BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER - Bijou After Hours

Showings

Ped Mall -Scene 1 Sat, Apr 18, 2015 11:00 PM
Film Info
Rating:R
Runtime:85 mins
Director:Jamie Babbit
Year Released:1999
Production Country:USA

Description

Bijou After Hours is a late-night film series featuring cult classics, fan favorites and modern genre films.

Free admission for UI students with valid ID. $5 for general public. Tickets available at the door only.

BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER

"The struggles of gay teenagers are handled with vast humor, insight and honesty" - IFilm

"The kind of movie that might eventually become a regular on the midnight cult circuit. It feels like an amateur night version of itself, awkward, heartfelt and sweet." - Roger Ebert

Confident and opinionated, 17-year-old Megan is far too strong-willed for her unsuppportive parents, who begin to worry she is a lesbian. Their solution is to send Megan to 'True Directions,' a "rehabilitation camp" run by homophobic counselor Mary Brown. Soon Megan meets the equally defiant Graham, and the two form a fast friendship. Ironically, the more time Megan spends at the camp, the more she begins to question just how fixed her sexuality really is.