I was so proud when the director explained that she wanted to tell a story of the feminine lesbian saving the butch lesbian after having seen so many queer stories do the opposite.
@EamonWill
2 ай бұрын
And the most masculine AFAB wasn't even a lesbian. I love how she managed to disrupt so many stereotypes at once.
@The-Busy-Beeeee
12 күн бұрын
@@EamonWillI felt so awful for her tbh she didn’t deserve being stereotyped
@Suited_Nat
7 күн бұрын
OMG YESSS
@freedompancakes301
11 ай бұрын
I really like the fact that they made a comedy about conversion therapy because it highlighted how truly ridiculous the concept of converting someone from gay to straight is during a time when it was more of a common practice in the country. Yeah it is a serious situation, but it’s not the gay people who are the true butt of the joke. It’s the homophobes who think they can change people’s sexuality. This is similar to how The Addams Family and The Simpsons parodied the glorified traditionalist notion of the nuclear family.
@Acidlib
10 ай бұрын
The Simpsons aren’t just a nuclear family, they’re a nuclear power family
@BettyAlexandriaPride
9 ай бұрын
@@AcidlibWhat do you mean by power?
@Acidlib
9 ай бұрын
@@BettyAlexandriaPride I’ll give you a hint, the phrase you’re referring to is in some way related to the place where homer has worked since The Simpsons’ first official episode premiered in 1989
@BettyAlexandriaPride
9 ай бұрын
@@Acidlib Oh, I should've seen that one coming. 🤦🏾♀️
@Acidlib
9 ай бұрын
@@BettyAlexandriaPride totally understandable, happens to the best of us lol,
@mandipandi303
11 ай бұрын
The fact that Natasha Lyonne is straight shocks me to this day. It's honestly wild. She's played such iconic queer roles. We Sapphics bestowed her the title of "honorary gay".
@PinkPopcast
11 ай бұрын
She’s straight!?!? I could have SWORN she’d said she was queer! At least I have a chance with her now 😂😂😂 - Rizzo
@Bliss226
11 ай бұрын
Say it ain't so 😂
@yanaaleks4523
11 ай бұрын
@@Bliss226p
@violetmaritime
11 ай бұрын
actually, shes pretty unlabeled. she recently said this last pride month that shes not quite gay or straight, but a "secret third thing"
@PinkPopcast
11 ай бұрын
@@violetmaritime what’s behind door number three!?!?
@myfriendisaac
8 ай бұрын
RuPaul as a str8 camp counselor was absolutely GENIUS 🤣💙🚹
@PinkPopcast
8 ай бұрын
😂😂
@TuxedoMasc
11 ай бұрын
It is one of my greatest joys in life that the voice of Zuko from Avatar The Last Airbender was in one of the most iconic queer movies in cinema history. Dante is a gift.
@nexrosi9189
10 ай бұрын
Wait who?
@tjudi
10 ай бұрын
@@nexrosi9189Dante Basco plays Dolph, the guy who gets kicked out of the conversion camp after he's caught making out with another guy
@maddartist
9 ай бұрын
RUFIO!! 😍
@blakerucks
8 ай бұрын
it’s so funny to me
@Ray-ray18.9
8 ай бұрын
That was my first reaction! I heard his voice and immediately went 'Zuko?!' but I'm glad I discovered this movie
@avengersfan949
11 ай бұрын
“My mother got married in pants.” Like, I can’t with this movie. Lol
@PinkPopcast
11 ай бұрын
Right!?
@megdelaney3677
11 ай бұрын
Also 'I was born in France.'
@anokartist2352
4 ай бұрын
Y'all sleeping on "i liked balls"
@horacethecheese1009
Ай бұрын
so did mine... 🐸
@sarahd.5244
11 ай бұрын
Y'all just breezed past the scene that got them an NC-17 rating originally. It's literally the bit where she's leaning against the wall and touching herself over her clothes, that's it. They were able to negotiate to an R rating but the director was upset, she'd wanted to get the movie to teens who'd need this movie the most. The story is featured in a documentary about how homophobic and corrupt the MPAA is called "This Film Is Not Yet Rated." I've seen far more graphic stuff in PG-13 movies featuring men or boys in similar situations, but because the scene is of a girl it was Too Scandalous for the MPAA.
@PinkPopcast
11 ай бұрын
THAT is the scene that got them NC-17!?!? THAT!? ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING!?!? That scene is so tame we barely registered it OMG
@sarahd.5244
11 ай бұрын
@@PinkPopcast yup! Can't be showing women experiencing pleasure, it's "obscene." They talk about that a lot in the documentary, focusing on a woman's face is "too explicit." Scenes of women being assaulted, that can get you a PG-13, but not a woman having fun on her own!
@HerHollyness
11 ай бұрын
Ugh that’s so despicable. That’s like how every scene that show a woman is receiving oral sex will earn a film an NC-17 rating as well, whereas men can receive oral in a film and it will barely register. Even r*pe scenes will only earn a film an R! Women’s pleasure though? That’s apparently a problem. It’s so misogynistic.
