How Elisha Cuthbert Prepared To Play A Porn Star | Late Night with Conan O’Brien

(Original airdate: 04/06/04) Elisha Cuthbert shares her superstitions about flying and how she proved she could play a former porn star in “The Girl Next Door.”
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[@DR-sv8ke]

Conan said "no" so fast. Hilarious.

[@sahityabk]

I swear she's the reason the girl next door works as well as it does

[@georgehernandez2156]

Definitely. She was very sweet, fun and gorgeous

[@Ram_jagat]

@@georgehernandez2156 true

[@anthonyeffect]

That whole cast honestly. Everyone is A+ game in that movie. Specifically her, Chris Marquette and Timothy Olyphant

[@verne51]

@@anthonyeffect the juice was worth the squeeze.

[@henryhammond7393]

She’s entirely the reason it works… that movie is a mixed back but she has an incomparable charm.

[@IamCceeLL]

her quirky real life persona is way different than the girl next door character! great actress. i remember crushing on her when i was younger 🤣

[@sg137iu]

Check her out on Happy Endings

[@papamaniac2410]

What do you mean when you were younger. I am crushing on her still. lol

[@henryhammond7393]

I was like… 11 when she showed up on Popular Mechanics for kids… and I wasn’t quite sure why I kept watching the show religiously 😅

[@donhartfield]

OMG.... the most HONEST answer I've ever heard Conan say when Elisha asked "You kinda become numb to it" and he quickly said "NOooo" very firmly. You can just tell how honest a reaction that was.

[@wilthomas]

Recently rewatched The Girl Next Door. Elisha did such an amazing job of pulling off a modified version of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl. I think every guy of a certain age who saw the movie had a huge crush on Danielle.

[@roelofzinn8227]

I was in eighth grade in 2004, and God, was I obsessed with Elisha Cuthbert. How time flies... Looking at this clip now, it's so clear why I was so obsessed with her, as she had such natural charm along with her sultry looks. Those were good times.

[@RoboticDragon]

She seems quite nervous, but super friendly. I had such a crush on her and really I still do haha

[@punanny123]

Me Too....LOL

[@DocHolliday3841]

Have you seen her on "The Ranch"?

[@RoboticDragon]

@@DocHolliday3841 I have not watched that show no

[@Jordothecat98]

She’s honestly so adorable

[@miguelmelchior986]

You mean sexual.

[@coldvoid]

She WAS, yes.

[@vegas629am]

@@coldvoid lol

[@att1413]

@@coldvoid is she dead or something? She's still super hot.

[@tha8baller]

In a girl next door kinda way

[@ferpirata76]

Conan is my all time favorite. Its not only what he says, its how he says it, the acting, the timing... no one can teach you that. He is a natural and a great actor. Great clip!

[@James_Smith862]

I worked with her on a short lived TV show years ago. An absolute sweetheart and super professional. I adore her.

[@marccharbonneau1967]

I was in dancing on the moon...she had a part in too.

[@James_Smith862]

@@marccharbonneau1967 I was on the crew of a show called "the forgotten". She came in mid season to replace another actress. She was a dream.

[@aaronjames5276]

That's so cool. I bet she's something else to work with. :)

[@XtopherMartin]

This is so great to hear. You never know when this is who they are or if it's crafted.

[@IsyMaxine]

His joke about the eclair happened so quickly and I barely noticed it but it was so funny! lol :)

[@imaverageatgamesbutimostly3431]

Respect Conan, you handled this interview without being creepy, yet still acknowledging how human we are.

[@vemtrmz6969]

Maybe it was because her brother was watching lol

[@emotionalvideos6897]

saying this things in front of all people it's just shameful, just like most things of western and european culture, it's shameful

[@imaverageatgamesbutimostly3431]

@@emotionalvideos6897 what are you talking about?

[@emotionalvideos6897]

@@imaverageatgamesbutimostly3431 talking about porn in TV, and other shameful things western culture have with the excuse of liberty

[@imaverageatgamesbutimostly3431]

@@emotionalvideos6897 what a beautiful thing western culture

[@miguelc236]

That was a very quick “NO” from Conan lol

[@Jogwheel]

4:00 - _"You kind of get numb to [porn], don't you?"_ Conan's immediate response of _"No!"_ is so perfect. His timing is, always, excellent. And "The Girl Next Door" is an incredible film. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aImXoZWbl8p7idU

[@farshad3089]

When he brought the 11 year old into the pilot story. . . Conan’s amazing.

