Witherspoon continued to associate herself with big-name talent, bagging a role in this Danny DeVito starring dramedy.

The diminutive funnyman plays a TV clown struggling to raise his two sons after the death of his wife, while contending with the neo-Nazi across the street. Witherspoon turns up as the love interest of DeVito's older son, though her interest wanes when the TV performer goes off the rails.

Smart Blonde? She was probably well advised to steer clear of this dysfunctional lot.