@corinazzz1347
10 ай бұрын
@@sarahd.5244 that’s so fucked up
@elistari1050
10 ай бұрын
It's purity bullshit. I can almost guarantee. People would rather a woman be assaulted, than having consentual sex, because then that means she wants it and therefore "taints" her purity more. If she were assaulted then she gets to at least maintain her spiritual "purity", but if she actually consents to it and actually has a good time, then that means she's spiritually "dirty" and that's "bad". It's sick how people would rather watch a woman being assaulted than a woman choosing to have sex or enact in sexual activity. But that's our culture, there ya go. And of course it's only for women. People would rather watch a man consensually having sex, than a man being assaulted. But that's just because if a man's assaulted then he looks "weak", and "gay" or whatever. If it's consensual then that's alright because that's just a part of being a man.
@mintybadger6905
11 ай бұрын
My 10 year old asked me casually (so I knew she meant business) if it’s ok to be gay or trans (we live in Florida) - I told her that it’s perfectly normal and if anyone tells her otherwise to know they’re a liar. My heart hurt when I heard her let out a huge sigh of relief.
@lilycollegemythbusters5532
10 ай бұрын
When kids ask those nonchalant questions, your know, it is really serious! You handled that great!
@wingtub
10 ай бұрын
MOVE OUT OF FLORIDA!!!
@onethatdoesart5650
10 ай бұрын
@@wingtubMOVING IS A LUXURY MOST PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD 😢 AS A TEXAN THAT HATES TEXAS I CAN CONFIRM 😅
@Lanoira13
10 ай бұрын
@@onethatdoesart5650 It's not a luxury when it becomes life or death, or losing your child. Which is what it's coming down to. Obviously the ideal is doing so as safely and securely as possible, saving up cent by cent until moving is as smooth a process as it can be. But if anyone or their family are at risk, they should have a plan and be ready to bolt in case shit hits the fan, while they're still able to. It's not a matter of just hating the place you are or not being happy after all. The far right controlling states like Florida and Texas have made very clear what their end goal is and that they're willing to abuse their power to get there.
@get_that_money664
10 ай бұрын
@@wingtub ANIHILATE FLORIDA!!!
@jordanboston579
11 ай бұрын
Fun fact: Melanie Lynskey is actually doing an Australian accent in this movie and has never used her actual accent. So you were right to think she was Australian at first
@PinkPopcast
11 ай бұрын
That’s so wild!
@lorrainemcgrail6315
11 ай бұрын
She uses her real accent in Heavenly Creatures, but it's the 1950s version so it's a little more british-sounding. But yeah she's known for being able to do a broad range of accents and she almost exclusively works in the USA, so not many kiwi roles.
@mercuresis
11 ай бұрын
shes so talented i am so in love w her
@SilentBob731
11 ай бұрын
@@mercuresis She's all kinds of Nifty.
@ella33308
11 ай бұрын
wow really? it sounds very new zealand lol
@neoneclipse1421
10 ай бұрын
20:22 changed my life. Everyone thought I was a lesbian and I played the part because “well, I’m masculine so I must like girls”. Had a girlfriend and watched as much lesbian stuff as I could. I slowly realised I wasn’t lesbian, wasn’t into women at all, and I wasn’t a girl either. I wanted to be a man and like men. Weird story but true. I’ve been on T for 4 years and have a husband.
@elliesaurusart3941
10 ай бұрын
I'm so proud of you! I know a couple gay trans men with similar stories
@kittypeanut4102
9 ай бұрын
@@Indomita506Not at all. This is queer asf ^^
@GmmBeast
9 ай бұрын
@@Indomita506OP is a man tho and married to a man
@GmmBeast
9 ай бұрын
@@Indomita506 Not at all.
@BettyAlexandriaPride
9 ай бұрын
WOAH I jumped there and I can't believe I jumped there. That was so deep.
@Yazzyu3
11 ай бұрын
I remember I first watched this before I came out as pan, and was like “but it’s normal to look at girls that way” and then a few years later I was like “OMG”😂
@PinkPopcast
11 ай бұрын
😂😂😂 amazing
@xelectrix
11 ай бұрын
Lol, are you me!? 😂
@ADRIANF137
11 ай бұрын
That is so funny bc thats the exact same experience i had, and im also pan. Thats so cool and funny to see someone else has experienced something like this too.
@Yazzyu3
11 ай бұрын
@@ADRIANF137I love that someone gets it 😂😂
@nottzo
10 ай бұрын
Ur so pretty btw!!!
@pillowvibes
11 ай бұрын
y’all making the connection of the separation of colors vs combined colors in the set design made me realize the plasticky costumes at the end are probably just reiterating the artificial nature of what’s happening.
@PinkPopcast
11 ай бұрын
So true! I was trying to make a connection there
@Hades-cs9ql
9 ай бұрын
I fomd it kinda funny how the first step is admitting you're a homosexual, like tgey are essentially helping these ppl to realise who they actually are
@PinkPopcast
9 ай бұрын
Right!?
