She's the Man (2006)

When her brother decides to ditch for a couple weeks, Viola heads over to his elite boarding school, disguised as him, and proceeds to fall for one of his soccer teammates, and soon learns she's not the only one with romantic troubles.

Director:

Andy Fickman

Writers:

Ewan Leslie (screenplay), Karen McCullah (screenplay)

Stars:

Amanda Bynes, Laura Ramsey, Channing Tatum

2 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Amanda Bynes	...	Viola
Channing Tatum	...	Duke
Laura Ramsey	...	Olivia Lennox
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

Storyline

Here's the thing! Viola's soccer team at Cornwall gets cut. She wants to join the boys' team, but they do not allow girls. So she thinks, "If you can't beat them, join them". So she does! She disguises herself as her twin brother, Sebastian and goes out for the rival school, Illyria Boys' Soccer Team and makes it. Unfortunately, she didn't plan falling in love with her roommate Duke. But Duke has his eyes on Olivia. What makes matters worse is that Olivia starts to fall for Sebastian because he/she has a sensitive side. If things couldn't get more problematic, the real Sebastian (who was in London working on his music) comes home early. He arrives on campus and has no clue that he was replaced by his twin sister.

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Plot Keywords:

shorts | long hair | ponytail | miniskirt | mini skirt | 

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Taglines:

Everybody has a secret... Duke wants Olivia who likes Sebastian who is really Viola whose brother is dating Monique so she hates Olivia who's with Duke to make Sebastian jealous who is really Viola who's crushing on Duke who thinks she's a guy...

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some sexual material

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 March 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dude Looks Like a Lady

Filming Locations:

British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,730,372, 19 March 2006, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$2,339,735, 7 April 2017

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$57,194,667, 1 June 2006

Company Credits

Production Co:

DreamWorks,Lakeshore Entertainment,Donners' Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Amanda Bynes stated she had a tiny crush on Channing Tatum during filming.

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Goofs

When Viola is being Sebastian, and she is sitting at the lunch table with the other guys there is an apple juice bottle and a Pepsi bottle. The apple juice bottle moves to various spots through out the lunch scene.

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Quotes

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

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Connections

Version of Scenes from Twelfth Night and Macbeth/II (1948)

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Soundtracks

Wrong the Right
Written by John Allen
Performed by The F-Ups
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music

User Reviews

Yeah, a bit predictable, but still enjoyable

I have to be honest, I really had a good time watching She's the Man. Despite it being a typical teenage comedy or if you will the switching of the sexes movie, it had some pretty decent laughs that I think anyone could get. Adults and teens alike would over all enjoy this movie.

Amanda Bynes is your typical rebellious teen who dresses and acts like a guy, and when she is turned down to try out for the boy's soccer team, she decides to take over her brother's appearance to prove herself worthy of being on the boy's soccer team. Of course, love shows itself when she meets another guy who thinks she's her brother. She also has a girl who is chasing after her. Well, the tag line says it all.

This is a fun little teen drama that I think will be remembered for a while. Amanda Bynes did prove something in the film, it's really hard to really act like a guy. :D Well, it's true!

8/10