, Frears was replaced with Mike Newell, who has also done fine movies like Four Weddings and a Funeral, but also, erm, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/5/9/864959.jpg)
Anne Heche in Donnie Brasco
![Anne Heche Movies Donnie Brasco The author of the book said the movie needed more Anne Heche. The movie was based on the autobiographical book Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia, by FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone. Pistone, clearly a man of culture and sophisticated taste, said, there should have been more Anne Heche in the actual script. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/5/8/864958.jpg)