@Jamiet645
10 ай бұрын
as a survivor of conversion therapy, this film is actually my favorite queer film! it handles the topic in such a great way
@amymiles5346
8 ай бұрын
Thats so horrible babe 😭 I dont know you but im so happy you're still here 💜💜
@susanjoyce4244
2 ай бұрын
💜💜💜
@katie8881
9 ай бұрын
"It's really easy to be a prude when you're not attracted to him" hit so hard. I was such a "good girl" growing up and then "demure" later but it was basically just a warped interpretation of my asexuality. The funny thing is, my mom was very realistic about teenagers having sex AND I was already a very outspoken feminist, including condemning the toxicity of purity culture and double/unrealistic standards for women's sexuality. Meanwhile, most of my friends were very much into purity culture but rounding the bases with their boyfriends on the basement couch while their Christian parents sat upstairs. I still get a tragic chuckle from the fact that I, the sex-repulsed ace, was the only teenager in my friend group to get the HPV vaccine.
@ivyhearst3554
9 күн бұрын
So accurate lol. I grew up Christian and never understood why everyone else had such a hard time waiting for marriage. Just don't have sex, it's so easy! Turns out most other teen girls aren't grey-ace lesbians 😂
@meganryle08
11 ай бұрын
Being a teenager who was unsure of their sexuality when my group of friends found this movie was not the best. My name is Megan and trying to tell them I was NOT a ledbian ended up with them just quoting this movie at me lol
@PinkPopcast
11 ай бұрын
Oh nooo 😅
@palomadorrego3266
11 ай бұрын
As a bisexual girl with homophobic parents and preference for girls, this movie is meaningful to me
@anitacrumbly
10 ай бұрын
hang in there just do whatever you can to get into a safe situation when you are old enough to leave. when things get hard just picture what you want your life to be like someday and remember that is what your goal that is what you are struggling towards. You can do it!
@palomadorrego3266
10 ай бұрын
@@anitacrumbly Thanks :)
@inannatvearfugl8770
9 ай бұрын
@@palomadorrego3266 But please don’T be fooled by groomers who want to take you in. There is unfortunalty some stories of this happening. Hope you figure it out honey (-3-)
@RammerHammer
7 ай бұрын
I am contractually obligated to mention that Dolph is played by Dante Basco who voices Zuko in The Last Airbender and when I saw the clip of him saying "Dolph, homosexual vasity wrestler" I pissed myself laughing.
@retroreceptionist7571
Ай бұрын
Baby that’s rufio!
@bluBlaq33
10 ай бұрын
As a Gay man in his early 30ms, who has religious trauma this movie was very liberating for me when I was coming to terms with what I was, and remains very close to my heart.
@PinkPopcast
10 ай бұрын
❤️❤️🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
@lizzyrank5405
11 ай бұрын
I loved this because of the p!ss taking on small minded people and conversions therapy. And unless you see the trailer, you dont realize its a lgbtqia+ movie.
@PinkPopcast
11 ай бұрын
Benji sure didn’t lol
@PinkPopcast
11 ай бұрын
Yea the cover and title don’t give a lot away lol
@SergeDuka
10 ай бұрын
Well, if having RuPaul playing that couch doesn't give you a hint... 🤦
@queerlybelovdd
11 ай бұрын
this film was one of my first experiences of a fun gay movie with a happy ending. so it'll always have a special place in my heart. and also natasha lyonne is wifey so there's that lol! i'm so glad yall enjoyed it
@PinkPopcast
11 ай бұрын
🥰🥰🥰
@fart63
11 ай бұрын
I fucking hate that all our movies are filled with horrible shit and no happy endings!! They’re all made by straight people who just want to write gay trauma porn, so irritating
@inantarctica
11 ай бұрын
The amount of times I rented this from Blockbuster, and it raised zero flags for my mom because of the title 😂
@PinkPopcast
11 ай бұрын
😂😂 mission accomplished haha
@inantarctica
11 ай бұрын
@@PinkPopcast have to shoot my shot: what about a commentary of The Faculty? It's not queer, but also it just kind of is.
@itsabrinasouzaa
11 ай бұрын
omg we need you two watching "bottoms" next time please 👀
@joaopedrojp1448
11 ай бұрын
Yes please!!!!!!!
@stellasketch2962
11 ай бұрын
YES i think they would love the absolute absurdity and gay shenanigans in that one too
@Gloria7317
11 ай бұрын
Bottoms really isn't that good
@RuuBjAh1
11 ай бұрын
Lol I initially read this as: “we need you two bottoms watching next time please” and I was like: wait what? Hahaha
@janiyahl.9456
11 ай бұрын
@@Gloria7317I respectfully have to disagree with you. The comedy was on point, the acting was great, and the plot was well done. It perfectly executed the “not your average teenage high school movie” trope w/o the cringe.
@erikavermeulen6793
11 ай бұрын
I rented this movie by accident one day. It was during my Bring It On stage and saw it was a cheerleading based movie and thought I'd try it. I thought it was weird they asked for my I.D but didn't think much of it really. Went home my parents were gonna be gone most the night so I watched it and when I realized what it was about I wash so embarrassed lol. This movie was my coming to terms with my sexuality though. I had the idea before that I was bisexual but didnt think to much about it tried to ignore it. Nope cause the two girls kissing scene really nailed it in there lol.
