{"id":592627,"date":"2026-04-18T23:31:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T23:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/592627\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T23:31:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T23:31:08","slug":"movie-star-recalls-being-so-broke-co-star-matthew-mcconaughey-had-to-pay-for-her-20-valet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/592627\/","title":{"rendered":"Movie star recalls being &#8216;so broke&#8217; co-star Matthew McConaughey had to pay for her $20 valet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Judy Greer recalled once being \u201cso broke\u201d that her \u201cWedding Planner\u201d co-star Matthew McConaughey had to pay for her $20 valet bill. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore we started shooting, we did a table read, and we did it at the Roosevelt Hotel [in New York City], and I valeted my car,\u201d she told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@entertainmenttonight\/video\/7628736704068816158\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Entertainment Tonight<\/a>. \u201cI didn\u2019t know any better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Realizing she \u201cdidn\u2019t have enough money\u201d to pay the fee, she made her way to a payphone in the lobby to ask her friend Sean Gunn for some financial assistance. <\/p>\n<p>Judy Greer recalled once being \u201cso broke\u201d that Matthew McConaughey helped her out by paying her $20 valet bill while working together on \u201cThe Wedding Planner.\u201d  Apple TV via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMatthew McConaughey overheard [her situation] and gave me $20,\u201d she recalled, adding that she felt \u201cmortified\u201d but grateful.  GC Images<\/p>\n<p>Luckily for her, McConaughey was there to offer his assistance. . <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMatthew McConaughey overheard me and gave me $20,\u201d she recalled, laughing. \u201cI was so mortified, but also, like, \u2018My hero.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201c13 Going on 30\u201d star starred in the 2001 film as Penny alongside Jennifer Lopez and McConaughey.  <\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in the interview, Greer couldn\u2019t help but praise McConaughey as she reflected on their time working together. <\/p>\n<p>Greer starred in the 2001 rom-com \u201cThe Wedding Planner\u201d as Penny (pictured above) alongside Jennifer Lopez and McConaughey.  \u00a9Columbia Pictures\/courtesy Ever<\/p>\n<p>The actress remembered her time working with McConaughey, telling the outlet how \u201clovely [he] was.\u201d Columbia Pictures<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe thing I remember about that movie was how lovely [he] was. I loved seeing him in hair and makeup every morning, \u2019cause he had, like, pajamas on and a Yerba Mate,\u201d Greer recalled.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cI haven\u2019t worked with him since, but I have a feeling not much has changed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While looking back on the iconic rom-com as marks its 25th anniversary this year, Greer told the outlet she \u201cdidn\u2019t understand what a big deal it would be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The actress reflected on the movie, saying at the time, she \u201cdidn\u2019t understand what a big deal it would be.\u201d \u00a9Columbia Pictures\/courtesy Ever<\/p>\n<p>The film marks its 25th anniversary this year. \u00a9Columbia Pictures\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n<p>When asked if she would be open to a reboot of the classic, Greer explained that while she feels the original film still holds up after all this time, she would be open to revisiting the film. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, because I love it, and I think it\u2019d be fun to see what people do with it, but also, like, it\u2019s great,\u201d Greer told Entertainment Tonight. \u201cWhy do we have to keep rebooting everything?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, she added that she would say yes \u201cas long as I get to be in it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Judy Greer recalled once being \u201cso broke\u201d that her \u201cWedding Planner\u201d co-star Matthew McConaughey had to pay for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":592628,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[236,3172,91,88,219961,10633,206],"class_list":{"0":"post-592627","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-celebrity-interviews","10":"tag-celebrity-news","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-judy-greer","13":"tag-matthew-mcconaughey","14":"tag-movies"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/592627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=592627"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/592627\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/592628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=592627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=592627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=592627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}