Itty Bitty Titty Committee (2007)

High School grad and all American gal, Anna finds her purpose and herself after she hooks up with the radical feminists in The Itty Bitty Titty Committee.

Director:

Jamie Babbit

Writers:

Jamie Babbit (story), Tina Mabry,

Stars:

Melonie Diaz, Ana Mercedes, Cecile Rivore

4 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Melonie Diaz	...	Anna
Ana Mercedes	...	Kate
Cecile Rivore	...	Seamstress
Marisa Ramirez	...	Ellen
Ruben Garfias	...	Sam
Leslie Grossman	...	Maude
Jimmi Simpson	...	Chris
Mircea Monroe	...	Justine
Miguel Nájera	...	Roger (as Miguel Najera)
Mark Stephen	...	Kevin
Patricia Lentz	...	Sylvia (as Pat Lentz)
Bruce Cronander	...	Edward
Nicole Vicius	...	Sadie
Guinevere Turner	...	Marcy Maloney
Carly Pope	...	Shulamith

Storyline

Anna is a young lesbian high school graduate who still lives with her parents, and works as a receptionist in a plastic surgeon's office. She embarks on a wild ride when she hooks up with a cadre of ultra-radical feminist lesbians hell-bent on raising hell. But things get even more complicated when Anna falls in love with Sadie, the radical group's leader who's already involved with an older woman named Courtney.

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Plot Keywords:

feminist | lesbian | high school | nipples | tension | 

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Taglines:

Every generation needs a new revolution.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 September 2007 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$11,505 (USA) (28 September 2007)

Gross:

$16,479 (USA) (5 October 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Power Up Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min 87 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In one sequence, Anna and Sadie go to a music/book store and check out a bunch of books, albums and magazines. The ones visible on-screen are as follows: Books: "Confessions of the Guerrilla Girls" by the Guerrilla Girls; "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy" by Greg Palast; "Pretty in Punk" by Lauraine Leblanc; "Backlash" by Susan Faludi; "How Wal-Mart is Destroying America..." by Bill Quinn; "The Power of Feminist Art" by Broude & Garrard; "Radical Feminism: A Documentary Reader" by Barbara Crow; "The New Our Bodies, Ourselves" by The Boston Women's Health Book Collective; "Emma" by Howard Zinn; "We Owe You Nothing" by Daniel Sinker; "The Beauty Myth" by Naomi Wolf; "Zines! Volume One" by V. Vale; "Grassroots" by Baumgardner, Richards & LaDuke; "The Radical Women Manifesto" by The Radical Women; "Angry Women" by Vale & Juno. Magazines: Ms., February/March 2001 ("Oh My God, I'm a Hardcore Feminist!" cover); Bitch, Spring 2002 (Sandra Tsing Loh cover); Venus, Summer 2005 (Sleater-Kinney cover). Albums: Gossip - Standing in the Way of Control; PJ Harvey - Rid of Me; The Queers - Punk Rock Confidential; Tiger Trap - Tiger Trap; Sleater-Kinney - The Hot Rock; Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out; Sleater-Kinney - All Hands on the Bad One; various artists - Otis' Opuses (Kill Rock Stars sampler). This sequence lasts for 30 seconds.

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Quotes

Sadie: You do realize that Calvin's a girl?
Shuli: And? I want to see if she will come to Sacramento with us.
Anna: [sarcastic] This isn't a dating service, you know.
Sadie: Sorry, Shuli. Last time anyone checked, you liked men.
Shuli: Who said I didn't? Jesus, you dykes are such closed-minded bitches.

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Soundtracks

"Call The Doctor"
Performed by Sleater-Kinney
Written by Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein
Licensed courtesy of Chainsaw Records

User Reviews

Good movie

I saw the Itty Bitty Titty Committee at a screening and was quite surprised. Even though I - as a man, may be not the main target group, I really liked the movie. Director Jamie Babbit makes some very interesting stylistic choices and the camera work is really innovative; that was one reason why I really had fun watching the movie. Besides this the story is very well developed, it as a nice exposition, and before you even notice you are already a part of Anna's (the protagonist) life and in the middle of the IBTC. The actresses do a really great job, Melonie Diaz is already established in the independent movie scene and the Itty Bitty Titty Committee shows why - she has found a very sensitive way of interpreting Anna's part and it is amazing watching her playing this girl. Also to mention are several well-known faces who are also part of the IBTC as Daniela Sea (The L Word) or Carly Pope (Popular). Moreover I was really impressed of the editing that goes along with great music, that completely hits the atmosphere of the movie. So to bring this to an end: As a (independent) film lover I was happy to see the Itty Bitty Titty Committee and can only recommend it to everyone who is interested in good movies. And of course, seeing beautiful women making out is always a reason to see a movie ;-)