@PinkPopcast
11 ай бұрын
That’s such a funny story!
@MeganSin
11 ай бұрын
I love but I’m a cheerleader! My favorite part is when they are doing the “military-esqe” training the the way they walk around so femme gets me every time!
@PinkPopcast
11 ай бұрын
😂😂
@lemontea.mp3579
4 ай бұрын
And the cardbox cutouts 😂😂had to watch the movie the second time to catch that second meaning
@CrypticCharm
11 ай бұрын
i love this film so much, it really cemented Clea Devall as an Icon to me. She wasn't out yet, but she was part of the community in her own way. in a way setting her struggles as Graham, just gives it a more layered performance, knowing how closeted she was. And she admitted how it was whilst filming. Also seeing RuPaul as a conversion counsellor, there was something so unsettling and surreal about this, that just made it work.
@PinkPopcast
11 ай бұрын
Yeah, there was really so much more to this than meets the eye
@LordVolkov
11 ай бұрын
RuPaul playing the counselor in the Brady Bunch movies is very funny too.
@Aster_Risk
10 ай бұрын
I'm cis and straight, and I grew up obsessing over LGBTQ+ cinema. This has been one of my favorites since it came out, and I still watch the ending cheer whenever I need a good happy cry. It's incredibly beautiful and that song Glass Vase Cello Case by Tattle Tale is so romantic.
@izmckenna
10 ай бұрын
my favorite gay movie! watched this at 14 and finally realized that not everyone is grossed out by their boyfriend kissing them lol
@toshawanagibbons481
11 ай бұрын
My parents divorced after I came out and my father tried to convince my mother to send my to a conversation camp he apologized last year we still don't talk tho ❤
@amandadougherty6615
11 ай бұрын
I’m so happy your mother refused that nonsense and took your side.
@toshawanagibbons481
11 ай бұрын
@@amandadougherty6615 thank you, she always does she if my like my bestfriend
@PinkPopcast
11 ай бұрын
Thank goodness she didn’t listen ❤️❤️
@AmBotSoursxx
11 ай бұрын
I saw this at the age of 9 because I always wanted to be a cheerleader but that obviously wasnt where the movie went but i still liked it😄
@PinkPopcast
11 ай бұрын
Haha I feel like the title threw a lot of us off 😂
@kclo
3 ай бұрын
‘But I’m a Cheerleader’, ‘Saved,’ and ‘Juno’ were really influential in my teenage years. I don’t know if I actively thought about their messages or just naturally took in the themes through osmosis, but I am glad they were there to shape me.
@DupreeBlosch
2 ай бұрын
Saved is one of my all time favorite movies
@grantgilbert2822
11 ай бұрын
This is actually a very underrated movie. If you want a story about conversion therapy that’s not as tragic as Boy Erased, this is a good other option.
@bleh3.2
11 ай бұрын
This movie made me the gay I am today and I mean that in the best way possible, it came out (pun very much intended) in a time when being queer really wasn't all that accepted and conversion camps were sometimes the first resort to "fix" people, it not only showed the kids' defiance and 'I am who I am' attitude but also shown a light on how obscure and harmful conversion camps were by making the camp feel fake and almost doll-like to point out the absurdity of it all. I love the way the set was designed, cast, and how they shot everything, the entire movie is so surreal and it's actually one of the first movies that made me realize I want to be part of the movie making process someday. Also I put 65% of the blame on Graham for making me pan
@anitacrumbly
10 ай бұрын
same! (about natasha lyon though lol) I actually met the actress that plays Graham clea duvall she is really nice it was back in 2008 in silver lake at a show the band was queer i also met the actress who played shane from the L word that night (the most embarrassing moment i shook her hand and said "i really love your work" and walked away it still haunts me sometimes right when i am about to fall asleep)
@PokhrajRoy.
11 ай бұрын
Natasha Lyonne the Fun Aunt of the Entertainment World. She’s so cool and awesome!
@PinkPopcast
11 ай бұрын
Agreed!! ❤️
@hadilhaidar5485
11 ай бұрын
watching Elvira: Mistress of the Dark would be soooo fitting for October
@PinkPopcast
11 ай бұрын
Omg I had a friend who was obsessed with her lol
@kenyonsgirl415
11 ай бұрын
rightfully so! She's ICONIC!
@jchase79
11 ай бұрын
yes! I'd love this :)
@lovablecharacter8167
11 ай бұрын
I literally just watched this now. My friend l, who is so...who obsessed with it, made me watch it. It's good
@TheArcaneMaster
9 күн бұрын
@@PinkPopcastI second this recommendation. It's one of the great camp cult classics of all time. And Cassandra Peterson is a bisexual icon.
