But I'm a Cheerleader
But I'm a Cheerleader
But I'm a Cheerleader
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2000
1h 25m
7.0(779 votes)
Comedy
Romance

Overview

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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The Kushner-Locke Company

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2 videos

Cast & Crew

75 members
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Natasha Lyonne

Megan

Natasha Lyonne
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Clea DuVall

Graham

Clea DuVall
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Cathy Moriarty

Mary Brown

Cathy Moriarty
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RuPaul

Mike

RuPaul
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Melanie Lynskey

Hilary

Melanie Lynskey
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Katharine Towne

Sinead

Katharine Towne
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Katrina Phillips

Jan

Katrina Phillips
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Joel Michaely

Joel

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Douglas Spain

Andre

Douglas Spain
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Kip Pardue

Clayton

Kip Pardue
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Dante Basco

Dolph

Dante Basco
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Eddie Cibrian

Rock

Eddie Cibrian
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Michelle Williams

Kimberly

Michelle Williams
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Brandt Wille

Jared

Brandt Wille
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Bud Cort

Peter

Bud Cort
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Mink Stole

Nancy

Mink Stole
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Katie Donahue

Cheerleader #1

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Danielle Reneau

Cheerleader #2

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Kyle Thatcher

Joel's Father

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Robert Pine

Mr. Eaton

Robert Pine
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Rachelle Carson-Begley

Graham's Stepmom

Rachelle Carson-Begley
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Wesley Mann

Lloyd

Wesley Mann
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Richard Moll

Larry

Richard Moll
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Julie Delpy

Lipstick Lesbian

Julie Delpy
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Charles Braden

Bruce

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Jacqueline Aguirre

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Amy Ash

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William Bilaclac

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Patricia Cadena

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Thai Chau

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Jeff Diehl

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Tony Dimaio

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Robert Francis

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Katina Garrett

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Terri Gloyd

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Candi Guterres

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Candi Guterres
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Nathan Hayden

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Ryan Nick Hilckmann

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My Hua

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Sam Irwin

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Justine Jagoda

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Jolynn Jones

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Seth Jones

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Bret Keisel

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Carolyn Krieger

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Rocky Leiva

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Alfred Leivas

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Linda Lichtman

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Beverly Neufield

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Lonnie Moreno

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Sheri Ozeki

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Charlene Pascall

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Christopher Perez

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Jenny Rounds

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Marilyn Sanders

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Andrew Seder

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Bambi Shulte

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Dawn Stobaugh

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Heidi Sulzman

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Heidi Sulzman
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Manuel Tombakian

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Jeffrey Vandenburgh

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Dawn Michelle Hoffman

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Lindsay Calnon

Cheerleader

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Charlene Hooper

Cheerleader

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Jamie Jessick

Cheerleader

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Angela Klein

Cheerleader

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Kristina Klein

Cheerleader

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Kimberly Martinez

Cheerleader

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Michelle Patterson

Cheerleader

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Bethany Swader

Cheerleader

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Katy Swader

Cheerleader

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Danielle Vachal

Cheerleader

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Jenni Pulos

Cheerleader

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Niki York

Cheerleader

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Ione Skye

Kelly (uncredited)

Ione Skye

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