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But I'm a Cheerleader (1999) 6.2
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6.2/10 from 13,982 users
Metascore: 39/100
Reviews: 178 user | 76 critic | 30 from Metacritic.com A naive teenager is sent to rehab camp when her straitlaced parents and friends suspect her of being a lesbian. Director:Jamie Babbit |
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Cast
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| Michelle Williams | ... | ||
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Brandt Wille | ... | |
| Bud Cort | ... |
Peter
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Nancy
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| RuPaul | ... |
Mike
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Katie Donahue | ... |
Cheerleader #1
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Danielle Reneau | ... |
Cheerleader #2
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Mary Brown
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Rock
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| Clea DuVall | ... | ||
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Sinead
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Joel
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Megan is an all-American girl. She's a cheerleader, she has a boyfriend, etc. But she doesn't like kissing her boyfriend very much. And she's pretty touchy with her cheerleader friends. And she only has pictures of girls up in her locker. Her parents and friends conclude that she *must* be gay and send her off to "sexual redirection" school, full of admittedly homosexual misfits, where she can learn to how to be straight. Will Megan be turned around to successful heterosexuality, or will she succumb to her love for the beautiful Graham? Written by Martin Lewison <mlewison@utk.edu>
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A Comedy Of Sexual DisorientationMotion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong language and sexual content involving teens | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
16 November 2000 (Australia) See more »Also Known As:
Make Me Over See more »Filming Locations:
Santa Clarita, California, USABox Office
Budget:
$1,200,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$60,410 (USA) (7 July 2000)Gross:
$2,199,853 (USA) (15 September 2000)Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Megan: That's why we came here, right? So *you* could be yourself.
Graham: I don't like Sinead that way.
Megan: Which way is that, clothed?
Graham: We weren't doing anything.
Megan: Oh, when you were going like this, you weren't doing anything.
Graham: No we, I wasn't, I wasn't doing that!
Megan: It doesn't matter.
Graham: Why are you freaking out?
Megan: It's none of my bussiness. Do what you want.
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Performed by Tattle Tale
Written by Madigan Shive and Jen Wood
Published by MoonPuss Music (ASCAP)
Courtesy of St. Francis Records
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Melanie Lynskey was Jamie Babbit's first choice to play Hilary after the director had seen her in Heavenly Creatures and Ever After: A Cinderella Story. Additionally, Lynskey had already worked with Natasha Lyonne (Megan) in Detroit Rock City. See more »Goofs
Graham's cigarette when Megan and Graham are talking while Megan is trying to write her "cheer". See more »Quotes
Graham: [after Megan sees Graham and Sinead dancing] Megan, it's not what you think.Megan: That's why we came here, right? So *you* could be yourself.
Graham: I don't like Sinead that way.
Megan: Which way is that, clothed?
Graham: We weren't doing anything.
Megan: Oh, when you were going like this, you weren't doing anything.
Graham: No we, I wasn't, I wasn't doing that!
Megan: It doesn't matter.
Graham: Why are you freaking out?
Megan: It's none of my bussiness. Do what you want.
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Soundtracks
"Glass Vase Cello Case"Performed by Tattle Tale
Written by Madigan Shive and Jen Wood
Published by MoonPuss Music (ASCAP)
Courtesy of St. Francis Records
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This film is a biting and hilarious parody of people who not only force themselves into artificial molds but also feel the to make other people fit the same stereotypical molds. The main attack of the satire is on the delusion that homosexuals can be cured by people who are themselves repressed homosexuals.
Deliciously silly victorian roles of males and females are superimposed on the teenagers who struggle not to be who they really are. But the garishly-colored costumes of the 1950's "Father Knows Best" and "Leave It To Beaver" style are as incongruous as the fake role-playing. In the end, at least some of the young victims of this cruelty escape to face a life of being themselves.