When Teen Can't Find Date for Prom, She Brings Danny DeVito Cutout Instead
In movies and television shows, prom is depicted as this magical night that teens will remember for the rest of their lives.
In reality, it can be an extremely stressful time and usually does not live up to the hype.
When one 17-year-old couldn’t find the perfect date to take her to the dance, she decided to go out and buy one.
Yes, Allison Closs from Carlisle, Pennsylvania, took Danny DeVito to prom.
Of course, not the real DeVito, but a cardboard cut out of him. The cardboard DeVito was decked out in a tie from Closs’ brother’s closet and a boutonniere.
The 72-year-old actor might not be what you would consider a normal teen heartthrob, but he was the most cost-effective choice.
“I considered other celebrities, like Bill Nye the Science Guy,” she said. “But many of them would (have required) ordering a custom-made cutout, and I’m not about that money life, if you know what I’m saying.”
A “shockingly wide variety” of DeVito cutouts were available on Amazon.
“I think Danny DeVito is hilarious,” Closs said. The two were even able to take funny pictures in the photo booth together.
The teen hid the identity of her date from the rest of her classmates so that it would be a surprise.
“My parents and a few friends knew,” Closs said. “My mom was a little skeptical, (and) my friends thought the concept was amusing. But to be honest, I don’t think they thought I was actually going to go through with it.”
Going with DeVito was definitely the better option, according to Closs, but she didn’t let any classmates dance with him because she “was afraid he’d get broken.”
“Making things work with a human date can be exhausting,” she said. “Danny’s not like that. He just goes with the flow … We never argue, never fight. Plus, he treats me the way a woman should be treated.”
@DannyDeVito Thanks Danny for coming to prom with me and being such a kickass date ? pic.twitter.com/vozI14noch
— Allison Closs (Danny DeVito Prom Girl) (@TheYABookLover) May 12, 2018
“As an aspiring filmmaker, it would be huge to be acknowledged by a legend like him,” Closs said. She plans on attending Gettysburg College in the fall.
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