Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004)

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.

Director:

Sara Sugarman

Writers:

Dyan Sheldon (book), Gail Parent (screenplay)

Stars:

Lindsay Lohan, Megan Fox, Adam Garcia

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lindsay Lohan	...	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

Storyline

When the teenager Mary Elizabeth Steppe, a.k.a. Lola, moves with her mother and two younger twin sisters from New York to the suburb of Dellwood, New Jersey, she has the feeling that her cultural and entertaining world ended. While in school, the displaced Lola becomes close friend of the unpopular Ella, who is also a great fan of the her favorite rock band Sidarthur. However, the most popular girl in the school, Carla Santini, disputes the lead role in an adaptation of Pygmalion with Lola and also the leadership of their mates. When the last concert of Sidarthur is sold-out, Lola plans with Ella to travel to New York and buy the tickets from scalpers. However, the girls get into trouble while helping the lead singer and Lola's idol Stu Wolf, changing their lives forever.

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Plot Keywords:

suburb | band | new york city | friend | teenager | 

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Taglines:

Make a Scene February 20th

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Music | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild thematic elements and brief language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Germany USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 February 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bekenntnisse einer Highschool-Diva

Filming Locations:

Birchmount Collegiate, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$9,350,572, 22 February 2004, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$29,331,068, 20 May 2004

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$33,051,296, 31 December 2004

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, Confessions Productions, Argentum Film Produktion und Betriebes KG

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The outfit Ella wears to the concert is reminiscent of the iconic flapper girl image of the Roaring 20's. Alison Pill (Ella) went on to play Zelda Fitzgerald, who was an inspiration for much of the 20's fashion, in Midnight in Paris (2011).

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Goofs

When biking to school for the first time, Lola's backpack changes arms after she parks. The cut is too quick for her to change arms between shots.

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Quotes

Lola: I like your... boots.

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Connections

References Some Like It Hot (1959)

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Soundtracks

1-2-3
Written by Kara DioGuardi, Jörgen Elofsson
Performed by Brittney Cleary (as Nikki Cleary)
Courtesy of Jive Records
Under license from BMG Film & Television Music

User Reviews

One of Lindsay's weaker films...

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen looks like a very over-produced film (every scene features loud bright colours, neon lights, heavy costume design..etc)and the scene where Lola and Carla (Megan Fox) are sitting in the auditorium features heavy blurring, thereby making the scene a tad jarring. I did think that Lohan, Garcia and Kane gave solid performances even if the latter two didn't get as much screen time.

The film is far from the worst ever made, but it is definitely one of Lohan's weaker films, especially compared to the likes of "Freaky Friday" and "Mean girls". I don't think the film is terrible per say just a little boring and very predictable. It was clearly a good children's book, just not compelling enough a story for filming. One for younger girls I'm afraid.