She's the Man (2006)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Andy Fickman

Writers (WGA):

Ewan Leslie (screenplay) and
Karen McCullah Lutz (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

17 March 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

If you wanna chase your dream, sometimes you gotta break the rules.

Plot:

When her brother decides to ditch for a couple weeks in London, Viola heads over to his elite boarding school, disguises herself as him, and proceeds to fall for one of her soccer teammates. Little does she realize she's not the only one with romantic troubles, as she, as he, gets in the middle of a series of intermingled love affairs.

Plot Keywords:

Soccer | School | Twin | London | Roommate

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Amanda Bynes	...	Viola
Channing Tatum	...	Duke
Laura Ramsey	...	Olivia
Vinnie Jones	...	Dinklage
David Cross	...	Gold
Julie Hagerty	...	Daphne
Robert Hoffman	...	Justin
Alexandra Breckenridge	...	Monique (as Alex Breckenridge)
Jonathan Sadowski	...	Paul
Amanda Crew	...	Kia
Jessica Lucas	...	Yvonne
Brandon Jay McLaren	...	Toby
Clifton MaCabe Murray	...	Andrew (as Clifton Murray)
James Snyder	...	Malcolm
James Kirk	...	Sebastian

Also Known As:

Dude Looks Like a Lady (USA) (working title)
L'homme c'est elle (Canada: French title)
Walk Like a Man, Talk Like a Man (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sexual material

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:PG | UK:12A | Ireland:PG | USA:PG-13 (certificate no. 42397) | Malaysia:U | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-7 | Argentina:Atp | Philippines:PG-13 | Hong Kong:IIA | Iceland:L | Netherlands:6 | South Korea:12 | Portugal:M/6

Filming Locations:

Granville Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

DreamWorks SKG

Trivia:

There are several references to William Shakespeare's "The Twelfth Night," on which the movie is based. The school is called Illyria, which is the name of the country where the play takes place. Duke Orsino's character is based on Orsino, a duke. Duke's friends are named Toby and Andrew; in the play, Toby is Olivia's uncle and Andrew is one of her suitors. However, in the play, Viola is not impersonating her brother in particular, just a man, and she calls herself Cesario, which is the name of the restaurant seen where Sebastian/Viola breaks up with Monique and where Duke, Olivia, Eunice, and Sebastian/Viola briefly double date.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the part where Duke is mad at Sebastian for kissing Olivia, he throws his pen onto the desk. Seconds later, the pen is back in his hand and he is seen throwing it again.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Justin: Oh! She shoots, she scores! Goal!

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Mean Machine (2001)

Soundtrack:

Good Girl, Bad Boy

outrageously funny!!!

I just took my 11 year old daughter and 8 year old son to this movie and I can't remember a movie where I laughed SO hard -- literal out loud, deep bursts of laughter because this movie is hilarious. Granted the story line is predictable but the ride is so extremely enjoyable it doesn't matter that you know how it's going to end. The actors' comedic senses of timing were impeccable. The actors were perfectly cast. My children mentioned that Amanda Bynes seems to be the last of the young women actresses who aren't ruining their lives. She is so refreshing. My children said this is now their favorite movie of 2006. Our money was well spent on this movie.