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Komentáře • 649

  • @ElliotNesterman
    @ElliotNesterman Před 2 měsíci +224

    Hilary's accent is New Zealand. She was played by the wonderful kiwi actress Melanie Lynskey. You may know her from _Two and a Half Men_ in which she had a recurring role as Rose, Charlie's stalker neighbor.

    • @neils123
      @neils123 Před 2 měsíci +43

      And just to add on, she can be found in the weird and creepy and cool movie Heavenly Creatures from back in the 90s, and more recently in the also weird and creepy and cool TV show Yellowjackets. Agree she's a wonderful actress.

    • @apoisonberry
      @apoisonberry Před 2 měsíci +31

      Also, Ashley, she was Kathleen in The Last of Us

    • @Philly4Really
      @Philly4Really Před 2 měsíci +32

      Also she played in Ever After as one of the two stepsisters of Drew Barrymore's character.

    • @Philly4Really
      @Philly4Really Před 2 měsíci +24

      And she played Piper Perabo's best friend in Coyote Ugly.

    • @DravenGal
      @DravenGal Před 2 měsíci +11

      She's also the nice stepsister in one of my favorite films, "Every After." 💙

  • @stitchywitchybee
    @stitchywitchybee Před 2 měsíci +117

    Not only was that Rufio from Hook -- but also the voice of Zuko from Avatar The Last Airbender.

    • @RLucas3000
      @RLucas3000 Před 2 měsíci +2

      Thank you, I know Donny from Avatar but not the rest

    • @thenungzo
      @thenungzo Před 2 měsíci +5

      Ru Fi O, Ru Fi O, RUU FII OOOHH!

    • @Llelythefallgirl
      @Llelythefallgirl Před měsícem +6

      When I met him at a con I thanked him for doing But I'm A Cheerleader, and he was super gracious and kind

  • @JoePlett
    @JoePlett Před 2 měsíci +149

    Have you seen "Saved"? with Jenna Malone, Mandy Moore, Patrick Fugit & Macaulay Culkin? It's another gentle satire from the early 2000s I think you may enjoy.

  • @Gargess
    @Gargess Před 2 měsíci +63

    The one time Ashleigh turned a movie off immediately during the credits when there was in fact an additional scene.

  • @pcwkid76
    @pcwkid76 Před 2 měsíci +146

    This film was the start of Natasha Lyonne and Clea Duvall's long friendship. They just recently worked together again on last year's POKERFACE with Clea playing Natasha's sister.

    • @lalalalalalwlla
      @lalalalalalwlla Před 2 měsíci +12

      Also they are good friends with Melanie Lynskey

    • @toriboy25
      @toriboy25 Před 2 měsíci +16

      Actually they were friends before this movie. Natasha saw the script in Clea's car and loved it so Clea contacted the director (She was already cast) about Natasha.

    • @fordhouse8b
      @fordhouse8b Před 2 měsíci +2

      @@lalalalalalwlla I’ve always had a thing for both Clea Duval and Melanie Lynskey.

    • @tremorsfan
      @tremorsfan Před 2 měsíci +4

      This movie was what inspired Clea to come out of the closet.

    • @Troglodyte
      @Troglodyte Před měsícem +1

      Cool. I never knew her name. She was always just "The invisible girl from Buffy."

  • @c-puff
    @c-puff Před 2 měsíci +119

    RuPaul with a shirt saying "Straight is Great" is possibly the 2nd funniest thing I've ever seen him wear. First is still the sequined confederate flag evening gown as "Rachel Tension" from To Wong Foo.

    • @flawed1
      @flawed1 Před 2 měsíci +20

      Him saying “ I myself was once a gay” is one of the best lines ever committed to film.

    • @RLucas3000
      @RLucas3000 Před 2 měsíci +5

      @@flawed1I have a deep love for the line “that’s not where I dangle it” from Buffy 1-8

    • @knowledge-girl
      @knowledge-girl Před 2 měsíci +5

      @@RLucas3000 And Clea Duvall was the Invisible Girl in "Out of Mind Out of Sight" in Buffy season 1.

    • @brandonbrooks3033
      @brandonbrooks3033 Před měsícem +3

      @@knowledge-girl WHEN IS ASHLEIGH GOING TO START WATCHING BTVS?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Y'all, can you even imagine?! Season five alone...

    • @AlexMR
      @AlexMR Před měsícem

      ​@@brandonbrooks3033I'll be a contributior if she did go that route

  • @rbyapok9158
    @rbyapok9158 Před 2 měsíci +37

    😂😂 "I never flick the bean" is now my favorite line from this movie that is not said in this movie.

    • @knowledge-girl
      @knowledge-girl Před 2 měsíci +2

      "Double clicking the mouse" is what I think of with Natasha Lyonne.

