Odd Girl Out (2005) (TV)

Director:

Tom McLoughlin

Writers (WGA):

Rachel Simmons (book)
Matthew McDuffie (story) ...

Release Date:

4 April 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

The secret life of girls... it's not pretty.

Plot:

A mother and her daughter confront the intimidation of teen peer pressure and the emotionally brutalizing social rituals of high school...

Plot Keywords:

High School | Bullying | Friends Who Hate Each Other | Overdose | Bully

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Alexa Vega	...	Vanessa
Lisa Vidal	...	Barbara
Leah Pipes	...	Stacey
Elizabeth Rice	...	Nikki
Alicia Morton	...	Tiffany
Shari Dyon Perry	...	Emily (as Shari Perry)
Rhoda Griffis	...	Denise Larson
Nancy McLoughlin	...	Ms. Donnely
Margo Moorer	...	Principal Jessup
Chad Biagini	...	Tony
Joey Nappo	...	Ezra
Maureen Brennan	...	Soccer Coach
Michael Arata	...	Dave Larson
Asia Larkin	...	Wannabe #1
Krizia Vega	...	Wannabe #2

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic issues and language.

Runtime:

120 min (including commercials) | Brazil:84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Jaffe/Braunstein Films

Trivia:

Based on the book "Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls" by Rachel Simmons.

Goofs:

Continuity: After Vanessa is rejected from the lunch table for the second time, she runs to the bathroom and into a stall. She puts her backpack on the floor and stands on the toilet seat to hide when she hears the other girls coming. One of the girls takes a picture of the bottom of Vanessa's stall with their camera phone. When the picture is shown later, you see Vanessa's backpack along with her feet clearly planted on the floor.

Soundtrack:

I Luv How You Feel

The real deal on High School

"Odd Girl Out" (2005) Alexa Vega, Lisa Vidal, Leah Pipes. 4.5/5.0 stars. When a girl (Vega) finds that her closest friends start to spread rumors and ruin her life she starts to break down to the hurtful and often harmful rituals of High School. Vanessa is your average girl trying to find herself in the world. She is friends with Stacey (Leah Pipes), the most popular girl in school, until Nikki (Elizabeth Rice) and Tiffany (Alicia Morton) sabotage her friendship with the queen bee and the clique. She is tortured throughout the school year until finally, the words start to get to her, and not in a good way. The school outcast, Emily (Perry) joins Vanessa on her quest to navigate through the dreadful everyday life that our teens go through everyday. My thoughts on it-This definitely hit the surface with a stone, and made some huge points that "Mean Girls" (2004) failed to point out. HIhg School may be the hardest times of our lives. Especially when your friends turn on you, and you are all alone in a teenage wasteland of betrayal, rumors, and raging hormones. This is the real deal. The secret life of girls is NOT pretty. What goes on behind our backs-Its one place where you cannot protect your children. Parents should know that this movie does contain some very dramatic elements to it. There is some very intense moments or drama and schoolyard insults such as slut, whore, or bitch. There is some sexual references made through out the movie. Children under 13 should have an adult or guardian around for some mild discretion.

Rated TV-14 for Strong language and thematic elements.