Odd Girl Out (2005)

A teenager is bullied by her former friends when they discover that she has a crush on the same boy as the most popular girl in school does.

Director:

Tom McLoughlin

Writers:

Rachel Simmons (book), Matthew McDuffie (story)

Stars:

Alexa PenaVega, Lisa Vidal, Leah Pipes

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alexa PenaVega	...	Vanessa (as Alexa Vega)
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

Storyline

Vanessa was one of the most popular girl in school. Stacey is the queen bee of the school. When they both like the same guy Stacey and the rest of the school start to bully Vanessa. Will Vanessa fight back? Or Will she let them continue to bully her?

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Plot Keywords:

false friend | rumor | hospital | rain | video camera | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic issues and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

There's a copy of Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul with some other books in Vanessa's bedroom.

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Goofs

When Emily brings Vanessa the stuffed bear and the flowers, she hands the bear to Vanessa but when the scene cuts back to her, she's still holding it. Then the scene goes back to Vanessa and she too, is holding it.

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Quotes

Vanessa: Stacey! Stacey! Stacey! Why did you show them that?
Stacey: Don't make such a big deal out of it. I didn't know the stupid bitch would print it out. Don't worry about it, all right? I'll see you at the party.
Vanessa: [grabs her] No! You can not walk away from this. You know all you've done this year is make my life a living hell.
Stacey: Ness, chill.
Vanessa: No! You are so fake. You're annoying, you're rude, you just, you- lie all the time. You are just like Nikki. But even worse.
[raised tone]
Vanessa: At least everybody knows what to ...
[...]

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Soundtracks

I Luv How You Feel
Performed by Tiffany
Written by Tiffany, & Tim Feehan
Available on the album "Dust off & Dance" - Tiffany (2005)

User Reviews

School as two separate realities

I have always been intrigued by the fact that a school in general consists of two separate realities:the more or less controlled environment of the classroom and the unknown reality of what goes on between students once they are not supervised by their teachers. As a former educator myself, I can assure you that life at school for certain young people can be a living hell.Pestering occurs at every level: kindergarten kids who physically threaten their classmates in order to obtain candy, high-school students who desperately seek excuses as to avoid the humiliation and isolation they experience during recreation not to mention the subtle intrigues that occur at a university level."Humans" in general apparently have a genetically determined urge to reinforce their own feelings of self esteem by preying on easy victims. It is therefore of the utmost importance that parents be aware of the cruel reality that often exists in schools and pay close attention to any alarming change in attitude or conduct on the part of their children. "Odd Girl Out", sadly enough, is a brilliant account of events that are closer to reality than one initially would be willing to believe.Very convincing acting by Alexa Vega as the tormented youngster and Lisa Vidal as the anguished mother

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 April 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Amigas hasta la muerte

Filming Locations:

Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jaffe/Braunstein Films, Lifetime Television, Orly Adelson Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1