    • @christi776
      @christi776 Před měsícem +3

      ​@@knowledge-girl I came here to comment that🤣

  • @79mib
    @79mib Před 2 měsíci +27

    “No college, no car, no trust fund”
    I went to undergrad with a lot of queer kids from wealthy families who had everything paid for and money to burn, but they were never allowed home and their families barely considered them human, let alone kinfolk. As a poor rural queer kid, I used to be envious until I realized that even my awful family still loved me.
    Keep your heads up and know your worth! I ❤❤❤

  • @angelagraves865
    @angelagraves865 Před 2 měsíci +69

    I totally forgot who played Megan's parents. Mink Stole is a regular cast member in John Waters films (several of which I highly recommend), and Bud Cort was Harold in Harold and Maude, which I also very highly recommend. He was also god, orJohn Doe Jersey, in Dogma.

    • @mkay7163
      @mkay7163 Před 2 měsíci +7

      Was hitting the comments to plug Harold and Maude and you beat me to it. Bud Cort got in a car accident in 1979 and we lost his angel face to a windshield, but his little expressions are still so expressive.

    • @jeden75
      @jeden75 Před 2 měsíci +2

      I love Mink Stole...especially in Hairspray ❤😊

    • @angelagraves865
      @angelagraves865 Před 2 měsíci

      ​@@jeden75 yes, and Serial Mom, too. "Are those *pussy willows?* 🤣

    • @melissahughes4205
      @melissahughes4205 Před 2 měsíci +4

      My dad saw Harold and Maude when it first came out, then invited friends to see it with him at the theater just so he could watch their reactions.

    • @kattahj
      @kattahj Před 2 měsíci +1

      Oh wow I've seen both Dogma, Harold and Maude, and this film before, but never made the connection!

  • @kristal9355
    @kristal9355 Před 2 měsíci +70

    The slums of beverly hills, american pie, natashas quirky roots run deep. live for her films

    • @patrickcharles6983
      @patrickcharles6983 Před 2 měsíci +6

      Slums of Beverly Hills is 1 of those flicks i usually double feature with "Dazed & Confused" or "Detroit Rock City".

    • @Cheryworld
      @Cheryworld Před 2 měsíci +5

      I was just about to write she would love The Slums of Beverly Hills. She would

    • @kristal9355
      @kristal9355 Před 2 měsíci +2

      @@Cheryworld She def would.

    • @iChristyD
      @iChristyD Před 2 měsíci +2

      I absolutely LOVE The Slums of Beverly Hills!! I got to gush how much I loved it to David Krumholtz (he’s a hoot playing her brother) and he was thrilled to know that movie has so much love for it.

    • @patrickcharles6983
      @patrickcharles6983 Před 2 měsíci +2

      @@iChristyD if it wasn't David Krumholts making me laugh, it was Marisa Tomei.

  • @ArtByDesign80
    @ArtByDesign80 Před 2 měsíci +83

    7:12 Graham is played by Clea DuVall (yes see was in Veep) who was actually “very closeted” while making this movie, but came out in 2016.

  • @CraigKostelecky
    @CraigKostelecky Před 2 měsíci +37

    This film is sublime. It is so over-the-top most of the time, but amazingly sweet when it needs to be. It finds that perfect balance.

  • @alexstanton83
    @alexstanton83 Před 2 měsíci +89

    Love this film! Her son name is Rock as in Rock Hudson, a famous actor that sadly died due to AIDS

  • @tskmaster3837
    @tskmaster3837 Před 2 měsíci +46

    "Dad is kind of weird."
    Dad is Bud Cort, he's a weird character actor who plays weird characters. I've loved his work for years.

    • @lewsmith9708
      @lewsmith9708 Před 2 měsíci +16

      _Harold and Maude_ is required viewing for Ashleigh.

    • @EShelby2127
      @EShelby2127 Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@lewsmith9708 DEFINITELY! Maude and Ashley, Soul Sisters!

    • @okabayashijoe
      @okabayashijoe Před 2 měsíci

      @@lewsmith9708 ABSOLUTELY!

    • @RussellCHall
      @RussellCHall Před měsícem +1

      I didn't realize that I had actually been seeing Bud Cort in all kinds of movies for years until I looked up who played the "Bond Company Stooge" in the film "the life aquatic with Steve Zissou" and realized he was the same actor from Harold & Maude and MASH, 2 of my all time favorites, I just always noticed that if I was watching something kind of off kilter with an interesting director this same character actor would show up. It made so much sense when I realized it was Bud. (And yes she should def watch Harold & Maude)

    • @EShelby2127
      @EShelby2127 Před měsícem +1

      @@RussellCHall - And GOD in Dogma 1999... and Edgar in Electric Dreams 1984 - which is up on CZcams for free and is a really fun watch, with Virginia Madson

  • @jgarofalo8813
    @jgarofalo8813 Před 2 měsíci +14

    The poster is of Melissa Etheridge a famous gay singer that was big in the late 90’s and early 2000’s. You may know her song “Come to my Window”.