@tamsmartin1
11 ай бұрын
I loved this movie. It was a relief to find one featuring two lesbians where lingering melancholy or arthouse despair wasn't a major component
@PinkPopcast
11 ай бұрын
Exactly! It’s surprisingly wholesome, sincere and full of hope for an edgy, late 90s comedy about conversion camp 😅
@zoonfu
11 ай бұрын
i’ll never get over dante basco being in this movie 😭
@PinkPopcast
11 ай бұрын
Yeah, we were really surprised when we saw his name in the credits, but it got cut out lol
@en_byte
11 ай бұрын
20:24 ok but jan’s character is so trans coded it hurts 😭 i wish the movie touched on it just once more
@jungkooks_microwavephobia
10 ай бұрын
coded? they had a mustache! the audiences back then just weren’t ready
@weasel7491
10 ай бұрын
They were part of my egg experience
@elliesaurusart3941
10 ай бұрын
When I watched it I was sure that they were trans! like when they had the realisation about being straight I got so excited cause I thought they would be like "I'm a straight man!" but no. Although, I do like that their character went against stereotypes. You can be a masc girl without being queer.
@Indomita506
10 ай бұрын
Y'all are assuming Jan is NB
@elliesaurusart3941
10 ай бұрын
@@Indomita506 true, we should be using she/her based on the info the film gave us
@fiendishlybilly
7 ай бұрын
The ironic part is that would have Megan even explored and accepted being gay unless her parents never sent her away.
@lumine1623
10 ай бұрын
Holy crap I did NOT expect Zuko’s va to be in this???? I had to rewind and then pause to think lmaoo 8:42
@MTG_Scribe
10 ай бұрын
As someone who grew up in a dirt poor, conservitive town in Northern Connecticut it's fair to say this movie compleatly changed my life when I first saw it in 1999.
@PinkPopcast
10 ай бұрын
🙌🙌🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
@seekerxr
11 ай бұрын
this film was genuinely my gay awakening. so glad to see you guys watch it and enjoy it
@PinkPopcast
11 ай бұрын
🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
@webomaryhoptoe
11 ай бұрын
I just love how fun and non-toxic you two are. Your reviews make me so happy because you seem to just enjoy working together and riffing off each other so much. I'm really glad i found your channel.
@PinkPopcast
11 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@paulieboy6644
10 ай бұрын
Holy shit - I watched this when I was younger and didn’t realize Rufio was in it! I recognized his voice because he also played Zuko in the Last Airbender
@halcyon.x
10 ай бұрын
OMG THAT IS HIM
@thebarghestiest
10 ай бұрын
I gotta join in the huge number of sapphics here saying how influential this movie was for me lol!! The "I thought everybody had those thoughts" I feel like was my number one eye opener at sixteen for like, "Wait....other girls don't all think about each other like this?"
@henninggirl261
11 ай бұрын
I really think you guys would love “Bodies, Bodies, Bodies” for Halloween.
@PinkPopcast
11 ай бұрын
Stay tuned 😜😜😜
@dragontears
11 ай бұрын
@@PinkPopcast omg YES!
@_adrian_sean
11 ай бұрын
That movie was such a let down at the end
@tegztegz
11 ай бұрын
Not me gasping at "is she Australian" then sighing in relief when you googled and corrected haha. Love that you guys watched this, such an iconic movie. Melanie and Natasha recently did one of those actors on actors chats about this movie (and other things they've done) totally recommend looking it up and giving it a watch on KZitem.
@hi_there1239
11 ай бұрын
now that it's streaming, i think a "theater camp" reaction would be hilarious!! it's super funny and pretty heartwarming, the cast is great and the kids are CRAZY talented!!!!
@PinkPopcast
11 ай бұрын
Oh my gosh, we saw that in theaters and loved it!
@hi_there1239
11 ай бұрын
@@PinkPopcast watched it the other day in covid isolation, as a theatre major i felt so lovingly called out lol
@DerrickJohnson56
11 ай бұрын
My favorite part is when megan catches Dolph and Clayton hooking up and her reaction and their reaction to being caught i find extremely hilarious.
@matthewalexander3831
11 ай бұрын
Honestly, I remember watching this movie as a child. I’d borrow movies from this family friend to watch every time I’d make good grades in school lol what I love so much now as an adult is knowing that I watched this movie and felt the love and connection without any programming from society at the age of 7. Like, that’s cool to know that love exceeds male/female bodies. It’s energy ❤
@matthewalexander3831
11 ай бұрын
Oh, let me add that as a child I completely overlooked any sexual activity in this movie and thought it was normal human affection lol
@lilly50821
11 ай бұрын
rizzo accidentally saying the f slur caught me off guard 😭
@PinkPopcast
11 ай бұрын
Caught me off guard too! Had no clue what I was reading 😭😭😭
@PinkPopcast
11 ай бұрын
It caught him off guard to 🙃
@alechappito8765
11 ай бұрын
off with his head!!
@lilly50821
11 ай бұрын
@@alechappito8765 no no. he didn’t know 🤷🏻♀️
@eloisecole3579
11 ай бұрын
Rizzo was quoting the sign, im perfectly fine with that. He was not using it to insult someone or something. The context is always important.
