Not Another Teen Movie (2001)

A sendup of all the teen movies that have accumulated in the past two decades.

Director:

Joel Gallen

Writers:

Mike Bender, Adam Jay Epstein,

Stars:

Chyler Leigh, Chris Evans, Jaime Pressly

5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chyler Leigh	...	Janey Briggs
Chris Evans	...	Jake Wyler
Jaime Pressly	...	Priscilla
Eric Christian Olsen	...	Austin
Mia Kirshner	...	Catherine Wyler
Deon Richmond	...	Malik
Eric Jungmann	...	Ricky Lipman
Ron Lester	...	Reggie Ray
Cody McMains	...	Mitch Briggs
Sam Huntington	...	Ox
JoAnna Garcia Swisher	...	Sandy Sue (as Joanna Garcia)
Lacey Chabert	...	Amanda Becker
Samm Levine	...	Bruce
Cerina Vincent	...	Areola
Beverly Polcyn	...	Sadie Agatha Johnson

Storyline

At John Hughes High School, the students are the same as just about every other teenager in a teen movie. The popular jock, Jake, takes a bet from Austin, the cocky blonde guy, that he can transform Janey, the pretty ugly girl, into the prom queen before the prom. But two people are trying to stop Jake from succeeding: his evil sister, Catherine, the cruelest girl in school, and Priscilla, the bitchy cheerleader. And all of their friends are the same as any other teen movie: Areola, the naked foreign exchange student, Les, the beautiful weirdo, Malik, the token black guy, the desperate virgins, Amanda Becker, the perfect girl, Ricky, Janey's obsessed best friend, and Sadie, the VERY old undercover reporter.

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Plot Keywords:

bet | prom | teen movie | school | cheerleader | 

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Taglines:

If You Liked Scary Movie we don't give a shit

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong crude sexual content and humor, language and some drug content

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 December 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Teen Movie

Filming Locations:

Rae's Restaurant, 2901 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$16,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$120,447 (Netherlands) (7 June 2002)

Gross:

£1,696,327 (UK) (14 June 2002)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation, Original Film, Neal H. Moritz Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min 99 min (unrated director's cut)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the big football game near the end, when a bunch of players run off the field, the name on one of the players' shirts is EXTRA.

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Goofs

When Principal Vernon first comes into the library, the toilet seat cover isn't hanging out of the back of his pants. When he exits, the cover suddenly appears.

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Quotes

Areola: But I don't need the class schedule. I only come to this country to be object of lust for poor nerds who cannot get American pussy.
Mr. Cornish: Well, isn't that wonderful?

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Crazy Credits

Two bonus scenes at the end: Mr Briggs, in a parody of a scene from "American Pie", talks about a "three-way" while holding two pies. The albino folk singer sings about being blinded from her corneas burned out by the sun. (This scene comes after all the credits have finished.)

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Connections

Spoofs Almost Famous (2000)

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Soundtracks

"Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want"
Written by The Smiths
Performed by Muse
Courtesy of Taste Media

User Reviews

Oh, no, not another teen movie! *pause* oh, this is actually funny? Coolness!

Not Another Teen Movie, like Scary Movie, this is a parody of what the 1990's had to offer us, the romantic teen comedies! How many of them do we loathe? But how many were also great? Not Another Teen Movie makes fun of movies from the 80's to the 90's and is very clever. I saw this movie with a friend and honestly, while there are a few parts that were a little too much for me, I don't exactly dig potty humor, but there are some really funny scenes. It was fun to see someone finally make fun of the all the clichés that were rubbed in our faces: the nerdy girl turning into the hot girl, clichéd characters that would never be friends but somehow are, the best friend in love with the other friend who's in love with the popular kid, you get the drill.

In the stereotypical high school community of John Hughes High sexy Priscilla, a popular cheerleader, separates from her boyfriend, Jake Wyler. After Jake discovers that Priscilla is now dating strange and socially inept Les just to spite him, one of Jake's friends, Austin, suggests seeking retribution by making Janey Briggs, a "uniquely rebellious girl", the prom queen. Jake attempts to court Janey's love, but faces adversity from his own sister Catherine, who is sexually attracted to him, Janey's unnoticed admirer and best friend Ricky, and memories from his past football career. Catherine eventually helps her brother by slightly altering Janey's appearance, ultimately making her more attractive to the other characters. Meanwhile, Janey's little brother, Mitch, and his friends, Ox and Bruce, make a pact to lose their virginity by Graduation even though they are still in their Freshmen year. Making fun of movies like: She's All That, Cruel Intentions, American Pie, The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Drive Me Crazy, American Beauty, and Pretty in Pink , Not Another Teen Movie leaves no film left alone to show us the utter cliché that came with every teen movie out of the 90's.

Like I said, there are some moments that are a little much, this is a pretty raunchy comedy, but I think it's just making fun of the in your face movies with the sick humor as well. I mean there's potty humor and hard core nudity, but I digress. There are some really funny moments in this movie, wither it was the random song the cast breaks into about their excitement for the prom or the whole introduction of the clichéd characters. The cast looked like they had a blast making this movie and I had a lot of fun watching it as well. I would recommend it for those who love satire and parodies, I did warn you though about the raunchiness, so if you have a weak stomach, you may wanna fast forward through a few parts.

7/10