Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004)

User Rating:

4.3/10   

Director:

Sara Sugarman

Writers (WGA):

Dyan Sheldon (book)
Gail Parent (screenplay)

Release Date:

20 February 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Music | Romance

Tagline:

So much drama, so little time.

Plot:

A teenage girl is convinced that her home city revolves around her until her family packs up and moves to the suburbs, where she finds herself competing for attention.

Plot Keywords:

Suburb | Band | New York City | Friend | Teenager

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Lindsay Lohan	...	Mary Elizabeth Cep / Lola
Adam Garcia	...	Stu
Glenne Headly	...	Karen
Alison Pill	...	Ella
Eli Marienthal	...	Sam
Carol Kane	...	Miss Baggoli
Megan Fox	...	Carla
Sheila McCarthy	...	Mrs. Gerard
Tom McCamus	...	Calum
Richard Fitzpatrick	...	Mr. Gerard
Sheila Sealy-Smith	...	Sgt. Rose
Ashley Leggat	...	Marcia
Barbara Mamabolo	...	Robin
Maggie Oskam	...	Paige
Rachael Oskam	...	Paula
Adam MacDonald	...	Steve
Gerry Quigley	...	Slimy Guy
Kyle Kass	...	Andy (as Kyle Kassardjian)
Connor Lynch	...	Colonel Pickering
Pedro Miguel Arce	...	Ticket Taker
Kevin Brown	...	Doorman
Bruce McFee	...	Lentigo
Diane Douglass	...	Waitress
Courtney Taylor-Taylor	...	Man at Party (as Courtney Alan Taylor)
Zoe	...	Negus the Dog
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Greg Farkas	...	Chorus - male dancer

Directed by
Sara Sugarman

Writing credits (WGA)
Dyan Sheldon		(book)
Gail Parent		(screenplay)

Produced by
Mathew Hart	....	line producer
Jerry Leider	....	producer
Robert Shapiro	....	producer

Original Music by
Mark Mothersbaugh

Cinematography by
Stephen H. Burum		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Anita Brandt-Burgoyne		(as Anita Brandt Burgoyne)

Casting by
Robin D. Cook

Production Design by
Leslie McDonald

Art Direction by
Dennis Davenport

Set Decoration by
Clive Thomasson

Costume Design by
David C. Robinson

Makeup Department
Renee Chan	....	assistant hair stylist
Veronica Ciandre	....	hair stylist
Sylvain Cournoyer	....	makeup artist
Liz Gruszka	....	assistant makeup artist (as Elizabeth Gruszka)
Fina Khan	....	assistant hair stylist
Kelly Shanks	....	assistant hair stylist

Production Management
Lori Greenberg	....	assistant production manager
Mathew Hart	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mark C. Hutchinson	....	second second assistant director: New York
Grant Lucibello	....	second assistant director
Mark MacDonald	....	third assistant director
Michael Pitt	....	first assistant director: second unit
Robert Shapiro	....	second unit director: New York
Peter Soldo	....	second assistant director: New York
Bruce Speyer	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Sean Breaugh	....	set designer
Martin Chalifoux	....	construction manager
Cynthia Chau	....	third assistant art director
Jonathan Davis	....	art department apprentice (as Jon Davis)
Dawn H. Fisher	....	second assistant art director
Paul Greenberg	....	graphics designer
Elis Lam	....	assistant art director
Rob McCallum	....	storyboard artist
H. Nancy Pak	....	art department coordinator
Reet Puhm	....	key scenic artist
Vic Rigler	....	property master
Jaclyn Shoub	....	assistant set decorator
Jason Sweers	....	graphic designer
Grant Van Der Slagt	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Brian Basham	....	sound recordist
G.W. Brown	....	supervising adr editor
Douglas Ganton	....	sound mixer
Vincent Guisetti	....	foley artist
Pamela Kahn	....	foley artist
Doc Kane	....	adr mixer
Adam Kopald	....	supervising sound editor
John Kwiatkowski	....	dialogue editor
Gregg Landaker	....	supervising sound mixer
Steve Maslow	....	supervising sound mixer
Blair Robb	....	audio playback engineer
Kyle Rochlin	....	foley mixer
Robert L. Sephton	....	supervising sound editor
Ron Stermac	....	utility sound

Special Effects by
Tony Kenny	....	special effects supervisor: Montreal
Kaz Kobielski	....	special effects director
Ian Locke	....	special effects shop foreman
David Loveday	....	effects props builder
David Loveday	....	specialty props coordinator
Dean Stewart	....	special effects administrator