@Toughmittens
11 ай бұрын
Everyone has those thoughts.. right? This movie made me realize I’m not bi, I’m a full blown lesbian. Sooooo funny too.
@oldladytrexarms
10 ай бұрын
It's ironic because our homophobic parents introduced my little sisters and I to this movie as kids (thinking the cutesy image = cutesy movie) and my sisters and I fell in love with it (my littlest sister being Bi and I Asexual) and we still love this movie to this day because the camp really reminded us of the John Water's movies we watched growing up, as well; Natasha Lyonne's character's mother is even played by Mink Stole who is a primary actress used by John in his films. Honestly, despite the theme, the characters are great and I love the campiness; we need movies mocking stuff in a similar way like this because these movies just stay classic forever and never seem to offend people cause those easily offended are too dumb to get it's making fun of them.
@strangerme6163
11 ай бұрын
My coming to terms that im a lesbian was not long after stumbling onto this movie, felt really validating to see someone who shared the same romantic feelings I do, when i came out I lost all my friends (crazy they where theater kids thought they would understand)
@Aster_Risk
10 ай бұрын
When I was in high school (2005-2009) the theater kids were actually very hit or miss in terms of being progressive. Several of the guys were libertarian, anti-feminist weirdos and more than a few of the girls were uptight, conservative Christians. It was odd.
@strangerme6163
10 ай бұрын
@Aster_Risk well I just graduated this year, they pretend to now until your actually fully into the same gender, Bisexuals are OK to them since their seen as spicy straight
@neivilde.1242
11 ай бұрын
i love that this movie gave us the friendship of natasha lyonne and clean duvall, every few years they'll come up with a way to act together, again, i just love it. although the most recent one, they played sisters, and i was like no this is wrong, you must be lovers lmao
@PinkPopcast
11 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@TheMetrored
10 ай бұрын
Fun fact: Natasha Lyonne got involved with the movie due to her friendship with Clea Duvall. She noticed the script in Duvall's car one day was like "I wanna do this!"
@neivilde.1242
10 ай бұрын
@@TheMetrored love that
@headiedreamer
11 ай бұрын
This is actually one of my favorite movies of all time!! I’m so excited to watch this video
@PinkPopcast
11 ай бұрын
🙌🙌❤️
@kagehinafan1114
10 ай бұрын
The reason why they were all wearing plastic was because once they graduate they are "straight" which isn't true so the plastic is supposed to represent the fakeness of it.
@Meggsie
2 ай бұрын
I'd like a show about a 17yo escaping conversion therapy and figuring out independence in a makeshift foster home for gays
@peppermintspider
9 ай бұрын
I love But I’m a Cheerleader. I literally clicked just to make sure it wasn’t being slandered. It’s such a gem
@PinkPopcast
9 ай бұрын
❤️🏳️🌈😄
@karmatickenny
11 ай бұрын
this was the first gay movie i watched as a youngin, and i can't help but see it through rose-colored glasses because it helped me to realize i liked girls
@shauna3695
11 ай бұрын
Natasha Lyonne's character's father is played by Bud Cort who was in Harold and Maude. I remember watching the film in high school and half the room thought no way would he sleep with an 80 year old and the other half arguing, "well, what else does lovers mean???" when reading the back of the dvd
@kiyannareynard-eu7ph
10 ай бұрын
This movie was my first queer movie, after escaping a cult I grew up in. It's dark, and it was perfect
@agustinbarquero8898
10 ай бұрын
Oh wow...
@lemurlover7975
Ай бұрын
I grew up in a cult too, sorry for your experience but congratulations on your escape.
@ruffboiALT
9 ай бұрын
FTR the "when you get back from Switzerland" is probably meant to imply Graham's parents told everyone she was on a trip to switzerland rather than conversion camp, so no one would know she was ever gay.
@tateperson
11 ай бұрын
natasha lyonne is such an icooooon. in my head, a good queer movie has to have lyonne, tilly or mullally, or it's not a good one
@PinkPopcast
11 ай бұрын
That’s a solid criteria to hold!
@PinkPopcast
11 ай бұрын
True!
@jerrimenard3092
2 ай бұрын
I was rased Mormon and had some conversion therapy, although it was not at a camp like that. Once a week I would be in an office with two other teens working on being more feminine. We talked about "Heavenly Father's plan" and how we had to choose to fight sin. None of that works! The first time I saw this movie, I just cried. I had to take breaks. Now, I smile abd proudly admit I am a pansexual, nonbinary person into Polyamory. Happy Pride Everyone!
@eccojam
11 ай бұрын
i’m obsessed w this movie it’s so camp😭😭
@PinkPopcast
11 ай бұрын
Classic camp 🙌
@Mountain_Biking_Vampire_Which
11 ай бұрын
I'm so happy you guys watched this movie literally one of my favorite movies and a very underrated queer classic also Benji's right the son of the conversion lady was one of my Awakenings 🤡💅🏾
@PinkPopcast
11 ай бұрын
😂😂 he wasn’t helping her goal at all
@m00n_beetle
11 ай бұрын
i had no idea there was an extended version of this movie! now i need to watch it for myself! great video as always 🎉
@PinkPopcast
11 ай бұрын
We definitely didn’t know there was a difference lol
@m00n_beetle
11 ай бұрын
@@PinkPopcast i've never seen the scene with the introductory video or the sing-a-long scene before so i assume there must be two different versions!
