The read
Audiences rate it 29 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes43%
Metacritic39/100
Audiences rate it 29 points higher than critics do.
886 audience votes
Key crew
- Jamie BabbitDirector
- Brian PetersonScreenplay
- Pat IrwinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Natasha LyonneMegan
- Clea DuVallGraham
- Cathy MoriartyMary Brown
- RuPaulMike
- Melanie LynskeyHilary
- Katharine TowneSinead
- Katrina PhillipsJan
- Joel MichaelyJoel
- Douglas SpainAndre
- Kip PardueClayton
- Dante BascoDolph
- Eddie CibrianRock
Stills
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Themes
coming outcheerleadermale homosexualitylgbtlgbt teenwoman directorshameconversion therapylesbiansapphic