  • @stephenridolfi6464
    @stephenridolfi6464 Před 2 měsíci +14

    Larry Morgan-Gordon is played by the amazing actor, the late Richard Moll, most famous for his role as Bull on Night Court back in the 80's.

    • @RussellCHall
      @RussellCHall Před měsícem +1

      "Bull" was my art teacher's nickname in high school because he was giant, looked a lot like Richard Moll, and had a photo with Moll he had taken with the actor at a horror convention where my teacher was dressed up as his character from "House" from later in the movie (no spoilers lol). Richard Moll was always wonderful even if typecast as a big lug, thankfully we got years on Night Court to see past his looks and realize his range as an actor.

  • @neils123
    @neils123 Před 2 měsíci +84

    As a Natasha Lyonne fan, I highly recommend the TV show "Russian Doll". It's weird but also really cool and she's the lead. I think you'd enjoy it.

    • @thestingman2966
      @thestingman2966 Před 2 měsíci +8

      I absolutely loved the first season but couldn’t quite get into the second season. I also love her in Poker Face.

    • @EricaGamet
      @EricaGamet Před 2 měsíci +2

      @@thestingman2966 Same! I gave up on S2 after 2 episodes.

    • @mikethemotormouth
      @mikethemotormouth Před 2 měsíci

      Slums of Beverly Hills is some peak cringe comedy

    • @NiKiMa023
      @NiKiMa023 Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@EricaGametI can’t really co-sigh the second season. I saw it because I had to complete the series but meh

    • @ThreadBomb
      @ThreadBomb Před 2 měsíci +2

      I loved the trailers, but the actual show quickly became meh. Disappointing ending.

  • @raramonty5217
    @raramonty5217 Před 2 měsíci +15

    As an older person I can tell you that my middle school had a smoking section for students. After 48 years of smoking I have now quit.

    • @mcgilj1
      @mcgilj1 Před 2 měsíci +2

      Congrats.. Took me on and off for almost ten years to finally be good and done.

    • @CPTDoom
      @CPTDoom Před měsícem

      My high school didn't have one, and explained it was because the buildings were too old to allow for smoking inside them, so even the teachers had to go outside. One English teacher was famous for a drawer in her desk that was full of the cigarette butts from her mad dashes outside between classes.

  • @MoviesandCoffee
    @MoviesandCoffee Před 2 měsíci +32

    Another good dark comedy is Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)

    • @NiceandAccurateMoose
      @NiceandAccurateMoose Před 2 měsíci +2

      Oh I cannot wait if she ends up watching that. Its such an amazing movie.

  • @hander929
    @hander929 Před měsícem +3

    The fact that they had RuPaul as a straight camp counselor here will never stop being hilarious to me.

  • @mattp.3949
    @mattp.3949 Před 2 měsíci +4

    Three of these actresses, Natasha Lyonne, Clea DuVall and Melanie Lynskey, later appeared in the 2016 comedy-drama film 'The Intervention' which was directed by DuVall.

  • @notalithiumbarbiedoll3535
    @notalithiumbarbiedoll3535 Před 2 měsíci +35

    I love this movie! But you missed the mid credits scene where her parents attend a GLAAD meeting

    • @sadfaery
      @sadfaery Před 2 měsíci +13

      PFLAG* (not GLAAD)

    • @notalithiumbarbiedoll3535
      @notalithiumbarbiedoll3535 Před 2 měsíci +3

      Oh crap that’s right! My bad lol

    • @Kristen_kiki
      @Kristen_kiki Před 2 měsíci +3

      ⁠​⁠​⁠@@sadfaeryhmmm PFLAG, I’m beginning to like the sound of that 😉

    • @purcascade
      @purcascade Před 2 měsíci +4

      ​@@Kristen_kikiI can't decide if Ashleigh would like Reality Bites or not. 😂

    • @Kristen_kiki
      @Kristen_kiki Před 2 měsíci +2

      @@purcascadeI wonder too! Sometimes these movies don’t hit for the younger set the way they did for us. It’s so good though. Captures the moment.

  • @llurguyf
    @llurguyf Před 2 měsíci +4

    Adding to the chorus of those saying you should watch “Saved” as well!

  • @MissyRoseLord
    @MissyRoseLord Před 2 měsíci +92

    I want the phrase “Gays are vicious sometime” on a t-shirt! 😂

    • @Cann.01
      @Cann.01 Před 2 měsíci +1

      💀🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @MisterPunch19
      @MisterPunch19 Před 2 měsíci +2

      I, a bisexual, would buy that!

