#140RVW
Totally over-the-top satire, subtle as shovel to face. But it’s funny. Would have enjoyed more if I saw it 14years ago when it came out…
What’s more:
Another day, another over-obvious satire. Oh well. At least this one is pretty good, even if it suffers from John Waters envy.
For her feature film debut, director Jamie Babbitt came up with the story based partly on articles she read and partly on observing her mother’s work at a drug treatment program for teens. Changing the focus of these treatment camps to homosexuality is an inspired idea for a film, and would be much funnier if these places didn’t actually exist. The story was turned over to Brian Wayne Peterson, a writer/producer on the tv series Smallville, for his only film screenwriting credit to date.
The movie delights in being loud and blatant, freely acknowledging its inspirations from John Waters & Edward Scissorhands. It’s been done before, but that doesn’t mean the garish colors and sterile superficiality of the camp work any less well.
The only thing this really suffers from is time, since I’m seeing it for a first viewing nearly 15 years after release. I’ve seen better since, but it isn’t fair to knock a movie for that. It was a game changer for gay films at the time and deserves recognition.
Poster:
Trailer:
Bechdel Test:
Pass
The Representation Test Score: A (15 pts)
(http://therepresentationproject.org/grading-hollywood-the-representation-test/)
| Main Cast | Natasha Lyonne Megan, Clea DuVall Graham, Michelle Williams Kimberly, Brandt Wille Jared |
| Rating | R |
| Release Date | Thu 16 Nov 2000 UTC |
| Director | Jamie Babbit |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama |
| Plot | A naive teenager is sent to rehab camp when her straitlaced parents and friends suspect her of being a lesbian. |
| Poster |  |
| Runtime | 85 |
| Tagline | A Comedy Of Sexual Disorientation |
| Writers | Brian Wayne Peterson (screenplay), Jamie Babbit (story) |
| Year | 1999 |