[@jvm-tv]

improv 101

[@davoshaunessy7481]

Have you ever been in a cockpit billy

[@sahilmalhotra8582]

She is just so beautiful.

[@arnonroyna4420]

Elisha: "He kinda looks like me right now." Conan: "No he doesn't." 😁

[@AmraphelofShinar]

She's so goofy! Makes her that much more adorable.

[@endlessnameless6494]

She's been married for years to a hocky player and is a mother of two, as well. Which is a nice change from the usual 40 year old star her age who either never had kids or was divorced a million times. She seems like a really wholesome person, TBH.

[@notthesamecc1927]

i never realized she was so goofy. love it!

[@Brendan-Black]

Her nerdiness makes her even more attractive.

[@CosmicCyberYT]

oh those childhood memories of The Girl Next Door coming to life after seeing this

[@gilbertodepiento8521]

She looks like a doll.

[@samunsung7550]

I skipped a heartbeat when I saw her first time in that movie. I can't believe it's been 17 years.

[@Mrraugut]

I know, right? I definitely need to rewatch. I used to watch it non-stop when I was back in high school.

[@rafac7384]

Elisha Cuthbert is my favorite actress, ever! I love her!

[@carlopulos6928]

Elisha Ann Cuthbert 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@Qtipz123]

I had such a crush on Elisha Cuthbert when she was on Popular Mechanics for Kids. Wow! Was that forever ago 😅

[@danishhald]

She’s so freakin gorgeous.

[@noktilux4052]

That haircut puts me right off. Did she just get out of a Hungarian prison?

[@Jimmy-fw1wd]

@@noktilux4052 couldn't agree more mate! Awful Awful hair

[@Stopthecäq]

@@Jimmy-fw1wd 😂

[@clanpsi]

@@noktilux4052 She could bic her scalp and she'd still be an absolute babe.

[@Brendan-Black]

@@noktilux4052 On most women I'd agree but damn this chick pulled it off. She could be bald and she'd still be hot AF.

[@streetmagik3105]

Conan's wit is unmatched! Greatest of all time!!

[@bigding8977]

She dresses for comfort. Seems really down to earth.

[@isuriadireja91]

i like when she's comfy. she can dress for comfort with me ANYTIME.

[@MethmalDhananjaya]

@@isuriadireja91 what?

[@xlerosx]

Her comfortable dress... makes me uncomfortable.

[@isuriadireja91]

@@xlerosx 😄

[@xeniosm4549]

I had a totally different feeling about her... she is actually great!

[@neonrot77]

Conan was UNBELIEVABLY quick here. He always is but this was unreal

[@AmberAmber]

Elisha is representing Canada AWESOMELY & She & Conan are Hilarious together ❤

[@princeharming8963]

Conan works well with just about everyone. He appears to actually be interested in what his guests have to say. Part of his charm.

[@AmberAmber]

@@princeharming8963 Agreed❤

[@tdstarr59]

Conan makes everything hilarious 😆⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@HonestLucifer]

Had a massive crush on her in early days. Had saved all her photos in best resolution and my Windows XP would change her wallpaper every 5mins

[@Kenneth_James]

I still watch that movie and get infatuated with her. She was incredibly gorgeous

[@TheKomentor]

She would still be if she wasn't a movie star and wasn't so obsessed with her looks. She is just 38 now but looks like in her 50s in her Instagram posts.

[@kenlompart9905]

She was a forest fire.

[@SoWhat.BigDeal.]

Is. She is.

[@frostyblade8842]

I love Conan, this is hilarious

[@hermunkulus]

Love this woman. That’s such an underrated movie.

[@stprm2013]

@@joshwhittier8669 good day to you Josh

[@manashmajumdar3550]

That's not an underrated movie. This movie still kill me every time i watched it and I'm 23 now.

[@Crisis.Knight]

@@manashmajumdar3550 But that's for you. Even so, it is underrated for most people.

[@Saturnsanz]

Wish people would stop misusing the word underrated, goddamn clowns

[@vitamindealer7915]

I just saw it and LOVED it!!

[@raha1277]

Coco is the only guy from Harvard that says :52 "college education" love him

[@surnbe]

I caught that also. Humble

[@black666phillip]

She couldn't be more difficult from her role its actually kinda crazy!

[@bubblesezblonde]

GREAT movie it was one of our faves

[@portrait1001]

Yes that's me with my jaw on the floor.