  • @purcascade
    @purcascade Před 2 měsíci +4

    In 2005, I moved in with some new roommates during an internship, and one of them mentioned her brother worked on movies. She said he mostly worked on indie stuff I wouldn't know, and there was one in particular he hated. I laughed and asked what movie? She said this one, and I squealed that I loved it and ran into my room to grab my DVD. All my new roommates thought I was insane. 😂

  • @kevinfitzgerald8706
    @kevinfitzgerald8706 Před 2 měsíci +24

    Ashleigh your message at the end was beautiful. It should be a public service announcement and run 24/7.

  • @melissaflora8450
    @melissaflora8450 Před 2 měsíci +15

    I don’t think you’ve watched The Faculty yet (with Clea Duvall). If not, add that to the list of potential Hallobeans movies.

  • @CidsaDragoon
    @CidsaDragoon Před 2 měsíci +4

    I remember seeing this because my sister's friend was on a "girl movie" kick (think stuff like Bring it on), and she rented this one because it looked in that vein. Totally came out of left field for all of us, but super enjoyable.

  • @emoedison
    @emoedison Před 2 měsíci +27

    "Why is the dad so weird?" You might want to look up the mom's (Mink Stole) career.

    • @joshuayeager3686
      @joshuayeager3686 Před 2 měsíci

      She’s going to see her in Hairspray actually

    • @emoedison
      @emoedison Před 2 měsíci +3

      @@joshuayeager3686 That's Mink Stole light. (Still a fine film.)

    • @iChristyD
      @iChristyD Před 2 měsíci

      Can you imagine Ashleigh watching Pink Flamingos??? I mean if she loves the original Hairspray (which I do. The musical remake is ok, but the original is just so much better.)

    • @emoedison
      @emoedison Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@iChristyD I'm holding out for Desperate Living.

    • @margaretcorleoneblues
      @margaretcorleoneblues Před měsícem +2

      @@iChristyDI think she’d enjoy serial mom actually haha

  • @Demigord
    @Demigord Před 2 měsíci +23

    "what is bris"
    ritual circumcision

    • @punklover99
      @punklover99 Před 2 měsíci +6

      I always heard the line as traumatic breasts

    • @gemini36B
      @gemini36B Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@punklover99me too..which I thought was HILARIOUS..

    • @jimcowhand1749
      @jimcowhand1749 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Traumatic bris? Metzitzah B'peh?

    • @Warlock_UK
      @Warlock_UK Před 2 měsíci

      Traumatic? There was a story a while back about the super-Orthodox cleaning it up with... their mouths... and giving babies herpes. Pretty horrific and weird.

    • @deehines5750
      @deehines5750 Před 2 měsíci +1

      ​@@punklover99 Same 😂

  • @kristal9355
    @kristal9355 Před 2 měsíci +9

    You are so well spoken and I love the messages you share. Thank you for being phenomenal. Shine on beauty.

  • @bmmeup1
    @bmmeup1 Před 2 měsíci +13

    Desert Hearts is an icon movie. It’s the first movie that portrayed lesbians in a positive human way. Before this movie they were almost alway shown as mentally unstable and predatory. It was also one of the first movies where there was no violence against the women. Although it wasn’t a big budget it had a bigger budget than most movies at the time. It is considered one of the best lesbian movies of its time and opened the door for more mainstream movies with storylines that weren’t negative.

    • @malingor7042
      @malingor7042 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Desert Hearts did NOT have a big budget. It cost 800 thousand dollars. ALL IN. The director, Donna Deitch, remortgaged her house, and a bunch of lesbians donated too. I saw it when it came out ( I was 18) and I cannot emphasise ENOUGH the impact it had. It was ground breaking but that's largely because it was directed by a lesbian ( other films, however well-meaning had been directed by men) and she stood up to the censorship they tried to impose, and it was based on a book by a lesbian, who gave her permission to make it how she wanted. This s why ppl making their ''own'' films is important, whether thats LGBT or POC or whoever. Another great ( but sad) movie is The Childrens Hour, based on a book by Lillian Hellman who's had her own struggles ( woman, Jewish, possibly bi) and the film was as forward-thinking as it was allowed to be in 1961..

    • @bmmeup1
      @bmmeup1 Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@malingor7042 at the time that was better than most independent films . But you are definitely right. I just meant it was the first movie that looked like a real big screen movie. It was the first of its kind and is still relevant. Maybe I didn’t properly articulate what I meant. Donna Deitch did it on a shoestring budget and made it look like she spent so much more. I absolutely love the movie and try to watch it at least once a year.

