But I'm a Cheerleader

1999
15
1h 32m

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6.8/10

46K

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Coming-of-Age Dark Comedy Feel-Good Romance Quirky Comedy Romantic Comedy Satire Teen Comedy Teen Drama Teen Romance Comedy

A naive teenager is sent to rehab camp when her straitlaced parents and friends suspect her of being a lesbian.A naive teenager is sent to rehab camp when her straitlaced parents and friends suspect her of being a lesbian.A naive teenager is sent to rehab camp when her straitlaced parents and friends suspect her of being a lesbian.

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

46K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

2,145

118

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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Storyline

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Trivia
The day before shooting Natasha Lyonne (Megan) had gotten drunk and was tattooed on her back shoulder at a shop on Hollywood Boulevard. The director was very upset because Natasha had to film scenes in a sports bra doing cheer routines. The director said to her "How could you do this?" and Natasha responded, "I don't know what happened!"

Goofs
When the pickup truck is pulling away in the last scene, a larger truck pulling the pickup can be seen through the tree and even hitting branches of the tree.

Quotes
Joel: What about foreplay?
Mary: No! Foreplay is for sissies! Real men go in, unload and pull out!

Alternate versions
The version that ran in theaters had the Lion's Gate logo, then the Fine Line logo, and then the credit: "Fine Line Features presents." This wasn't changed in time, as a deal with Fine Line and the film's production company fell through. On the DVD release the Lion's Gate logo appears and then there is a new credit: "Lion's Gate Films presents." No mention of Fine Line appears.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Kid/Blood Simple: The Director's Cut/But I'm a Cheerleader/Scary Movie/Shower (2000)

Soundtracks
Chick Habit
(Laisse Tomber les Filles)
Music by Serge Gainsbourg
French lyrics by Serge Gainsbourg
English lyrics by April March
Performed by April March
Published by Yé Yé Music (BMI)
©1964 Bagatelle S.A. (transferred to Sidonic Publishing)
Courtesy of Ideal Records

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Featured review

Satiric delight

This film is a biting and hilarious parody of people who not only force themselves into artificial molds but also feel the to make other people fit the same stereotypical molds. The main attack of the satire is on the delusion that homosexuals can be cured by people who are themselves repressed homosexuals.

Deliciously silly victorian roles of males and females are superimposed on the teenagers who struggle not to be who they really are. But the garishly-colored costumes of the 1950's "Father Knows Best" and "Leave It To Beaver" style are as incongruous as the fake role-playing. In the end, at least some of the young victims of this cruelty escape to face a life of being themselves.