Smith returned to film acting in 2003 with the comedy film "Wasabi Tuna". In the film she played an over-the-top version of herself whose miniature poodle, Sugar Pie, is stolen from her on Halloween by a team of drag queens dressed like her. Neither the film nor her performance drew positive reviews. In 2005, she briefly appeared as a spectator at a basketball game in "Be Cool", starring John Travolta. In late 2005, she agreed to play Lucy in the self-produced independent parody film "Illegal Aliens" alongside wrestler Joani "Chyna" Laurer. It attempted to parody several popular television shows from the 1970s and 1980s as well as several film franchises and was released direct-to-video on May 1, 2007, three months after Smith's death.