A 15-year-old girl incites chaos among her friends and a media frenzy when she accuses her drama teacher of sexual harassment.A 15-year-old girl incites chaos among her friends and a media frenzy when she accuses her drama teacher of sexual harassment.A 15-year-old girl incites chaos among her friends and a media frenzy when she accuses her drama teacher of sexual harassment.
- Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations total
- Morgan
- (as David T. Wagner)
- Martin Stivers
- (as Ira Wood)
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Did you know
- TriviaWhen Jane Krakowski did her bra and panties scenes she asked that all crew that worked the shot be without a shirt.
- GoofsIn the courtroom scenes, the girls wouldn't have been allowed to be in the courtroom when the others were testifying.
- Quotes
Kimberly Joyce: I have respect for all races, but I'm very glad that I was born white. As a woman, it's the best race to be. Especially if you want to become an actress, like I do.
[pause]
Kimberly Joyce: If I wasn't white, then the next thing I would wanna be is Asian because a lot of men like Asian girls because they think they're docile and subservient and sweet which I don't really think is true because I once met this Asian girl at summer camp one time and she was a real bitch.
[pause]
Kimberly Joyce: If I couldn't be white and I also couldn't be Asian, then my third choice would be African-American because I've always wanted to be a gospel singer and also, black men are more forgiving if your butt gets big. Except I'd definitely want light skin and Caucasian features like... Vanessa Williams or Halle Berry. And finally, you know, no offense or anything Randa, but my very last choice would be Arab. I mean, truth be told you're not in a very enviable position. There's a lot of resentment in this country toward the Middle East and there's a lot of stereotypes floating around which I don't think are true because in the short amount of time I've known you, you haven't tried to bomb anybody and you currently smell okay to me.
- Alternate versionsThere are apparently at least three different versions: 1 hr 50 min (110 min), 1 hr 44 min (104 min) (USA), 1 hr 47 min (107 min) (Argentina).
- ConnectionsFeatures South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
- SoundtracksGare a Toi Jeune Amant
Written by Gilad Benamram (ASCAP), Ran Pink (BMI) & Flora Benamram (ACUM)
Performed by The Marionette Sextet
Recorded and Mixed by Clint Bennett
Published by EverBliss Music, Inc. (ASCAP), Ran Pink Publishing (BMI)
The first feature film from director Marcos Siega is off beat as both a comedy and drama. The viewer finds himself in situations of uncomfortable, guilty laughter while at the same time mesmerized by the social topics and excellent acting. The cadence of the dialogue is beyond description and is perfectly displayed at the dinner table with Evan Rachel Woods, her dad played by an over the top James Woods and her new step mom. The family dog plays a big part in the "conversation".
The heart of the story is the devilishly orchestrated false (or are they?) accusations of sexual harassment against drama teacher Ron Livingston (so great in "Office Space"). With so many different agendas at play, we can't help but be drawn into to this story on many levels. Jane Krakowski ("Ally McBeal") shows a real Priscilla Presley side as the lesbian, glory-hound reporter. Selma Blair (Reece Witherspoon's nemesis in "Legally Blonde") is terrific as Livingston's semi-supportive wife.
Make no mistake, the real star of the film, and the reason it works is the extraordinary talents of Evan Rachel Wood (just plain brilliant in "Thirteen"). Wood takes teen ego and self-centeredness and revenge to a whole new level. As one of the male teacher's states, her character is the devil. Watching how she manipulates her friends, teachers, boys and adults is quite the guilty pleasure. Very few actresses her age could pull off the role of this complex character.
The music of the film is very interesting. It is almost as if each character has their own theme song - you can really sense the focal point of the scene by the music. Not sure who to recommend this to as it is impossible to categorize. If you are up for a strange, outside the box story that is well acted, simply filmed and full of uncertain laughter, then this is the one for you!
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- Also known as
- Belalı Oyun
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- Budget
- $2,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $305,800
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $58,570
- Aug 14, 2005
- Gross worldwide
- $537,126
- Runtime1 hour 44 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1