Visual Effects by
Krista Allain	....	visual effects coordinator: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Adam Avitabile	....	digital compositor
Kevin R. Browne	....	animator
Chad Buehler	....	digital compositor
Phil Dakin	....	lighting/texture artist/tracker: Toybox
Henrik Fett	....	visual effects supervisor: LOOK Effects, Inc.
Aaron Fritz	....	visual effects production assistant
Paul C. George	....	animation director: Toybox
Raymond Gieringer	....	visual effects creative advisor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Jamie Hallett	....	senior digital compositor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Michael Hatton	....	visual effects supervisor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Christopher Ivins	....	lead digital compositor: LOOK! Effects Inc.
Phil Jones	....	visual effects supervisor: Toybox
Danny S. Kim	....	creative director
Marjorie Knight	....	senior digital compositor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Wendy Lanning	....	visual effects producer: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Mai-Ling Lee	....	3D artist: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Tracy Lefler	....	visual effects project manager: Toybox
Chris Wolfgang Mauch	....	digital effects artist
Jim Maxwell	....	digital matte artist: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Lon Molnar	....	visual effects technical advisor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Sean O'Hara	....	compositor
Duncan Orthner	....	motion capture technician
Persis Reynolds	....	visual effects producer: Toybox
Dan Schrecker	....	visual effects supervisor
Tefft Smith	....	digital artist
Jason Snea	....	compositor: TCS Toronto
Thomas Tannenberger	....	digital compositor: Look Effects
Melinka Thompson-Godoy	....	visual effects coordinator
David Yrisarri	....	visual effects producer
Zachary V. Lowe	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Ray McMillan	....	motion control supervisor (uncredited)
Nick Perks	....	3D animator: research and development (uncredited)

Stunts
Kristyn Butcher	....	stunt performer
Randi Lee Butcher	....	stunts
Dean Copkov	....	stunt rigger
Brian Jagersky	....	co-stunt coordinator
Steve Lucescu	....	stunt coordinator
Edward A. Queffelec	....	stunts
Shawnna Thibodeau	....	stunts
Jennifer Vey	....	stunt double: Lindsay Lohan

Camera and Electrical Department
Pierre Berube	....	best boy rigging electric
Stephane Boisvert	....	generator operator
Sam Bojin	....	best boy lighting
Russel Bowie	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Stéphane Caron	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera, Montreal
Robyn Clarke	....	camera trainee
Richard Emerson	....	key grip
William Engel	....	grip
Candide Franklyn	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Larry Huston	....	first assistant camera: New York
Eric Lefèbvre	....	electrician
Larry McConkey	....	camera operator: second unit, New York
Larry McConkey	....	director of photography: second unit, New York
Anthony Nocera	....	video assist operator
David Norris	....	camera operator: Wescam camera
Mark Schwartzbard	....	second assistant camera: New York
Tracy Shaw	....	rigging grip
Dean Stinchcombe	....	first assistant camera
Paul Zoskey	....	24 frame video operator

Animation Department
Billy D. Choi	....	animator

Casting Department
Robin D. Cook	....	casting: Canada
Donna Dupere	....	extras casting
Brad Gerstl	....	extras casting representative
Nicole Hilliard-Forde	....	casting associate: Canada
Sara Kay	....	casting assistant: Toronto
Kate Lacey	....	casting coordinator
Donna Morong	....	casting
Marcia Ross	....	casting
Jennifer Sabel	....	extras casting associate: New York
Aaron Unrau	....	extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sylvie Bonniere	....	seamstress
Pauline Chung	....	costume supervisor
Loreen Lightfoot	....	costume cutter
Susan MacLeod	....	wardrobe truck supervisor
Christopher Peterson	....	assistant costume designer
Marcia Scott	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Angela Barton	....	assistant editor
Don Broida	....	apprentice editor
Robert Doyle	....	assistant editor
Victoria Jensen	....	first assistant editor: avid
David Orr	....	color timer
Hugh Ross	....	assistant editor
Michael Toll	....	telecine operator

Music Department
Pete Anthony	....	conductor
Martin Blasick	....	composer: song "Don't Move On"
Martin Blasick	....	composer: song "Ready to Learn"
Chuck Comeau	....	composer: song "Perfect" (as Charles Andre Comeau)
Sandy DeCrescent	....	music contractor
Walt Fowler	....	musician: trumpet
Matthew Gerrard	....	song producer
Benoit Grey	....	orchestrator
Brad Haehnel	....	music mixer
Kevin Kliesch	....	orchestrator
Joseph Magee	....	production music mixer
Ernie Mannix	....	music editor
Chris McGeary	....	music editor
Dawn Soler	....	music supervisor (as Dawn Solér)
Patrick Spain	....	score assistant engineer
Booker White	....	music preparation

