US PREMIERE
SHORT FILM PROGRAM
WORLD PREMIERE
FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT
THROWBACK FROM
1999
But I'm a Cheerleader
Friday
May 5, 2000
@
8:00 pm
16th Annual Boston Gay & Lesbian Film/Video Festival

Megan is an all-American girl. A cheerleader. She has a boyfriend. But Megan doesn’t like kissing her boyfriend very much. And she’s pretty touchy with her cheerleader friends. Her conservative parents worry that she must be a lesbian and send her off to “sexual redirection” school, where she must, with other lesbians and gays learn how to be straight.
A joyful romp through the cheese-and-baloney of a gay-rehabilitation camp, Jamie Babbit's film holds all the makings of a cherished cult classic. Determined to save popular cheerleader Megan from her lurking lesbianism, family and friends stage an intervention and send her to True Directions. Yet sparks fly and Megan's denial falters after meeting a rebellious campmate. Babbit's clever manipulation of color and splendid performances by an all-star cast (Natasha Lyonne, RuPaul Charles, Cathy Moriarty) further enhance this smart satire about the absurdity of "curing" homosexuality.
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