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Michelle Trachtenberg: Slapping Zac Efron Made Me Feel Bad

March 7, 2008

While working on making the movie Seventeen Again, Michelle Trachtenberg and Zac Efron had the strange situation of pretending to be daughter and father.

After all, the movie is about a middle aged guy played by Matthew Perry who finds himself made into a 17-year-old, so Zac Efron plays Perry as a teenager.  Michelle Trachtenberg has the role of his daughter…and in real life she’s two years older than he is!

 But the two found their groove quickly.

“I call him dad,” she said with a laugh to Hollywood.com.  ”[I say things like], Good morning, dad.”

One scene called for her to hit slap Zac hard, and she admitted that wasn’t the most comfortable thing in the world.

“I felt really bad because the other night I had to slap Zac and that was really hard for me to do. There were like three takes and he was such a trooper,” she explained.

“His face was burning red and I was like, ‘I’m sorry!’ He was like, ‘Just do it. Come on!’ He was so funny.”

“The thing about slaps on camera is there are so many ways to do it wrong!” added Efron. 

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14 Responses to “Michelle Trachtenberg: Slapping Zac Efron Made Me Feel Bad”

  1. Sammie on March 7th, 2008 10:38 pm

    haha zacc.
    your so cute.
    and strong, he can stand a slapp.
    hah.

  2. Miley Ray on March 8th, 2008 12:09 am

    Um ok hahahahahaha poor zac

  3. Jeremy on March 8th, 2008 9:01 am

    Too bad you didn’t have to slap him on his butt

  4. Jennie on March 10th, 2008 7:28 pm

    Bless him!
    He’s such a man =]
    Haha i have to agree with Jeremy though hahaha =P
    I wish I could be in a film with him =D Omg how amazing =]
    but I definetely wouldn’t slap his gorgeous little face if I could help it lol =]

    LY zac =] xox
    Can’t wait for 17 again to come out! Woop!

  5. Jennie on March 10th, 2008 7:32 pm

    OMG I actually meant I would like to slap him on his butt lol
    When i said that it looked like i didnt want to

    Lol im such a dumbass sometimes! =D

    xxxx

  6. lauren on March 11th, 2008 10:21 am

    i love zac efroni hope he doesnt get hurt in the movie hes so fit!!!!!!!!!! i love him

  7. lauren on March 11th, 2008 10:23 am

    whoo zac hope u read these messages your great hope i get to meet u i have seen all your movies and i will definately see the rest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! xxxxxxxxxxxxx loveu loads

  8. lauren on March 11th, 2008 10:25 am

    i would like to slap his butt aswel lol i wouldnt want to hurt him though lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

  9. lindsay maykowski on March 13th, 2008 12:24 am

    hey zac i hope your face is ok. lol
    you are so hot and i just want to hug you.
    you are so strong and sweet. luv yah!!!!!!!!!

  10. sarahi on March 14th, 2008 4:29 pm

    wow i feel bad he must of felt bad 2

  11. srahi on March 14th, 2008 4:32 pm

    hey zac i forgot u r so hot omg how could i 4get dat noe girl can 4get
    cuz u r hot i m not kidding

  12. sarah on April 8th, 2008 7:04 pm

    i love zac is cutexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

  13. sarah on April 8th, 2008 7:05 pm

    i love zac is cute

  14. sarah on April 8th, 2008 7:09 pm

    i love zac is cute i ralywant to kiss him and i want to mary him to be true love.

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