Sugar & Spice (2001)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Francine McDougall

Writer (WGA):

Mandy Nelson (written by)

Release Date:

26 January 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Why would the most popular girl in school wear a mask?

Plot:

A popular high school cheerleader becomes pregnant with the star quarterback's child, only to find herself turning to crime to support the lifestyle she wants to live.

Plot Keywords:

Cheerleader | Quarterback | High School | Robbery | Bank Robbery

Cast

Marla Sokoloff	...	Lisa Janusch
Marley Shelton	...	Diane Weston
Melissa George	...	Cleo Miller
Mena Suvari	...	Kansas Hill
Rachel Blanchard	...	Hannah Wald
Alexandra Holden	...	Fern Rogers
Sara Marsh	...	Lucy Whitman
James Marsden	...	Jack Bartlett
Sean Young	...	Mrs. Hill
W. Earl Brown	...	Hank 'Terminator' Rogers
Adam Busch	...	Geeky Guy
Jake Hoffman	...	Ted
Nate Maher	...	Chris
David Belenky	...	Bruce
Kevin Kling	...	Factory Worker

Also Known As:

Sugar and Spice and Semiautomatics (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language, sex-related humor and some thematic elements.; Rated PG-13 for language, sex-related humor and thematic elements. (video version)

Runtime:

81 min | 84 min (extended version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Finland:K-11 | Iceland:L | USA:R (original rating) | South Korea:12 | South Korea:15 (extended version) | Philippines:PG-13 | UK:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:PG | Chile:14 | France:-12 | Germany:12 | Peru:14 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Anoka High School - 3939 Seventh Avenue N., Anoka, Minnesota, USA

Trivia:

The writing credit was changed to "Mandy Nelson" shortly before the film's release.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Jack and Diane are coming back from the grocery store in the car, she tosses out a pink paper and you DONT see it fly back as the wind would naturally have blown it to the rear. The paper just fell straight down. Meaning they were obviously in front of a fake green screen background.

Quotes:

[overly hyper]
Dianne's Mom: I'm DeeDee. You can remember me because of my double D's!
Dianne's Dad: Honey, don't show them those!
[to Jack's parents]
Dianne's Dad: And I'm Dianne's dad, Dennis. Now, don't try that after one of my screw-drivers.
Dianne's Mom: Say, who wants pigs-in-a-blanket?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Be Kind Rewind (2008)

Soundtrack:

Critical Nature

Sugar and spice gets better and better

This chick flick had lot to offer, especially the fact that desperate times lead to desperate measures. I loved this movie- to me it was like Clueless meets Point Break. It was amazing, and i thought all performances were great.

This new line cinema film, may have been a low budget one, but it was brilliant. Marley Shelton's character of Diane Weston, may not have been the perfect protagonist for this kind of movie,but she was sweet and funny- what i found good was Rachel Blanchard's portrayal as Hannah. We saw her before playing Cher is the unsuccesfull 'clueless' TV series, and in Road Trip as Tiffany- well though those were just inconsiderable, this performance was something different. Mena Suvari made a really good Kansas. Her partial sweet/tough looks, made her seem the perfect casting decision.

All in all- this mix of comedy and drama, makes this movie a great film for all teenagers. The famous pose of the 6 girls at the police station, is certainly unforgettable.