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But I'm a Cheerleader
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Synopsis
In this satire, parents who are worried that their children might not be walking the straight and narrow path discover a rehabilitation camp designed to curb alternative lifestyles. Megan (Natasha Lyonne), a high school student and member of the cheerleading squad, seems like an ordinary enough teenage girl, but her habit of honestly expressing herself and lack of romantic enthusiasm for her boyfriend convince her very repressed parents, Peter (Bud Cort) and Nancy (Mink Stole), that Megan is becoming a lesbian. So Megan is shipped off to True Directions, a camp for gay and gay-leaning teens, where Mary Brown (Cathy Moriarty) attempts to deprogram kids with homosexual tendencies. The first step in the process is to get each teen to admit to their homosexuality, which Megan is loath to do, since she doesn't believe she's a lesbian -- or at least she didn't think so before she met her new friend Graham (Clea Duvall), who seems quite sure that she likes girls. Meanwhile, Mary's son Rock (Eddie Cibrian) may be exempt from the camp's activities, but he turns more than a few heads among True Directions' male inmates. Noted female impersonator RuPaul appears as a camp guide, and Julie Delpy has a cameo as a "lipstick lesbian." ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast

Julie Delpy Lipstick Lesbian
Cathy Moriarty Mary Brown
Mink Stole Nancy
Bud Cort Peter
Melanie Lynskey Hilary Vandermuller
RuPaul Mike
Natasha Lyonne Megan
Eddie Cibrian Rock
Clea Duvall Graham
Kip Pardue Clayton Dunn

Production Crew

Macie Vener Art Director
Lee Starkman Assistant Sound Editor
Joann Sweiven Best Boy Electric
David A. Seekins Camera Loader
Georgianne Walken Casting
Julia Kim Casting
Sheila Jaffe Casting
Jules LaBarthe Cinematographer
Alexis Magagni Co-Executive Producer
Andy Kaplan Co-Executive Producer
Pat Irwin Composer (Music Score)
Alix Friedberg Costume Designer
Jamie Babbit Director
Cecily Rhett Editor
Ross Guidici Editor
John M. Plume Electrician
Jon Weiner Electrician
Kevin Cadwallader Electrician
Donald Kushner Executive Producer
Jamie Babbit Executive Producer
Marc Butan Executive Producer
Michael Burns Executive Producer
Peter Locke Executive Producer
James Lee Barrett First Assistant Director
Linns Williamson First Assistant Director
Van A. Hayden First Assistant Director
Joel T. Pashby First Assistant Editor
Packy Lennon Gaffer
David C. Romano Grip
Gabe Miller Grip
Nicholas Serino Hair Styles
Eamon McGillicuddy Key Grip
Effie Brown Line Producer
Rosemary Lawrence Makeup
Greg Vossberg Music Editor
Stephen E. Smith Musical Direction/Supervision
Ross Guidici Post Production Supervisor
Andrea Sperling Producer
Leanna Creel Producer
Bernice Moschini Production Accountant
Pat Scanlon Production Coordinator
Rachel Kamerman Production Designer
Ted Gidlow Production Executive
Wendy Kutzner Production Supervisor
Candi Guterres Properties Master
Mike Woroniuk Re-Recording Mixer
Scott Purdy Re-Recording Mixer
Tim O'Connell Re-Recording Mixer
Brian Wayne Peterson Screenwriter
Jamie Babbit Screenwriter
Winnie Tanaka Script Supervisor
Ronald J. Webb Sound Effects Editor
Shawn Holden Sound/Sound Designer
Jeff Hunt Steadicam Operator
Trip Brock Supervising Sound Editor
Blake Busby Title Design
Effie Brown Unit Production Manager
Year: 1999
Runtime: 81
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
for strong language and sexual content involving teens
Category: Feature

Genre
Comedy Drama

Produced by
HKM Films
Ignite Entertainment
Kushner-Locke Productions

Release
July 28, 2000 (USA - Expanded)
by Fine Line Features
Lions Gate Films