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But I'm a Cheerleader | 
| Director: Jamie Babbit
Actors: Natasha Lyonne, Clea Duvall, Michelle Williams, Brandt Wille, Bud Cort
Studio: Lions Gate
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.98
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Rating:  179 reviews
Sales Rank: 9288
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 85 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: VMMD8348D
ISBN: 1588178005
UPC: 031398834823
EAN: 9781588178008
ASIN: B00009MEB8
Theatrical Release Date: 1999
Release Date: July 22, 2003
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Product Description
Megan has it all. Shes popular pretty a model student dates the captain of the football team and shes a cheerleader. Everything seems perfect but the fun begins when her hormones start to rage and her friends and family wonder where shell find love. Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 02/01/2005 Starring: Clea Cuvall Rupaul Charles Run time: 83 minutes Rating: R Director: Eddie Babbit
Amazon.com
A promising comedy that goes awry all too early, But I'm a Cheerleader concerns a misunderstood high school kid (Natasha Lyonne) whose parents send her to a harsh, homosexual-rehabilitation camp despite a lack of evidence that she's gay. Ruled with an iron fist by a fascist counselor (Cathy Moriarty), the clinic only drives Lyonne's character toward an attraction to a rebellious tomboy (Clea DuVall), though screenwriter Brian Wayne Peterson and director Jamie Babbit are curiously intent on keeping the two apart and depriving the audience of other comic possibilities. Meanwhile, hoary cliches abound: prancing boys, butch gays, lipstick lesbians. Despite a fine cast full of young talent, and cameo appearances by Julie Delpy and RuPaul Charles, this attempt to skewer a present-day trend in "curing" homosexuals of their sexual preferences is flattened by stereotypes and unimaginative thinking. --Tom Keogh
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| Customer Reviews: Read 174 more reviews...
 But I'm a Cheerleader July 16, 2008
Mel G.
This movie is so funny! Its the most weirdest coming out story ever. A movie every lesbian much watch.
 Disappointed May 4, 2008
Bomb (OZ)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I Bought the DVD because everyone's saying nice things about the movie, I think it was long, boring and not really funny. I like it okay but Im a bit disappointed, I don't think I would watch it again unless my friends want me to watch it with her.
Best Movie Ever March 29, 2008
Mandificent (USA)
This is my favorite movie. It's hilarious and has a great cast. It's a little hard to catch everything the first time, though, so I recommend watching it 2-3 times before making your final judgment.
Campy and Sweet March 5, 2008
PrncessJ (Charlotte, NC)
This movie is so campy but sweet at the same time. It plays off of the stereotypes of the GLBT community and how ridiculous they are. It also has an amazing soundtrack. Too bad it was never released! Natasha Lyonne is a sweet but misguided teen in a "typical" suburban world where any difference is unacceptable. After an intervention with family and friends because they think she is a lesbian she is sent to True Directions to learn to be straight. Appropriate hilarity ensues. It has a beautiful and romantic love scene that is done in a great way, it is not unnecessarily graphic but I think portrays the innocence of love between two young women. The music Glass Vase, Cello Case by Tattle Tale is a beautiful accompaniment to the scene. I really recommend this to everyone. Though not meant to be a realistic story, it is a good laugh with a healthy dose of romance.
Gay and straight stereotypes lampooned. January 16, 2008
Ms. Felicia Davis-burden (Staines, UK)
This glorious film lampoons both straight and gay stereotypes, working as comedy with a rock hard centre. Megan (Natasha Lyonne) and Graham (Clea Duvall) are thrown together in the absurd surroundings of a camp aiming to turn gay boys and girls straight by relentlessly forcing heterosexuality down their throats.
Unfortunately for the girls' Boss, Mary (Cathy Moriarty), her efforts to straighten out every one of her charges are doomed to failure - although the viewer can see through the veneer of those who eventually claim that the 'treatment' has worked, the 'Graduation' scene leaves a worrying taste in the mouth - she also tries to ignore the fact that her son isn't as butch as she would wish. He flirts outrageously with 'ex-gay' Mike (RuPaul Charles) who is in charge of butching up the boys.
Many moments of wondrously camp send-ups ensue, and Megan encounters some terrific characters after her parents and cheerleading girlfriends conspire to send her to True Directions.
Personally I love it!
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