But I'm A Cheerleader
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Jamie Babbit
Joel Michaely
Natasha Lyonne
Cathy Moriarty
Kip Pardue
Douglas Spain
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Confident and opinionated, 17-year-old Megan is a high school student who has it all. She's popular, pretty, a model student, dates the captain of the football team and is a cheerleader. But she's also a vegetarian, likes Georgia O'Keefe and hates kissing her boyfriend, leading her horrified parents to conclude that she's... a lesbian! Their solution is to send Megan to True Directions, a "rehabilitation camp" run by homophobic counselor Mary Brown. At first, Megan resists "rehabilitation." Then she meets Graham, a sexy tomboy who shows her exactly what her "true direction" is.
Director
Jamie Babbit
Cast
Joel Michaely
Natasha Lyonne
Cathy Moriarty
Kip Pardue
Douglas Spain
Richard Moll
Dante Basco
Mink Stole
Morgan Treven Bedwell
Katrina Phillips
Katharine Towne
Ione Skye
Julie Delpy
Rachelle Carson
Wesley Mann
Charles Braden
Clea Duvall
Eddie Cibrian
Katie Donahue
Brandt Wille
Bud Cort
Kyle Thatcher
Robert Pine
Danielle Reneau
Melanie Lynskey
Michelle Williams
Crew
Darren Albert
Rob Alexander
Ray Amador
Sherry Aude
Jose Avitia
Jamie Babbit
Jamie Babbit
Michael Back
James Barrett
Mike Bergstrom
Elinor Blake
Trip Brock
Effie T. Brown
Ryan Brown
Michael Burns
Blake Busby
Stan Bush
Marc Butan
Kevin Cadwallader
Tom Calzia
Joe Carrano
Genevieve Chalom
Lisa Cherry
Eric Christoffersen
Jon Cinman
Adam Clark
Lara Cody
Nicole Columbie
Kevin Compayre
Sarah Cracknell
Leanna Creel
Eric Cross
Victor Dagan
Leslie Davidson
Shawn Davis
Jason Delaurentis
Karen Marls Dinwiddie
Jessie Disla
Tammy Ealom
Michael Enriquez
Kai Ephron
Jim Eustace
Alix Friedberg
Kimberly Sue Furlong
Serge Gainsbourg
William Garrett
Rob Greene
Ross A. Guidici
Candi Guterres
Petra Haden
Rachel Haden
Jed Hallaway
Kent Hamilton
Van A. Hayden
Frank Helmer
Suzanne Hevner
John Hill
Candice Hinds
Ben Hines
Amy Hoffeker
Shawn Holden
Courtney Holt
Pearl Hsiung
Jeffrey Hunt
Susan Hutchinson
Daniel S Irwin
Pat Irwin
Wanda Jackson
Sheila Jaffe
Eric Jobson
Bryson Jones
Heather Jones
Jeff Jones
Melissa Jones
Rachel Kamerman
Larry Karns
Walter Kenyon
Julia Kim
Bill Kincaid
Mike Knibbs
Kim Kottler
Wendy Kutzner
Jules Labarthe
Todd Langner
Nikki Larosa
Sandy Laureno
Frank Lawas
Rosemary Lawrence
Packy Lennon
Minette Lew
Michele Lewis
Mark Lipson
Monica Lowe
Jen Macneill
Lois Maffeo
Lois Maffeo
Denis Maloney
April March
Luis Mata
Peter Mathis
Takashi Matsubara
Bryan Daniel Matulay
Anthony Maxwell
Frank Mazzotta
Charlie Mccoy
Eamon Mcgillicuddy
Gabriel Miller
Patricia Mitchel
Greg Morgenstein
Bernice Moschini
Gayle Mosely
Dave Moss
Jeff Nakao
Mary Nelson-duerrstein
Otto Nemenz
Steve Nestlerode
Jonathan Nichols
Ted O'connell
Narween Otto
Chris Owen
Kat Pankam
Joel Pashby
Mark Patterson
Peter Persaud
Brian Peterson
John Plume
Beth Puorro
Scott Purdy
Scott Purdy
Jennifer Rae Smith
Nick Ralbovsky
Joy Ray
Kristina Reed
Michael Reisz
Cecily Rhett
Ian Rich
David Christian Romano
Ian Root
Manuel Ruiz
Andrea Rutledge
Tino Sage
Marcia Scanlon
Pat Scanlon
Eddie Schmidt
Margie Schnibbe
David Seekins
Sara J Seiver
Nicholas Serino
Jandy Sexton
Kye B Sharp
Marianne Shiffrar
Steve Shoemaker
Kevin Simmons
Michael D Sipes
Robert Skidmore
Brent Smith
Darcy Souza
Andrea Sperling
Travis Stake
Bob Stanley
Lee Starkman
Suzette Stotts
Adam Svatek
Brett Svatek
Joann Sweiven
Tracy Tabb
Carrie Tanaka
Chris Thorton
Daisy Torme
Michael Valenzuela
Truman Van Dyke
Macie Vener
Tony Venezia
Greg Vossberg
Vaughn Wahlen
Greagrey Waldrop
Georgianne Walken
Anna Waronke
Ronald J Webb
Kent Westbury
Jonathan M Wiener
Pete Wiggs
Linns Williams
Skip Williams
Brad Zorn
Mark Zsifkovits
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Summer July 7, 2000
Released in United States July 21, 2000
Released in United States on Video October 3, 2000
Released in United States 2000
Released in United States January 2000
Released in United States February 2000
Released in United States April 2000
Released in United States June 2000
Released in United States July 2000
Released in United States February 2001
Released in United States 2013
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 18 - June 11, 2000.
Shown at Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Film Festival (Closing Night) February 16-27, 2000.
Shown at Turin International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (Closing Night) April 13-19, 2000.
Shown at San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (Closing Night) June 15-25, 2000.
Shown at Florida Film Festival June 8-19, 2000.
Shown at New York Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (Opening Night) June 1-11, 2000.
Shown at OUTFEST 2000: The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival July 6-17, 2000.
Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Santa Monica, California February 21-28, 2001.
Fine Line Features was previously attached to distribute the film but the verbal agreement reportedly collapsed because of a failure to reach terms regarding the video licensing.
Feature directorial debut for Columbia University graduate Jamie Babbit, whose previous shorts include "Frog Crossing" (USA/1995) and "Sleeping Beauties" (USA/1998).
Began shooting December 19, 1998.
Completed shooting January 20, 1999.
Released in United States Summer July 7, 2000 (NY, SF)
Released in United States July 21, 2000 (Los Angeles)
Released in United States on Video October 3, 2000
Released in United States 2000 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 18 - June 11, 2000.)
Released in United States January 2000 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Park City at Midnight) January 20-30, 2000.)
Released in United States February 2000 (Shown at Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Film Festival (Closing Night) February 16-27, 2000.)
Released in United States April 2000 (Shown at Turin International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (Closing Night) April 13-19, 2000.)
Released in United States June 2000 (Shown at San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (Closing Night) June 15-25, 2000.)
Released in United States June 2000 (Shown at Florida Film Festival June 8-19, 2000.)
Released in United States June 2000 (Shown at New York Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (Opening Night) June 1-11, 2000.)
Released in United States July 2000 (Shown at OUTFEST 2000: The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival July 6-17, 2000.)
Released in United States February 2001 (Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Santa Monica, California February 21-28, 2001.)
Released in United States 2013 (U.S. Features)
