

But I'm a Cheerleader
2000-07-07 · 85 min · ★ 7.1
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.
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Production details
- Directors
- Jamie Babbit
- Production companies
- Ignite Entertainment, The Kushner-Locke Company, HKM Films
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 1,200,000
- Revenue
- USD 2,600,000
Top Cast
Natasha LyonneMegan
Clea DuVallGraham
Cathy MoriartyMary Brown
RuPaulMike
Melanie LynskeyHilary
Katharine TowneSinead
Katrina PhillipsJan
Douglas SpainAndre
Kip PardueClayton
Dante BascoDolph
Eddie CibrianRock
Michelle WilliamsKimberly
Brandt WilleJared
Bud CortPeter
Mink StoleNancy
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