@arcelia3546
11 ай бұрын
samee i would like to see the extended version@@m00n_beetle
@300DBenz
4 ай бұрын
I was in high school when this movie came out, never saw any trailers for it (wasn’t allowed to watch broadcast TV...ever, just VHS tapes my parents approved), so I had no idea what it was about. I do remember seeing the cassette box in the video rental store and thinking “ew, another cheerleader/yay team spirit/Bring It On clone”. ....welp, this video was quite a surprise.
@hannahjoylayosa
11 ай бұрын
The “bye rufio” got me 😂 I also can not un hear zuko every time I see Dante Basco
@IconVlog.
11 ай бұрын
Rizzo catching Benji lusting over the gardener 😂😂
@PinkPopcast
11 ай бұрын
😂😂🥵
@Marzbar90
11 ай бұрын
I’m so happy my parents are supportive but ..to people who have gone threw this I’m sorry you are loved
@cas6359
11 ай бұрын
this movie is amazing. especially for the time. nothing to go “yikes” over.
@meline4524
10 ай бұрын
clearly a lesbian classic
@StAaaarMaN
11 ай бұрын
I would recommend the film Pride. It's a true story about a group of queer people who are raising money for a mining town in Wales and it's really sweet
@filmfangirls9163
11 ай бұрын
I went into this film completely unaware of what this was about and ended up loving it more than I thought!
@PinkPopcast
11 ай бұрын
🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🙌
@Amonymous__
10 ай бұрын
8:42 i’ve never watched this movie, so when i heard his voice, i just yelled “ZUKO???”
@mumbledmeatballs5629
3 ай бұрын
If you want to… it’d free on KZitem!
@SRKStar
10 ай бұрын
This movie is FUCKIN PHENOMENAL! I AM SO GLD YOU INTRODUCED IT TO ME I WAS LIKE TWO MINUTES IN AND THAN WATCHED IT MY SELF SO THANK YOU! ITS LITERALLY MY NEW FAVORITE!
@PinkPopcast
10 ай бұрын
🙌🙌🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
@twofriendsreact
11 ай бұрын
Oh! Another recommendation for a similarly absurd iconic sapphic film from this era is D.E.B.S.! I would love to see you two react to that!
@TheArcaneMaster
9 күн бұрын
The facilitator of the queer youth group I used to sneak out to attend in high school showed this to us. It changed my life.
@PinkPopcast
9 күн бұрын
I love that!! Was it traumatic as a kid or funny??!
@TheArcaneMaster
9 күн бұрын
@@PinkPopcast It wasn't really traumatic. It was really relatable seeing people being forced to perform heteronormative sex and gender roles--something which almost ultimately fails bc they are based on idealized forms of subjectivity that don't actually exist--and then breaking out of that prison of social control. The goth girl shocking herself really germinated a seed in me I think. She took the instruments of control and punishment and subverted them into something erotic. I think that was my first time seeing an example of "queering, " something I would eventually go on to do a lot of research and writing about. Also, the character Jan really stood out to me, though no one ever talks about her. She wasn't queer, but rather didn't conform to standard gender presentation for hetero women. I couldn't quite figure out what her deal was back then, but as i grew up and away from the gender binary and started looking at all the ways in which gender is policed and also challenged, I found myself thinking back to her. I think she was an early exposure to an idea of gender beyond the two very whitewashed options we were usually served by media. There are definitely moments in this movie that are even still a little hard to watch. So many of us have lost friends or family or had someone get close and betray us to keep passing as straight--all that is kind of part of the queer experience I think. This film really does a great job of treating all of that in a way that is both lighthearted and really moving. Also Clea Duval was prob my bisexual awakening lol. Wow, that turned into a novel lol.
@PinkPopcast
9 күн бұрын
@@TheArcaneMaster that was a good novel to read thank you! I’ve never heard the term “queering” before so I’m excited to do some research myself too!
@TheArcaneMaster
9 күн бұрын
@@PinkPopcast I encountered it a lot in college when I was in queer theory and gender theory classes. It's a really interesting social phenomenon. Lmk what you think of it when you've gone down the rabbit hole!
@carolinahernandezroy6579
11 ай бұрын
This is the kind of movie that if I had watched it when I was younger I would have been very confused because I just assumed as a girl it was normal to be attracted to other girls😂
@PinkPopcast
11 ай бұрын
😂🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
@ruffboiALT
9 ай бұрын
OH MY GOD EXTREME DAYS I had entirely forgotten that movie but I watched it SO MUCH as a teenager. holy cow unlocking core closet-days memories with The Pink Popcast???
