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Director:
Tom McLoughlin
Writer:
Teena Booth (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
2 August 2008 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama
Plot:
Five high school cheerleaders, including the daughter of the school principal, run amok -- and teachers... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
"Pump, pump, pump it up/Pump that spirit, keep it up!" more
US TV Schedule:
Sun. July 197:00 PMLIFE   

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Tatum O'Neal ... Lorene Tippit

Ashley Benson ... Brooke Tippit

Jenna Dewan ... Emma Carr

Daniel Newman ... Trevor

Dameon Clarke ... Coach Adam Reeve

Jessica Heap ... Jeri Blackburn

Aimee Spring Fortier ... Lisa Toledo

Stephanie Honore ... Ashley

Ashlynn Ross ... Tabitha Doering

Carissa Capobianco ... Cindy Harper

Hailey Wist ... Meagan Harper
Karan Kendrick ... Helen Durant
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Natasha "Sasha" Angelety ... High School Student

Leigh Brumley ... Paparazzi Reporter
Daurice Cummings ... Parent

Miko DeFoor ... Joe

Corey Flaspoehler ... The Jock
Keith Flippen ... Mr. Spretnak

Geraldine Glenn ... Secretary
Lara Grice ... Reporter

Rhoda Griffis ... Pamela Blackburn
Russell M. Haeuser ... School Board Member
Rodney Hebert ... Teacher

Taylor Kowalski ... Jason
Tiffany Lynn Land ... Student
Zack Leath ... Middle Schooler
James Loetzerich ... Student
Caroline McKinley ... Janice Harper
Nancy McLoughlin ... Coach Hanley
Anne Palermo ... School Teacher
Lyssa Prine ... Secretary
Jonathan Reynolds ... Terrance Foster
Michael Roth ... Student
Travis Sanzone ... Eddie the bully

Carl Savering ... Investigator
Antoine Spillers ... Student

Defecio Stoglin ... Security Guard
Jearl Vinot ... Paparazzi Camera Man
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:88 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): The Texas flag in the principal's office is upside down. more

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6 out of 20 people found the following comment useful:-
"Pump, pump, pump it up/Pump that spirit, keep it up!", 3 August 2008
2/10
Author: moonspinner55 from redlands, ca

Relentlessly malicious mash-up of teen-clique melodrama and exploitation flick, featuring the usual barrage of lollipop-licking Lolitas and well-intentioned but ineffectual adults. New cheerleading coach at a Texas high school quickly learns she's just done a High V into the lion's den after five of the kids in her squad turn the tide against her. These girls, who throw mischievous looks at each other over their shoulders whenever they've been naughty, fight with their peer groups somewhat realistically, but also go after authority figures with such professional élan one might think this TV-movie was written by dirty politicians. Still, the rebellious teens-vs.-desperate teachers theme never quite blooms because the filmmakers are too intent on recycling babysitter/big sister/jailbait clichés. The formula may work here for about 30 minutes, but most viewers should be satisfied by then. Based on a true incident that sprung from a school in Dallas, Tatum O'Neal plays the principal--and mother to the ringleader of the girls--who welcomes the new coach without a word about the other sacrificial lambs who had previously held the position (O'Neal's pained expression becomes a running joke, and she seems to have no more authority over the rest of her duties as she does over this group). B-movies from the days of the drive-ins did this type of thing with a lot more humor. Here, the sneering and backbiting are meant to be the stuff of Herculean drama--Shakespeare with handsprings and herkies. It's barely enough to cover a couple of dull hours on a weeknight, and most of the grown-ups in the cast instantly appear to recognize this.

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