[@raynemichelle2996]

I used to watch her on Popular Mechanics for kids in the 90s! Also, I was so confused about this because that movie is so old but now I realize this is an old clip

[@samwalton4598]

Nothing has changed, youth and beauty still are the number one box office request. And always will be.

[@paulkurilecz4209]

Dude ... I know, a great line

[@edpetrik501]

Talk about a breath of fresh air 👍

[@therealshaft9768]

I doubt Harvey gave the pictures back 🤣

[@cyreljaytimtim3063]

She's perfect 😍and a good actress too❣️

[@EmpyreanLightASMR]

"That kid with the bowl cut" that Conan refers to is Paul Dano, who would explode in an indie/Hollywood kind of way. He'll be the Riddler in the new Batman. As for Elisha, I only know her from that movie (I think) so I never knew she was adorable and goofy. Awesome interview.

[@justrobocon6538]

Popular Mechanics for Kids!! I remember her from that show.

[@jesseespinoza7197]

Great acting!

[@bomat761]

I never knew she was so silly, I love ❤️ 💕 that!

[@NayanJB]

Nostalgia! 'The girl next door' was one of d best guilty pleasure movies ever & Elisa Cuthbert 😍 there're very few people at that time who didn't have a crush on her.

[@elishacuthbert2370]

Sincerely I'm blown away by your show of love and support towards me. Where are you from? I'll really love to keep in touch on email. Would you?❤️

[@YouTubeKnight]

I'm a huge fan of Conan. Every video I watch with him in it I watch because of him. But this time I'm watching because of Elisha Cuthbert.

[@MayaState]

What a warm personality

[@felaciosuxonadik8517]

She is supernaturally gorgeous and perfect, holy crap!!! And I love her personality too.

[@fezzik7619]

Stalker

[@felaciosuxonadik8517]

@@fezzik7619 Yes, but only a little.

[@notenough1484]

4:10.... 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nickregian636]

That fringe does suit her lol...Her best look was in 'The Girl Next Door' and 'Old School'

[@avjake]

Conan was killing it during this one.

[@Pentaclown84]

i love her voice

[@wilburyuen]

Conan never gets numb.

[@delvictor7570]

Only when he sits on the toilet too long.

[@inforexsfx6134]

She is absolutely amazing what a charming woman. Actually Vishal all the good luck for a great brilliant career and happy life.

[@chrissdevano]

Can we just appreciate how Conan basically did a blind handshake at the end?

[@jp3813]

Don't you mean Elisha? She grabbed his hand.

[@chrissdevano]

@@jp3813 no. She stuck out her hand and he shook it without even looking

[@jp3813]

@@chrissdevano He shook her hand after she made physical contact w/ his hand.

[@chrissdevano]

@@jp3813 ok. Still he shook it without looking, which is a w in my book

[@justforkics3384]

One of my favorite movies of all time. And my gahd, Elisha... Still one of my crush.

[@MrBinnie824]

Where is she right now seriously? GND was my 'awakening' movie. God I love Elisha Cuthbert.

[@christtheking5594]

See that we talking about a movie (the girl next door)which was released in 2004 if I’m correct🤔 and now it’s 2021,this long the movie is still imprinted on our mind (which means those that acted in the movie really did well) I don’t know how to say a congratulations to them because I don’t have words to express it 🥰 The way elisha and Emile acted was so cute and it was like a conversation between eyes to eyes without words when they look at each other If I start to comment on this movie im not gonna end it up so im finishing for now (really a lot to say but don’t know how to convert my expressions as words).

[@INSTAFLIXMEDIA]

Ahhh my teenage crush!!

[@Ukiyo-e-sama]

I love her!

[@Dave-sw2dm]

She looks like two different people. Even when they were showing the clip I was like, OK when are they going to show her. Just shows you what you wear and how you do your hair can make a huge difference in how you look.

[@theman5371]

Love her♥️😘

[@JParkSD]

Just saw the date of the upload and was thinking to myself that she didnt age at all! Then, i saw the description.

[@PeterParker-gp8bi]

she’s so ... i don’t know she’s just so great

[@rogersotelo6006]

She has the exact same hair as Paddy “the baddy”.

[@nadolfc8008]

Hahaha

[@harrygreb3457]

Hahahahahahahah! Great reference

[@TheBC313]

Love her

[@orangecucamonga]

Still the best soundtrack of any movie, ever.