@packnetadaija
11 ай бұрын
So I remember actually watching this movie for the first time on Logo. I was waiting for the newest episode of drag race (back when drag race was on logo only) and this movie was playing before the episode and I was like “eh nothing else is on, why not?” And I actually ended up really enjoying it 😂
@PinkPopcast
11 ай бұрын
I feel like that’s how I end up finding the best movies when they just show up when I have no other options
@The_Real_Prinzessin
8 ай бұрын
i know donte bosco from atla, when I first saw the movie I shouted "ZUKO?"
@PinkPopcast
8 ай бұрын
😂
@applepie6832
11 ай бұрын
I always forget that Dante Basco is in this movie, because I only really know him as a voice actor from American dragon and Zuko from Avatar the last Airbender. I only ever remember when he’s thanking Megan
@PinkPopcast
11 ай бұрын
He and his voice are iconic lol
@applepie6832
11 ай бұрын
@@PinkPopcast Zuko is one of my favorite characters from anything so I have to agree
@mynnri
2 ай бұрын
He's also rufio in hook
@nebulousreactions
2 ай бұрын
I haven't seen this movie in ages, but I think I first saw it at the age of maybe eleven. Being young and straight, this was actually the first queer movie I ever saw, my first introduction to queer media, and the first time I became aware of what conversion therapy is. I actually fully believed that it was part of this ridiculous fictional world, because that's where that kind of thinking and practice belongs. I was stunned and horrified to learn that this was something that not only ever existed, but that it was something people STILL DID (and do). So while I know that this movie could never mean as much to me as it would to a young gay person actually in that kind of situation, this movie still means a lot to me. I credit it with informing the younger me about the topic, and believe it shaped me into a better, more empathetic person overall. And this video was a fun watch, so I had to subscribe for more :) Cheers!
@muffinamy83
11 ай бұрын
I'm a huge Melanie Lynskey fan. I recommend Peter Jackson's early film "Heavenly Creatures" starring a very young Lynskey and Kate Winslet. Great movie.
@davidbyrnecruise_
11 ай бұрын
This movie has been my favorites for yearssss. Clea Duvall made me realize a lot of things...She's just so cuteee. Rizzo is right the set design is so cool and dreamlike it makes it less scary. I will say this movie gets me crying from 50 different emotions throughout the 1 hour and 24 minutes
@Maddi_xoxo
11 ай бұрын
I actually loved “But I’m A Cheerleader” I thought it would be one of those shows where it was an ok show but I wouldn’t watch it again I have watched it like 3 times so I would say it is pretty good lol
@Maxwellish
11 ай бұрын
i honestly really like this film after rewatching it last year, the satire is so funny.
@9lovers
4 ай бұрын
22:46 This song right here has been a fixation of mine since I first watched this movie in 2022, the song isn’t on Spotify and it just hurts so baddddd. I love this song so much it’s so beautiful😭
@jolly177
2 ай бұрын
Natasha lyonne is my favorite female actress. I will watch anything with her in it. She never disappoints with her acting..i love how her acting is so amazing that she basically tricked people to actually believe she was gay in real life.
@autisticgirlmelissal628
2 ай бұрын
I remeber when i was 13 and convinced my mom to buy this movie for me on DVD on amazon and she didn't know what it actually was about she thought it was a comedy movie about a teen cheerleader and thats it lol she never seen it by the way but i did watched it by myself many times its one of the first movies i watched about gays and lesbians etc so i consider it a classic and has a special place in my heart,and also movies like ( The truth about Jane , Imagine me and you, The world unseen, i cant think straight, loving annabelle and The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love ❤) etc
@AnnaWillo
9 ай бұрын
I don't think I've heard the phrase knuck up in at least 2 decades. Incredible. This was as delightful as something this traumatizing can possibly be.
@PinkPopcast
9 ай бұрын
Definitely a throwback 😅
@Mezzy..
2 ай бұрын
When I watched the film, I was actually delighted by how dark some parts of the film are. I really expected a lighthearted comedy, but there were some moments that were almost veering goth, where Megan is literally covered in shadow in some dimmer lit rooms and the horrified expressions on her face by the abuse she’s being exposed to
@NYX795X
10 ай бұрын
I bought this dvd off of ebay when i was 18 and just graduated in 2000. I had to hide the dvd from everyone cause i lived in the south.
@Anthology_of_Holly
5 күн бұрын
I can’t hear Dante Basco talk without hearing Prince Zuko. Takes me out every time 😂
@petersavieri
8 ай бұрын
“Where’d they even get that wardrobe to dress up in?” “In… the… CLOSET” It was right there! I sentence you both to watch an endless loop of Eddie Cibrian slow-mo walking in… tiny.. jorts…. Brb
@Love_Iris
11 ай бұрын
I LITERALLY LOVE THIS MOVIE!! I’m so glad y’all watched this!
@emptybrainedwriter
11 ай бұрын
THEY DID IT!! THEY WATCHED BUT IM A CHEERLEADER!!
@PinkPopcast
11 ай бұрын
WE DID FINALLY LOL
@EamonWill
2 ай бұрын
This is my ✨FAVORITE✨ gay movie! The lesbian couple actually ends up happily together!!! 😮❤
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