![]() ![]() BUT IM A CHEERLEADER MOVIE“It’s the best lesbian movie of all time.” - Drew Gregory, Autostraddle “.If BUT I’M A CHEERLEADER’S earnest gay fantasia perhaps felt a little naïve or simplistic back in 2000, it seems more revolutionary in retrospect…. Natasha Lyonne ( Russian Doll, SLUMS OF BEVERLY HILLS), Cathay Moriarty (RAGING BULL), Clea DuVall, Melanie Lynskey and RuPaul star in this refreshing coming-of-age story, winking and nodding us through this hilarious (and serious) soliloquy on being LGBTQ+ in America. Putting satire and camp to good use, it explores the truths and contradictions of normativity and stereotyping - each part of, and imposed onto, queer identity, culture, and practice - for better and worse. This film is a playful romp between calling in and calling out, from the center and margins of queer subjectivity. There she meets other kids like her, forced to disavow their homosexuality. ![]() Her parents and boyfriend stage an intervention - sending Megan to True Directions, a conversion therapy camp. Megan’s affinity for the music of Melissa Etheridge, vegetarianism, and disinterest in her boyfriend’s terrible kissing style raises concern about her sexuality. She is a happy, healthy, suburban girl who loves cheerleading and dates a handsome football player. Seventeen-year-old Megan is the embodied fantasy of the American Dream. Post-screening discussion on LGBTQ+ affirming therapeutic practices featuring marital and family therapist Gert Comfrey and social worker and therapist Michael Zuch | BUY TICKETS Wed, July 13 at 8:00pm: Pre-recorded introduction from author, speaker, poet and comedian Alok Vaid-Menon. The But I’m a Cheerleader: Director’s Cut special features include: Audio Commentary with Director Jamie Babbit, Costume Designer Alix Friedberg, and Production Designer Rachel Kamerman “ But I’m a Cheerleader Class Reunion,” “Making But I’m a Cheerleader… In 1999,” “But I’m a Composer… A Chat with Pat Irwin” and Student Film: Discharge.Part of Queer Qlassics. BUT IM A CHEERLEADER SERIESMegan dutifully follows the program - until she develops feelings for another camper (Clea DuVall) in this timeless, satirical romantic-comedy about self-acceptance and love, also co-starring Melanie Lynskey, Eddie Cibrian, and Michelle Williams.īorne from the mind of Primetime Emmy Award-nominated director Jamie Babbit (Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series, “Silicon Valley”), the film features an all-star cast including Golden Globe and Emmy nominee Natasha Lyonne (Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy, “Russian Doll”), Screen Actors Guild Award winner Clea DuVall (Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, “Veep”), Melanie Lynskey, Primetime Emmy Award winner RuPaul Charles (5-time Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program winner, “RuPaul’s Drag Race”), Eddie Cibrian, Golden Globe nominee Bud Cort (Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, Harold and Maude), Wesley Mann, Richard Moll, Douglas Spain, Katharine Towne, four-time Oscar nominee and Golden Globe winner Michelle Williams (Best Actress in a Limited Series or Television Motion Picture, Fosse/Verdon), Oscar nominee Julie Delpy (Best Adapted Screenplay, Before Midnight), and Oscar nominee Cathy Moriarty (Best Supporting Actress, Raging Bull). In a panic, they send her to True Directions, a “rehabilitation” camp run by the strict and prudish Mary (Cathy Moriarty), to mount an intervention led by counselor Mike (RuPaul Charles). ![]() To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of “the best lesbian movie of all time” (Riese Bernard, Autostraddle) Lionsgate is releasing the queer classic But I’m a Cheerleader: Director’s Cut on Digital 4K Ultra HD December 8th.Īfter successful kicks off at the Toronto International Film Festival in 1999 and the Sundance Film Festival in 2000, the film became an all-time cult classic queer hit in the summer of 2000 as it follows follows teenager Megan (Natasha Lyonne), whose suburban existence filled with friends, cheerleading, and all-American fun is upended when her straight-laced parents suspect she may be a lesbian. ![]()
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