Transportation Department
Richard Gaal	....	driver: set decoration
Steven Sacrob	....	driver
Jerome Wheeler	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Juan Aguirre	....	assistant accountant
Samantha Armstrong	....	script supervisor
Gina Blaser	....	assistant: Mr. Leider and Mr. Shapiro
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot
David M. Chisholm	....	assistant production coordinator
Christopher Comrie	....	payroll accountant
Kathi Danielson	....	production accountant
Cody Dorkin	....	adr voice
Eliza Dyson	....	location assistant
Garett Edde	....	production assistant
Henry Fletcher	....	assistant: Ms. Sugarman
Peggy Flood	....	additional voice
Ellen Gannon	....	production coordinator
Jason Haney	....	on-set craft
Fred Kamping	....	location manager
Vair Macphee	....	production coordinator
Louise Muskala	....	assistant: Mr. Leider and Mr. Shapiro
Evan Perazzo	....	location manager
Wayne Petrucelli	....	security: Lindsay Lohan, New York
Marguerite Pomerhn Derricks	....	choreographer (as Marguerite Derricks)
Denis Proulx	....	first aid: Montreal
Melanie Shea	....	assistant: Ms. Sugarman
Dave Ian Smith	....	fire safety officer
Michelle K. Smith	....	production secretary
Karen Tyrell	....	publicist
Jeremy Selenfriend	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Michael Stever	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Walt Disney Pictures (presents)
• Confessions Productions
• Argentum Film Produktion und Betriebes KG (produced in association with) (as Argentum Film Produktion GmbH & Co. Betriebs KG)

Distributors

• Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (2004) (USA) (theatrical) (distributed by)
• Buena Vista International Italia (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2004) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Gaumont Buena Vista International (GBVI) (2004) (France) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (2007) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2005) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Video (2004) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Gativideo (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Net5 (2007) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)

Special Effects

• Image Resolution, The (opticals)
• Amoeba Proteus (fantasy sequences)
• LOOK! Effects (digital visual effects)
• Toybox (visual effects)
• Intelligent Creatures (visual effects)
• Effects Group

Other Companies

• Buena Vista Imaging  end titles
• Buena Vista Negative Cutting  negative cutting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Concept & Creation Mordicus  construction
• DeLuxe Laboratories  color timing
• Eastwood Scoring Stage  music recorded at
• Hollywood Records  soundtrack published by
• Image Resolution, The  opticals
• Mutato Muzika  music recorded at
• Picture Mill, The  title design: main titles (as The Picture Mill)
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by
• Toronto Film Studios  movie studio
• Universal Studios Sound Facilities  re-recording services provided by (as Universal Studios Sound)
• Walt Disney Music Library, The  music preparation
• William F. White International  chapman camera cranes and dollies provided by (as William F. White International, Inc.)

Also Known As:

Bekenntnisse einer Highschool Diva (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild thematic elements and brief language.

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG (certificate #40581) | Iceland:L | Norway:A | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Canada:G | Finland:K-7 | Germany:o.Al. | Netherlands:AL | Philippines:G | Singapore:PG | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Birchmount Collegiate, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

The role of Lola Stepp was first offered to Hilary Duff.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the family is at the dinner table, one of the twins is sitting across from her twin, with Lindsay at the head of the table. In the next shot one twin is missing, and The mother is in the spot where the twin was. in the next shot the mother has walked away from the table and twin one is back in her seat.

Quotes:

Stu: [looking at cup of coffee placed in front of him] That's not onion rings...

Movie Connections:

References The Parent Trap (1998)

Soundtrack:

Life is Beautiful

Lindsay Lohan is the only good part

Lindsay Lohan plays Lola, a hip Greenwich Village teenager who moves to a new school in a Jersey suburb, where she faces Carla Santini, a girl claiming to be the most popular girl at her school, a title that Lola must have no matter what. After trying to nab the lead role in the school play, the competition between the two girls culminates at a sold-out concert by Lola's favorite band that Carla conveniently has tickets to see.

The previews made the film seem boring and for the most part it is. There's not really a story and it's hard to tell what the real intentions of the film are. There were a bunch of little stories but none of them really went anywhere. I know this film is directed towards teenage girls but they deserve better films than this. The movie was just so lame and unfunny. The whole clumsy girl act is really getting old and it wasn't really funny to begin with anyways. They were trying really hard for laughs and it just wasn't working. There were just a few small chuckles and that's it. The only reason why someone should watch this is because of Lindsay Lohan. She actually gives an entertaining performance and she saves the film from being really bad.

Sarah Sugarman does a terrible job at directing. She doesn't have one clear idea for a story, just a bunch of random scenes put together. It was pretty much just Lindsay Lohan running around all over the place. Lohan doesn't really get support from the rest of the cast since they all decide to phone in their performances. The film is also very unrealistic and it sends a bad message out to kids. For example, two thirteen (or fourteen) year old girls wouldn't go to a concert in New York and depend on a scalper to give them tickets. Then they have this scene where the two girls are in the bedroom of Sid Arthur having a pillow fight while there's a party (thrown by a rock star) going on downstairs. It was just completely stupid and unrealistic. The ending is also pretty bad since it randomly ends with Lohan kissing Sam even though they hardly focused on this romantic subplot. This film was just an uneven, unfunny mess. In the end, Lindsay Lohan is the only reason to watch this and it's really just for die hard fans. Rating 3/10