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Overview

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6.1/10   9,391 votes
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Director:
Jamie Babbit
Writers:
Brian Wayne Peterson (screenplay)
Jamie Babbit (story)
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Release Date:
16 November 2000 (Australia) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance | Drama more
Tagline:
A Comedy Of Sexual Disorientation
Plot:
A naive teenager is sent to rehab camp when her straitlaced parents and friends suspect her of being a lesbian. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
An exceptionally remarkable eye-opening film on adolescent soul more (174 total)

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Also Known As:
Make Me Over (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong language and sexual content involving teens.
Runtime:
85 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR

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Trivia:
Melanie Lynskey was Jamie Babbit's first choice to play Hilary after the director had seen her in Heavenly Creatures (1994) and Ever After (1998). Additionally, Lynskey had already worked with Natasha Lyonne (Megan) in Detroit Rock City (1999). more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Dolph and Megan get in the truck to go and kidnap Clayton and Graham from graduation, the back window of the truck is not painted. When Graham climbs in the back of the truck after Megan's cheer, the window is painted red and white. more
Quotes:
Mary: Foreplay is for *sissies*! more
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Featured in This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006) more
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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful.
An exceptionally remarkable eye-opening film on adolescent soul, 18 March 2009
9/10
Author: wm28 from Hungary

To many viewers this is probably not much more than a well-made, feel-good satirical comedy about teenage homosexuality and adult homophobia mixed with some heart-warming moments, and indeed it serves that function of somewhat superficial entertainment well. But it is a lot more than that. If you watch carefully, this is an incredibly honest, revealing and touchingly sensitive film on teenage identity crisis and identity search interacting with social influences. It tells you more than any psychology book could tell on adolescence, because one cannot put all that into words. Natasha Lyonne as 17 year old Megan (the heroine of the story) demonstrates amazing qualities of acting in a role which is probably the most demanding any actor or actress can face: that of a changing adolescent personality re-discovering one's inner, formerly suppressed unconscious self over two months, while still remaining herself in a way. If you compare her different faces at different phases of the story, e.g. when she "just cannot think of anything" at the camp, and when she looks into the bathroom mirror much later in the film washing her teeth, you will see what I mean. If you are not distracted by hilariously funny bits and jokes and you do not consider poor acting by Cathy Moriarty, it is in fact a top quality drama made superbly. Intimate conversations between the two leading actors (Natasha Lyonne and Clea DuVall) tell more in one minute of this film about life than most movie star celebrities do throughout their whole career. Natasha Lyonne should have received an Oscar for this as best actress, and she should have been offered leading roles in less superficial films than "American Pie". A talent wasted. Her performance in this film is an extraordinary achievement and a very touching experience for anyone sensitive enough to resonate to it. I highly recommend it for re-watching it several times: you will not get bored if you are attentive enough.

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