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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Jamie Babbitt |
| Stars: |
Clea DuVall |
| Actors: |
Michelle Williams |
| Genre: |
Comedies |
| Subgenre: |
Satire |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
VHS |
| UPC: |
025192098727 |
| Release Date: |
1999 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 30min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 1hr 30min Release Company: Lions Gate Home Entertainment (July 22, 2003) UPC: 031398834823 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 30min Release Company: Universal Studios Home Video (October 03, 2000) UPC: 096898675932 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Brian Wayne Peterson |
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Professional Reviews
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(07/14/2000, p.33, Roger Ebert): "...Heartfelt and sweet....[Lyonne] is a likable heroine....And Cathy Moriarty brings great comic relief to her role..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
The girls wear pink and the boys wear blue in BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER, a film billed as a comedy about sexual disorientation. Megan (Natasha Lyonne) is a happy-go-lucky cheerleading teenager in the suburbs when suddenly her fairly normal behavior (vegetarianism, Melissa Etheridge poster, reluctance to make out with her boyfriend) makes her suspect in the eyes of the community. Megan's super straightlaced parents (Mink Stole of John Waters fame and Bud Cort from HAROLD AND MAUDE), fearing that their precious "little poodle" may be a lesbian, promptly ship a befuddled Megan off to True Directions, a homosexual rehabilitation facility. Unable to take the first step required by the program--admitting that she is in fact gay--Megan butts heads with camp leaders Mary (Cathy Moriarty) and Mike (RuPaul out of drag). Soon enough, Megan finds proof of her heretofore unknown attraction to girls when she falls for Graham (Clea DuVall), a sexy tomboy and fellow inmate at True Directions. Megan's brightly colored and sl... |
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