[@blutomindpretzel1735]

forgot how cute she is until seeing this just now. Last thing she was in was Goon 2 and she STILL looks good

[@t_orcutt4621]

That clip is from 2004

[@TheDigitalDecade]

My god her personality seems great. ♥️

[@WhoTheHellIsHarvy]

3:58 - damn I'm so disappointed with Conan not jumping on the better opportunity for a joke there. How did nobody acknowledge that comment she said? lol

[@UnderTheBridge96]

Haha I caught that too...would have been too risqué for television to jump on that joke lol

[@manascool4]

What does that statement mean ?

[@MrJustSomeGuy87]

@@manascool4 probably commenting on a joke about “coming in and out”.

[@BoiseyMusic]

Caught that too

[@dwightschrute4560]

Wow irl her personality is closer to Alex from Happy Endings than Danielle from The Girl Next Door. Didn't expect that.

[@joosee6767]

Paddy the baddy was on Conan lol

[@broerymarantika853]

Dont you get numbed ? No 😂🤣

[@masterxyr]

"it means a lot to me" her last words. Well, not last Last, but on the show, here, in this clip

[@kristovj827]

Funny enough I was like 8 when I discovered Conan. I'm 31 looool

[@b.k8051]

those bangs

[@markc312]

My High School Crush when she Played in “The Girl Next Door”.

[@Christopher-md7tf]

Man that movie was such a teenage fantasy. I thought she was the hottest woman on the planet

[@stevenqirkle]

Anyone else old enough to remember her photo shoot in Maxim?

[@Brendan-Black]

Yep.

[@daddydaedae909]

Maaaan that got me through puberty

[@BoiseyMusic]

Yes I had that for years and had the biggest crush on her

[@Bloodsport83125]

Conan is the goat of late night

[@Batlca]

Here I am watching this thinking she made a new movie. No wonder I was surprised how young Conan looked 😁

[@alexsupertramp322]

Great movie.

[@vassa1972]

LoL

[@woodsman335]

She was great as Jack's daughter in the show "24"

[@AcidGlow]

Time sure flies... make the most of your time while you can. ⌛️

[@stpierreorama]

Indeed, I'm laying down right now thinking about how I was laying down back in middle school in 04' in my room watching Conan on my white Sony CRT television. It feels like it wasn't even that long ago but it's friggin 17 years!

[@TJ-ut8qg]

Damn bro, I feel like I needed to see what you said right now. Thank you

[@quaidoralious4181]

The sadness

[@johnwayne7621]

Ya man, life is so short

[@willvr4]

@Daniel G Those LAN Halo parties were dope. Even if it did require a lot of effort and hauling whatever spare TV we could muster up between our houses.

[@scottcrosby-art5490]

She still looks incredible

[@jeepgrand1994]

SMOKESHOW 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@fahadokami4124]

Now i gotta watch the girl next door again.

[@elishacuthbert2370]

Sincerely I'm blown away by your show of love and support towards me. Where are you from? I'll really love to keep in touch on email. Would you?💗💐

[@johnlee7164]

How to summon me in one easy step.

[@FT4Freedom]

I had a girlfriend in high-school nearly exactly like EC. Blew my mind for a good 2 years. Craziest yet most amazing first love. Alas she was actually crazy. But it was a good love story.

[@sminthian]

I thought she had a new movie, I was like "I haven't heard anything about her in forever....". Uh no, this is from 17 years ago...

[@TheTodd5761]

Shes been in all sorts of tv shows for a while

[@podunkcitizen2562]

I haven't heard anything from her in years either. She never texts me, she never calls.

[@jacoblyman5359]

@@podunkcitizen2562 maybe she changed phones and didn't have your number backed up...

[@podunkcitizen2562]

@@jacoblyman5359 That must be it!

[@elitruiz3459]

She is so beautiful 😍❤️ I've always has a crush on her

[@spankyoulater]

Calgary!!!!

[@c.l.5579]

Elisha looks like Ann Jillian from the 80s with that hairstyle. Shout out to boomers who actually remember Ann Jillian.

[@bubbaguy4411]

To be fair, one can NOT be a boomer to know Jillian.... Granted I am a borderline boomer GenXer....

[@justrobocon6538]

@@bubbaguy4411 I agree! Somehow us Gen X'rs are being labeled, Boomers. Let's get this right, Melenials!! 🤗

[@crazysnarfy861]

Ann Jillian was never quite that cute, but I know what you mean

[@spacecat7247]

I can see it..