    • @malingor7042
      @malingor7042 Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@bmmeup1 Deitch did WONDERS with a tiny budget, I agree. And a QUARTER of that 800, 000 went on licensing the music !! So 600, 000 for everything else which is amazing. I wish she could have afforded to put out the soundtrack. I'd have bought it in 86 and I'd buy it today! I keep trying to get ppl to watch Desert Hearts and also Bound..

    • @bmmeup1
      @bmmeup1 Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@malingor7042 yes the soundtrack was awesome. Every time I hear Patsy Cline I think of Desert Hearts. Yes Deitch was a master at making this movie on so little and having awesome actors.

    • @malingor7042
      @malingor7042 Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@bmmeup1 did you know she's STILL talking about making a sequel?! You can buy signed photos and stuff to help fund it

  • @Alexandrashepiro
    @Alexandrashepiro Před 2 měsíci +6

    rip Richard Moll - "Larry"

  • @kristal9355
    @kristal9355 Před 2 měsíci +11

    Such an hidden Gem. so loving this reaction for us... but what the hell do I know

  • @kevinramsey417
    @kevinramsey417 Před 2 měsíci +21

    I hope the version of Hairspray you're watching is the one with Divine and not the one with John Travolta. Also, Natasha Lyonne is awesome in Russian Doll, go watch that RIGHT NOW.

    • @jennymunday7913
      @jennymunday7913 Před 2 měsíci +1

      One day, ONE DAY, I hope Ashley sees Pink Flamingos.

    • @iChristyD
      @iChristyD Před 2 měsíci

      She might never recover from Pink Flamingos lol.​@@jennymunday7913

    • @iChristyD
      @iChristyD Před 2 měsíci +2

      I love the original Hairspray too!! The musical remake is ok, it just doesn’t hold a candle to the original.

    • @amandalepre
      @amandalepre Před 2 měsíci

      @@jennymunday7913 that is not a good suggestion for this channel.

    • @johnmackinnon7351
      @johnmackinnon7351 Před 2 měsíci

      @@amandalepre She can see it without playing it on her channel. Also means that CZcams has a lot of growing up to do.

  • @cobrallama6236
    @cobrallama6236 Před 2 měsíci +11

    This is one of my favorite films! The aesthetic in the movie is heavily inspired by the films of John Waters, particularly his transgressive satires in the 70s. Mink Stole, who plays Megan's mother here, is one of the lead actors in all of them. She's an icon and always makes me laugh. Check out "Female Trouble" (1974) if you have the courage and the stomach for it, but good luck editing it for CZcams. 😂

  • @stupidsminkle
    @stupidsminkle Před 2 měsíci +2

    Reminder that it's a big wide world out there and you can always find your people, whether it be online or in person. Y'all are perfect the way you are and anyone who hates is because they're jealous they can't be as free in themselves Use your voice and your presence to empower others!

  • @procopiusaugustus6231
    @procopiusaugustus6231 Před 2 měsíci +18

    The original Hairspray is fabulous.

    • @toriboy25
      @toriboy25 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Yes the original is great!

    • @iChristyD
      @iChristyD Před 2 měsíci +2

      So much better than the musical remake!!

    • @knowledge-girl
      @knowledge-girl Před 2 měsíci +2

      And Mink Stole (Megan's mom) is in that movie as well.

  • @binxbolling
    @binxbolling Před 2 měsíci +6

    The dad is played by Bud Cort, who starred in a cult classic movie Harold And Maude, a 1971 movie about a strange relationship between a teen boy and an old woman.

  • @iChristyD
    @iChristyD Před 2 měsíci +7

    Since you liked this movie then you’d love Saved!!!

  • @jamesmartin3095
    @jamesmartin3095 Před 2 měsíci +3

    Your pride and love comments are wonderful - keep inspiring!

  • @What_Makes_Climate_Tick
    @What_Makes_Climate_Tick Před 2 měsíci +5

    Some commenters have mentioned Rock Hudson. He was a celebrity with a manly persona (admittedly his prime time was behind him) who publicly announced that he was gay and did the things that gay men do, and had contracted AIDS as a result. This was in contrast to the earlier campy innuendo about being gay by people such as Paul Lynde, Charles Nelson Reilly, and Liberace, and led to healthier coming-out actions by people such as Elton John and Ellen DeGeneres. My grandma loved Liberace and would have recoiled at the suggestion that he was gay.

    • @lavindir17
      @lavindir17 Před 2 měsíci

      A lot of women had broken hearts when rock Hudson came out. My mother in law was one of them. She grew up with him. I don’t blame her. rock Hudson was a very good looking man.

