But I'm a Cheerleader
1999 · Movie · R · 85 min · ★ 7.1 · 41% critics
An all-American cheerleader is suspected of being lesbian, and her conservative parents send her to a “sexual redirection” camp. There, she’s surrounded by others and made to follow strict efforts to change her sexuality, turning the premise into a satirical look at conversion therapy.
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Details
- Years
- 1999
- Release date
- 2000-07-07
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Critic score
- 41/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (831 votes)
- Budget
- $1,200,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a bold, colorful satire with humor and warmth about queer acceptance; Not for you if you prefer subtle comedy, or if “gay cure” camp stories like Edge of Seventeen make you uneasy.
Pros: vibrant satire; heartfelt romance; colorful camp style | Cons: jokes can fall flat; stereotypes felt heavy; tone may be uneven
Themes
- coming out
- cheerleader
- male homosexuality
- lgbt
- lgbt teen
- woman director
- shame
- conversion therapy
- lesbian
- sapphic
Cast & crew
Natasha Lyonne
as Megan
Clea DuVall
as Graham
Cathy Moriarty
as Mary Brown
RuPaul
as Mike
Melanie Lynskey
as Hilary
Katharine Towne
as Sinead
Katrina Phillips
as Jan
Joel Michaely
as Joel
Douglas Spain
as Andre
Kip Pardue
as Clayton
Directed by Jamie Babbit