But I'm a Cheerleader (2000)
But I'm a Cheerleader (2000)
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Natasha Lyonne
Megan
Clea DuVall
Graham Eaton
Cathy Moriarty
Mary Brown
RuPaul
Mike
Melanie Lynskey
Hilary Vandermueller
Katharine Towne
Sinead Laurent
Katrina Phillips
Jan
Joel Michaely
Joel Goldberg
Douglas Spain
Andre
Kip Pardue
Clayton Dunn
Eddie Cibrian
Rock Brown
Michelle Williams
Kimberly
Brandt Wille
Jared
Bud Cort
Peter
Mink Stole
Nancy
Katie Donahue
Cheerleader #1
Danielle Reneau
Cheerleader #2
Dante Basco
Dolph
Kyle Thatcher
Joel's Father
Robert Pine
Mr. Eaton
Rachelle Carson
Graham's Stepmom
Wesley Mann
Lloyd Morgan-Gordon
Richard Moll
Larry Morgan-Gordon
Julie Delpy
Lipstick Lesbian
Charles Braden
Bruce
Ione Skye
Kelly (uncredited)
Jamie Babbit
Director / Story
Rachel Kamerman
Production Design
Leanna Creel
Producer
Andrea Sperling
Producer
Brian Peterson
Screenplay
Cecily Rhett
Editor
Marc Butan
Executive Producer
Jules Labarthe
Director of Photography
Alix Friedberg
Costume Design
Andy Kaplan
Co-Executive Producer
Alexis Magagni-Seely
Co-Executive Producer
Donald Kushner
Executive Producer
Steven E. Smith
Music Supervisor
Michael Burns
Executive Producer
Peter Locke
Executive Producer
Effie Brown
Line Producer / Unit Production Manager
Pat Irwin
Original Music Composer
Sheila Jaffe
Casting
Georgianne Walken
Casting
Julia Kim
Casting
Macie Vener
Art Direction
Rosemary Lawrence
Makeup Artist
Nicholas Serino
Hairstylist
Shawn Holden
Sound Mixer
Kimmie Furlong
Costume Supervisor
Trip Brock
Supervising Sound Editor
Stan Bush
Sound Effects Editor
Tim O'Connell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ronald J. Webb
Sound Effects Editor
Mark Zsifkovits
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 7, 2000
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 25m
Budget$1,200,000
Box Office$2,600,000
Genres
Wiki.
But I'm a Cheerleader is a 1999 American satirical teen romantic comedy film directed by Jamie Babbit in her feature directorial debut and written by Brian Wayne Peterson. Natasha Lyonne stars as Megan Bloomfield, a high school cheerleader whose parents send her to a residential in-patient conversion therapy camp to "cure" her lesbianism. At camp, Megan realizes that she is indeed a lesbian and, despite the "therapy", comes to embrace her sexuality. The supporting cast includes Clea DuVall, RuPaul, and Cathy Moriarty.
Babbit was inspired by an article about conversion therapy and her childhood familiarity with rehabilitation programs. She used the story of a young woman finding her sexual identity to explore the social construction of gender roles and heteronormativity. The costume and set design of the film highlighted these themes using artificial textures in intense blues and pinks.
When it was initially rated as NC-17 by the MPAA, Babbit made cuts to allow it to be re-rated as R. When interviewed in the documentary film This Film Is Not Yet Rated Babbit criticized the MPAA for discriminating against films with homosexual content. The film was not well received by contemporary critics of the time, who compared it unfavorably to the films of John Waters, and criticized the colorful production design. The lead actors were praised for their performances but some of the characters were described as stereotypical. The film has since developed a cult following.