  • @krisfrederick5001
    @krisfrederick5001 Před 2 měsíci +7

    Happy Birthday to me, another video from Ashleigh! This brings back memories. I was a punk rocker in high school (2000 ironically) and somehow wound up with a gorgeous cheerleader girl friend. Kids in the hall were shocked seeing us kissing and we loved it. Actually we went to see TITANIC the night before we went on a cruise. YEP. Can't make that up! Mistakes were made.

  • @carlrogers3505
    @carlrogers3505 Před 2 měsíci +10

    Always was a favorite. One more year and this movie can get "Historic Vehicle" plates.

  • @CERULEANSPIRAL
    @CERULEANSPIRAL Před 2 měsíci +60

    The poster at the beginning was Melissa Ethridge. Huge deal in the 90s that she was gay. The 90s was a wild time between anti-gay accusations (groomers/pedos) and acceptance. We saw more people being gay in public- then Will and Grace *really* helped "mainstream" it. There was still super heavy bi-erasure though, heh.
    Bris is what a circumcision is called in Judaism. A bris is performed by a Mohel- usually a rabbi but not always. Traditionally the Mohel does the cutting and then uses oral suction to remove blood, it's called Metzitzah b'peh (likely the source of the rumors that Jews eat babies or drink baby blood). Some babies have contracted herpes via this method in NYC due to certain Mohels, some have died. The entire thing is called a Brit Milah or Bris but many reform Jewish families will go with a Brit Shalom, which does not include circumcision at all.

  • @alib6615
    @alib6615 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Cheerleading is actually a very dangerous sport and there are surprisingly no real regulations, etc. considering. My sister was a football cheerleader in high school. She is very petite and was one of the ones they threw in the air and was at the top of pyramids. I remember getting a call when I was in college because she had to be taken to the hospital after a practice because they dropped her... It ended up dislocating her knee or something. I can't remember the actual injury, but she had to wear a boot for a while and we were lucky that was all that happened. Love this movie. I saw it in the theater when it came out.

  • @kimbettendorf3937
    @kimbettendorf3937 Před 2 měsíci +3

    I remember watching this because a friend of mine and his sister originally thought it was just a cheerleading movie. LOL I also was not prepared for this movie when first saw it. So funny, and so relevant.

  • @Shawn-mo6dh
    @Shawn-mo6dh Před 2 měsíci +5

    F.y.i. the actor who played Larry also played Bull in night court

    • @AsmrAmurana
      @AsmrAmurana Před měsícem

      I am desperate for Night Court to turn up on a streaming service I have access to, I remember loving it so much and want a rewatch!

  • @FLQueerLiberal1982
    @FLQueerLiberal1982 Před 2 měsíci +14

    I just love when Ashleigh gives us movies for Pride month. Such a beautiful ally. Speaking of which, I know you've reacted to some of gay icon Cher's films, but there's still some you're missing Silkwood (with Meryl Streep and Kurt Russell), Suspect (with Liam Neeson and fascistic dictator-loving Dennis Quaid) and Mermaids (with Winona Ryder and Christina Ricci) - just a few recommendations of the beautiful, talented Goddess of All 😉

  • @havingalaff3112
    @havingalaff3112 Před 2 měsíci +4

    i remember stumbling on this movie in like early 2000s on like Starz or sumn and i was obsessed!! so glad you finally watched this!!

  • @ThePorpoisepower
    @ThePorpoisepower Před 2 měsíci +4

    Mink Stole... Megan's mother is also in the original Hairspray.

  • @noitsnotme9036
    @noitsnotme9036 Před 2 měsíci +3

    Saved is also very good 👍

  • @MikeyPaniker
    @MikeyPaniker Před 2 měsíci +28

    It’s a classic! I’m so glad you liked it. Very funny movie, but a really important subject. These gay conversion programs still exist, here in the USA, and people are still being literally tortured in them. The movie makes it bright and comical, so it’s easier to digest, but the reality is very grim. Make sure you vote for candidates who support LGBT rights and are against conversion “therapy”.

    • @CERULEANSPIRAL
      @CERULEANSPIRAL Před 2 měsíci +2

      Agreed.

    • @christopherwaldrop5293
      @christopherwaldrop5293 Před 2 měsíci +4

      I wish I had more than one thumbs-up to give this comment.

    • @DravenGal
      @DravenGal Před 2 měsíci +1

      AMEN! Well said, y'all! I imagine all the people who would vote against that would have cut out no more than halfway through the movie. "Minds are like parachutes. They only function when they're open!" 💙

    • @iChristyD
      @iChristyD Před 2 měsíci +4

      Too many here in my state (Alabama)!! I’d never put my Daughter through them as she’s bisexual. I mean damn people, just let your kids be happy! I know people that I’ve either went to high school with or worked with who are those holier than thou nowadays, but back when they were younger they were potheads or drinking enough to be called alcoholics.

