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But I'm a Cheerleader (Jamie Babbit, 1999).

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But I’m A Cheerleader (1999) Dir. Jamie Babbit

Cinematography: Jules Labarthe / Editor: Cecily Rhett / United States / English / Run: 85 minutes approx.  

Babbit’s debut feature film was inspired by her interest in producing a comedic critic of step-measured rehabilitation, and by stories she’d read of men who had returned from reparative therapy unchanged and filled with self-hate. The film manages to raise critique and questions surrounding reparative therapy and the treatment of homosexuality in general, while simultaneously enacting queer theory and holding its own as a campy comedy. It is thought that the character of Mary Brown is representative of AIDS paranoia, and this is shown through her obsessive cleanliness and use of sterile PVC outfits. The gendered use of the colour pink throughout the film results in a garish glow almost reminiscent of the red halls of the dance academy in Suspiria.