But I'm a Cheerleader Page #6

Synopsis: Megan is an all-American girl. She's a cheerleader and has a boyfriend, but she doesn't like kissing him very much, and she's pretty tactile with her cheerleader friends, and she only has pictures of girls up in her locker. Her parents and friends conclude that she *must* be gay and send her off to "sexual redirection" school, full of admittedly homosexual misfits, where she can learn how to be straight. Will Megan be turned around to successful heterosexuality, or will she succumb to her love for the beautiful Graham?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Jamie Babbit
Production: Lions Gate Films
  2 wins & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.6
Metacritic:
39
Rotten Tomatoes:
35%
R
Year:
1999
85 min
$175,182
Website
12,638 Views


You have to be willing

to walk away.

What about you and Clayton?

If he can't make a stand,

he just can't make a stand.

Well, what about you?

What are you willing to do?

I'm so proud of you.

Doesn't it feel great

to be straight?

To be out of homosexuality?

It's not always

gonna be easy,

but at least we know

what to do now.

Okay, girls,

ready to go?

Give me the keys.

- I hope she's worth it.

- Is Clayton?

I'm doing this for you,

not for Clayton.

Yeah, right.

There he is.

Let's go.

Mary:
Welcome to the graduating class

of True Directions.

Ladies and gentlemen,

may I present

our happy heterosexuals.

(applause)

- Jesus.

- Miss me?

Why are you here?

I came to get you.

I can't go anywhere, Megan.

That was fast.

Where's Graham?

I've got to try again.

We have all gathered

on this special day,

to celebrate the wonderful

true directions.

And praise be

to our Higher Power.

Will our graduates

please stand again?

Sinead Lauren.

Joel Goldberg.

Hilary Vandermueller.

Graham Eaton.

And now,

I think that in closing...

we should...

Graham.

One, two, three, four,

I won't take "no" anymore.

Five, six, seven, eight,

I want you to be my mate.

One, two, three, four,

You're the one that I adore.

Five, six, seven, eight,

Don't run from me

'cause this is fate.

# Breathe into my hands #

# Or cup them like a glass

to drink from. #

I love you.

Megan...

you stop it, this instant.

'Cause you will wallow in the smut

of your homosexual depravity

for the rest of your life.

Go, come on, let's go.

- (engine starts)

- Megan!

Wait!

# Are you still,

still breathing? #

# Are you still,

still breathing? #

# Are you still,

still breathing? #

# Breathe into my hands #

# Or cup them like a glass

to drink from #

# Breathe into my hands #

# Or cup them like a glass

to drink from. #

(applause)

My name is Peter,

and...

my daughter is a homosexual.

All:

Hello, Peter.

# What do they know

when they say I'm too young? #

# As I get older

and until my life is done #

# I'll be the one

who had love that was true #

# They all had nothing

and I had you #

# We'll be together

forever in love #

# Together forever in love #

# Together forever in love #

# I'll be your reason

for starting your day #

# You'll be my true love

in every way #

# I'll always need you

I promise that now #

# Through good and bad

as long as this life will allow #

# We'll be together

forever in love #

# Together forever in love #

# Together forever in love #

# My life is for living #

# I'll spend mine giving you

all that I can #

# My heart and my hand #

# My life with you will

shine brighter than gold #

# Memories of heaven

for when I get old #

# Never again

will I wanna run away #

# I didn't think that I could

ever feel this way #

# We'll be together

forever in love #

# Together forever in love #

# Together forever in love #

# Together forever in love. #

# Open the door #

# Walk in behind her #

# Draw back your bow #

# Let it remind her #

# No one's around #

# No need to fake it #

# She's not in love #

# How can she take it? #

# Give her the time #

# She'll know you mean it #

# Make up her mind #

# Throw in her feelings #

# Open the door #

# Have her jump through it #

# She fell in love #

# How could she do it? #

# Do you know,

do you know #

# What you're missing,

what you're missing #

# Will show,

if you should try to kiss her? #

# Do you know,

do you know #

# What you're missing,

what you're missing #

# Will show,

if you should try to kiss her? #

# You should try to kiss her #

# Crazy galore #

# You wouldn't do it #

# Seen it before #

# Looks like you blew it #

# Do you know,

do you know #

# What you're missing,

what you're missing #

# Will show,

if you should try to kiss her? #

# Do you know,

do you know #

# What you're missing,

what you're missing #

# Will show,

if you should try to kiss her? #

# You should try to kiss her #

# Do you know,

do you know #

# What you're missing,

what you're missing #

# Will show,

if you should try to kiss her? #

# Do you know,

do you know #

# What you're missing,

what you're missing #

# Will show,

if you should try to kiss her? #

# You should try to kiss her #

# Just put up your fist #

# You should try

to kiss her goodbye. #

# Swish with me #

# And I'll swish with you #

# That's right, get down #

# Everybody swish to the left #

# That's right, get down... #

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