Staff Pick: But I’m a Cheerleader (Director’s Cut)CLUB 18+75 min
Director: Jamie Babbit
Starring:Michelle Williams, Natasha Lyonne, Clea DuVall
Released:12-Sep-1999
Synopsis
Screening as part of our 1999 Summer Season, Loyalty+ Members can see this, and any other film in the season, for just €4.99!
The breakout role for Natasha Lyonne (Russian Doll, Poker Face) as a naive teenager sent to a conversion therapy camp by her straitlaced parents, But I’m a Cheerleader has endured as a queer classic. Its fervent rejection of heteronormativity and its celebration of queerness can be seen at each stage of production – in the storyline, the aesthetic, the cast and the crew. Lyonne co-stars with Clea DuVall, and Melanie Lynskey, who got their breaks alongside a campy combination of seasoned actors: RuPaul, Moriarty, Bud Cort and Mink Stole.