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But I'm a Cheerleader
- Director: Jamie Babbit
- Writer: Brian Wayne Peterson; Jamie Babbit
- Producer: Effie Brown; Michael Burns
CGiii Comment
Think Stepford Wives meets Another Gay Movie and you will be on the right track.
This is an all-too-gentle stab at the ex-gay movement - it's so weak that its point is missed and leaves no lasting impression.
It does have its moments...but, they are too few and far between - which affects the momentum.
The extremely weak ending demonstrates the wasted opportunity the director and writer missed.
A brave, if somewhat lacklustre, Technicolor attempt.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Megan is an all-American girl. She's a cheerleader and has a boyfriend, but she doesn't like kissing him very much, and she's pretty tactile with her cheerleader friends, and she only has pictures of girls up in her locker. Her parents and friends conclude that she *must* be gay and send her off to "sexual redirection" school, full of admittedly homosexual misfits, where she can learn how to be straight. Will Megan be turned around to successful heterosexuality, or will she succumb to her love for the beautiful Graham?
Cast & Characters
Natasha Lyonne as Megan;
Michelle Williams as Kimberly;
Brandt Wille as Jared;
Bud Cort as Peter;
Mink Stole as Nancy;
RuPaul as Mike;
Katie Donahue as Cheerleader #1;
Danielle Reneau as Cheerleader #2;
Cathy Moriarty as Mary Brown;
Eddie Cibrian as Rock;
Melanie Lynskey as Hilary;
Clea DuVall as Graham;
Katrina Phillips as Jan;
Katharine Towne as Sinead;
Joel Michaely as Joel