    • @DravenGal
      @DravenGal Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@iChristyD 👏👏👏👏

  • @jdb101585
    @jdb101585 Před 2 měsíci +8

    It hits really different if you were a teen in the late 90s and your parents threatened to send you to conversion "therapy" followed by disowning you if you didn't go.
    The only thing that saved me was a Hail Mary, two-step convincing them that everyone would question where I'd gone...and we don't want that getting out and affecting the family reputation now would we?

    • @KevinLyda
      @KevinLyda Před 2 měsíci +3

      Hope you've lived your best life since and I hope your parents eventually came around. But mainly the first one.

    • @jdb101585
      @jdb101585 Před 2 měsíci +7

      @@KevinLyda Thank you. I have been much happier without them in my life!
      (Ironically, I did everything they used to scream at me that I needed to do, but couldn't if I "followed *that* lifestyle". Two degrees, college professor, happily married (together over 12 years), beautiful house, upstanding community member/volunteer (lol), church choir husband, etc.)
      It's quite funny that they could have had everything they wanted out of a son if they hadn't insisted on being absolute bigots.

  • @katwebbxo
    @katwebbxo Před 2 měsíci +5

    Yay! I remember finding this on TV late one night when I was a teenager and watching it because RuPaul was in it. Loved it ever since. 🌈💖

  • @maia98
    @maia98 Před 2 měsíci +8

    12:16 a bris is a ceremony performed on jewish boys during their first days of life. It's basically a circumcision but it is performed by a rabbi who makes a blessing and usually is followed up by a big family celebration.

  • @paxterrania
    @paxterrania Před 2 měsíci +4

    He is not just the actor of Rufio from Hook, but also the voice of Zuko from Avatar

  • @jinyatta4103
    @jinyatta4103 Před 2 měsíci +3

    This movie is both hilarious and heartbreaking at the same time.

  • @TrishP333
    @TrishP333 Před 29 dny

    You just made my day. ' Can you stop spitting so much, I hate that! ' Hahaha thank you I needed that lol.

  • @walfiend2
    @walfiend2 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Great react! I actually met Clea Duvall and Natasha Lyonne in the early 2000's. I worked at Radioshack and they came in to get a car charger for their phone.

  • @ashtonturner2862
    @ashtonturner2862 Před 2 měsíci +5

    One of my favorite indie films.

  • @EShelby2127
    @EShelby2127 Před 2 měsíci +1

    The prayer dad @3:35 Bud Cort, Harold from the movie Harold and Maude 1971, A MUST WATCH!

  • @Staren01
    @Staren01 Před 2 měsíci +1

    When I was in college this movie played on random movie channels at 1:00AM a lot. I finished quite a few papers and projects with this on in the background.

  • @shaneo693061
    @shaneo693061 Před 2 měsíci +3

    I woke up feeling like absolute garbage, but watching this reaction is really helping me. This is one of my favorite movies.

  • @five5x
    @five5x Před 2 měsíci +19

    The mom is played by Mink Stole and known for her roles in John Waters movies. She is a living gay icon. You should check out Pink Flamingoes, Female Trouble and Serial Mom.

    • @djmeghan
      @djmeghan Před 2 měsíci +5

      I love Serial Mom! Pink Flamingos, however, was just too much for me.

    • @cobrallama6236
      @cobrallama6236 Před 2 měsíci +2

      Desperate Living too! 😄

    • @gingerberrycatt
      @gingerberrycatt Před 2 měsíci +2

      I agree, but Pink Flamingoes should maybe be a later view. It’s fantastic, but is and was very subversive and could turn people off quickly.

    • @iChristyD
      @iChristyD Před 2 měsíci

      @@gingerberrycattI could just imagine her watching the whistling butthole 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @ApesAmongUs
      @ApesAmongUs Před 2 měsíci +4

      Her court scene in Serial Mom is legendary.

  • @gjalie
    @gjalie Před 2 měsíci +7

    Oh Hilary is Rose the stalking neighbour from Two and a Half Men, and Clayton is the longhaired quarterback from Remember The Titans.

  • @PsychoElou666
    @PsychoElou666 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Thank you very much for your little speech at the end. I am well in my thirties, came out at 20. Yet it’s always nice to hear that kind of message ❤. Also : I took my meds already, thanks for the checking in haha. And I think you missed a post-credit scene where you see Megan’s parent attending a PFLAG meeting ❤️ (parents and family of lesbians and gays).

  • @brendanfalvy1281
    @brendanfalvy1281 Před 2 měsíci +2

    ZOMG you did this! I'm sooooo happy!!! I love this film so much! Melanie Lynskey xxx

  • @runescryer
    @runescryer Před 2 měsíci +2

    Grahm's dad was played by Robert Pine. Best known as playing the station captain on CHiPs. But, he's also the father of Chris Pine

  • @LearnToRefine
    @LearnToRefine Před 2 měsíci +3

    Jamie Babbitt assembled a great cast, wrote a great story and just put in great work!

