But I'm a Cheerleader (2000)
Megan is an all-American girl. A cheerleader. She has a boyfriend. But Megan doesn't like kissing her boyfriend very much. And she's pretty touchy with her cheerleader friends. Her conservative parents worry that she must be a lesbian and send her off to "sexual redirection" school, where she must, with other lesbians and gays learn how to be straight.
- Jamie Babbit
- Van Hayden
- Linns Williamson
- James Barrett
- Winnie Tanaka
- Brian Peterson
- Jamie Babbit
Rating: 7/10 by 665 users
Alternative Title:
Weil ich ein Mädchen bin - DE
Gonne al bivio - IT
Nunca Fui Santa - BR
하지만 나는 치어리더예요 - KR
Go!Go!チアーズ - JP
Cheerleaderka - PL
יחידה במינה - IL
Но я же чирлидер! - RU
Но я – чирлидер - RU
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 25 minutes
Budget: $1,200,000
Revenue: $2,600,000
Plot Keyword: coming out, cheerleader, male homosexuality, lgbt, lgbt teen, woman director, shame, ironic, conversion therapy, lesbian, sapphic, joyful
Awesome movie about a girl sent to a camp to make her straight. Funny comedy n you get to see Ru Paul out of drag!
Definitely one of my favorites, I'm not great at writing reviews but somethings I love about this movie is just how well Natasha Lyonne and Clea DuVall were able to represent such interesting characters. Megan and Graham are such deep characters and getting to see them get their happy ending is all I could ask for in a movie like this. Having RuPaul in this is also a nice touch, also considering the irony in his role. Dante Basco is also someone I loved to see in this, I'm for sure a huge fan of some of his other roles as well like Zuko from ATLA and Rufio from Hook. (So many niche references here to make, Homestuck for one. One of the characters Rufioh was inspired by Dante's part who he actually ended up doing some voicing for him in a Voxus Lets Read Homestuck recording somewhere! Grey Delisle, the voice of Azula from ATLA, also did a few one off lines for Vriska at some point. I think Dante was a pretty big fan of Homestuck at the time and got her to do a few lines but I'm not completely sure.) The message of the movie is "Be gay" as said by Natasha Lyonne. Anyways, I think this is an amazing movie with loveable characters and I'd definitely recommend this to anyone!
