But I'm a Cheerleader
“A comedy of sexual disorientation.”
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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Cast
76 people
Natasha Lyonne
Megan
Known for
Orange Is the New Black
Russian Doll
Clea DuVall
Graham
Known for
Girl, Interrupted
Argo
Cathy Moriarty
Mary Brown
Known for
Raging Bull
Casper
RuPaul
Mike
Known for
Girlboss
AJ and the Queen
Melanie Lynskey
Hilary
Known for
Two and a Half Men
Over the Garden Wall
Katharine Towne
Sinead
Known for
What Lies Beneath
Tell Me You Love Me
Katrina Phillips
Jan
Also in
Beyond Lovely
Blind Justice
Joel Michaely
Joel
Known for
Obliterated
The Card Counter
Douglas Spain
Andre
Known for
Band of Brothers
The Assent
Kip Pardue
Clayton
Known for
Marvel's Runaways
Hostel: Part III
Dante Basco
Dolph
Known for
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man
Eddie Cibrian
Rock
Known for
Third Watch
Rosewood
Jamie Babbit Director · Brian Peterson Screenplay Pat Irwin Composer
Worldwide gross $2.6M · Budget $1.2M · United States release July 7, 2000
Box office
Budget
$1,200,000
Worldwide gross
$2,600,000
Gross vs. budget
2.2×
Production
Ignite Entertainment
Production
The Kushner-Locke Company
Production
HKM Films
Production
Lions Gate Films
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 12, 1999
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · July 7, 2000
Limited theatrical · New York, NY; San Francisco, California
United States
January 22, 2000 · Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
June 23, 2000 · Premiere · Kansas City Gay and Lesbian Festival
July 21, 2000 · Limited theatrical · Los Angeles, California
August 1, 2000 · Premiere · North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
August 11, 2000 · Theatrical
Argentina
September 21, 2008 · TV · TV Premiere
Australia
February 27, 2000 · Premiere · Mardi Gras Film Festival
November 16, 2000 · Theatrical
Brazil
August 25, 2000 · Theatrical · Unknown type (via IMDb release info)
Czechia
November 6, 2004 · Premiere · Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
April 5, 2005 · Premiere · Febio Film Festival
France
November 22, 2004 · Premiere · Paris Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
April 16, 2005 · Premiere · Grenoble Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Germany
August 3, 2000 · Theatrical
Hungary
July 4, 2007 · TV · TV Premiere
Ireland
June 29, 2001 · Theatrical
Italy
November 16, 2000 · Theatrical
Japan
January 1, 2002 · Physical
Mexico
July 22, 2003 · Physical · DVD Premiere (according to IMDb)
Sweden
January 7, 2012 · TV · TV Premiere
United Kingdom
April 13, 2001 · Limited theatrical
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