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But I'm A Cheerleader
1999
When Megan (Natasha Lyonne), a popular high school cheerleader, is accused by her family of being gay, she doesn't know how to respond. Her parents send her to True Directions, a homosexual rehabilitation camp where she does her best to please the counselors and return to heterosexuality. But when Graham (Clea DuVall) arrives, .. Read more
| Starring | Natasha Lyonne, Clea Duvall, Cathy Moriarty, Melanie Lynskey |
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| Director | Jamie Babbit |
| Genres | Comedy, Gay/Lesbian |
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But I'm A Cheerleader
When Megan (Natasha Lyonne), a popular high school cheerleader, is accused by her family of being gay, she doesn't know how to respond. Her parents send her to True Directions, a homosexual rehabilitation camp where she does her best to please the counselors and return to heterosexuality. But when Graham (Clea DuVall) arrives, a proud lesbian who's only attending the camp to retain her trust fund, Megan begins to question all the lessons she has learned up to that point. This absurd comedy boldly connects humour with romance in a highly original fashion.
| Starring | Natasha Lyonne, Clea Duvall, Cathy Moriarty, Melanie Lynskey, Wesley Mann, Richard Moll |
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| Director | Jamie Babbit |
| Studio | IN2FILM |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 38 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy, Gay/Lesbian |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 08 Jun 2009 Production year: 1999 |
| Format | DVD |
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This sugar-coated satire is continually sacrificing the important points it makes regarding homophobia and prejudice for the sake of an easy gag. Teenager Natasha Lyonne is suspected of being a lesbian by her friends and family, so she's shipped off to a rehabilitation camp that promises to “cure” her sexual preference. There she meets the sexy Clea DuVall. Lyonne is good value and drag artist RuPaul is fun as the butch camp counsellor whose job it is to straighten the kids out. However, the initial spoofing of gay culture loses its edge after too many compromises, with the result that the film turns into a toothless sitcom-style plea for tolerance.
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The aptly misleading title (the theme is flawed assumptions) refers to the refusal of teenage golden girl Megan... read more on Time Out
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18 out of 20 people found this review helpful
don't know why I love it, but I do
I'm not sure what I liked best about this film: the kitchy, camp opening where Megan's family and friends decide that vegerianism and not enjoying being kissed by the world's sloppiest kisser are obvious signs of Megan's homosexuality; the OTT-ness of RuPaul teaching a group of boys to be butch while eyeing up the guy in the short shorts; or the beautiful, sensitive way in which Megan and Graham's realtionship is realised and consumated. Whichever it is, this film is funny, sweet and camp as hell. My only regret is that the joke would probably be missed by the people who need to hear it the most.
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3 out of 4 people found this review helpful
delightful
want cheering up? this one is for you
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But I'm A Cheerleader
When Megan (Natasha Lyonne), a popular high school cheerleader, is accused by her family of being gay, she doesn't know how to respond. Her parents send her to True Directions, a homosexual rehabilitation camp where she does her best to please the counselors and return to heterosexuality. But when ...
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