  • @fluorescentmilkshake
    @fluorescentmilkshake Před 2 měsíci +5

    I cannot **WAIT** for _Hairspray,_ director John Waters is a gay legend. You haven't watched any of his stuff yet = _Serial Mom_ and _Polyester_ are a scream. _Pink Flamingos_ is incredibly shocking and gross but it's still a great time. And _Cecil B. Demented_ is a fun take on action films from a gay perspective... _Hairspray_ might even be his best. I. Cannot. WAIT!!

  • @jennitro
    @jennitro Před 2 měsíci +6

    This actor that plays the first really mean dad in the Family Therapy is Chris Pine's dad.

    • @FLQueerLiberal1982
      @FLQueerLiberal1982 Před 2 měsíci +2

      That's why Chris Pine has always looked sorta familiar, especially in his new older appearance that he is allowed himself to age gracefully into. I've seen in his dad in a bunch of small roles throughout the years. He's just one of those actors... you know the face, but not the actor.

    • @richardrobbins387
      @richardrobbins387 Před 2 měsíci +4

      ​@@FLQueerLiberal1982
      CHiPS

    • @Madbandit77
      @Madbandit77 Před měsícem

      ​@@richardrobbins387Robert Pine was oddly my favorite on the show because of his seriousness and cynicism against Ponch.

  • @MadcapMatt
    @MadcapMatt Před 2 měsíci +2

    I refuse to believe that you worked at a radio station but never heard Melissa Etheridge.

    • @toriboy25
      @toriboy25 Před měsícem

      She is from Tennessee it was probably a country radio station LOL

    • @punklover99
      @punklover99 Před 5 dny

      Still have no idea who she is

  • @fluorescentmilkshake
    @fluorescentmilkshake Před 2 měsíci +4

    Oh, by the way, the title of this movie was **TOTALLY** stolen from a 1997 episode of _Daria_ where Brittany says: "But, Ms. Barch, I'm a cheerleader!" That's a stone cold fact.

  • @CaturdayNite
    @CaturdayNite Před 2 měsíci +3

    4:30 !!!!!!! So crazy. I saw this once about 20years ago and revisited it a few weeks back. I forgot how strange they looked with facial hair.

  • @Gimpygladiator
    @Gimpygladiator Před 2 měsíci +2

    "It feels illegal for me to have my eyes open right now" - girl I about fell over! 🤣 Us Deafies don't close our eyes when someone is praying at a table ... it always feels sacrilegious to watch ... but HOW DO YOU KNOW when the prayer is over, and what was even SAID if you don't SEE their lips stop moving!? And no sweaty palm-holding, neither... can't sign along and hold hands!
    As a religious-adjacent person (not religious, but supportive and close with many people who are), and Deaf ... it's always an interesting experience! I can at least say that much!
    Tried it once at a friend's house... closed my eyes and felt a tap-tap... "um, we all started eating already" and everyone was just amused and STARING. Whoo boy that feels even worse!

  • @christophero1969
    @christophero1969 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Your review ROCKS!

  • @skinnyjax
    @skinnyjax Před měsícem

    I've been waiting for this video for-freaking-ever!
    Great reaction and thank you for being such an ally.

  • @chvisk
    @chvisk Před měsícem

    That broom scene stole your words!

  • @gingerberrycatt
    @gingerberrycatt Před 2 měsíci +2

    I love John Waters movies, so Hairspray (the original) is gonna be fun. It’s probably one of the more accessible for newcomers, lol. Another good one for Waters newcomers is Serial Mom.

  • @TheNeonRabbit
    @TheNeonRabbit Před 2 měsíci +5

    It's a fun movie but I really wish they hadn't portrayed all the gay guys as being so flamboyantly effeminate. Yes, it's a great stereotype for comic relief and makes it easy to write but not all gay guys act like they're Bette Davis. It's like having a character from Italy and having them say "Mama Mia" at the start of every sentence. It's lazy writing.

  • @christi776
    @christi776 Před měsícem

    The way you came for the 2000's has me clutching my pearls 🤣

  • @FLQueerLiberal1982
    @FLQueerLiberal1982 Před 2 měsíci +13

    I turned 42 on monday. This movie came out the year I started college. Jesus. Just another reminder... I'm old, time flies... and I've accomplished nothing. College dropout, my dream of Hollywood never came to fruition, and now I'm disabled like my mother and we help take care of each other. The disability would be fine if I could get cybernetic shoulders and arms.

    • @cobrallama6236
      @cobrallama6236 Před 2 měsíci +4

      I'm close to the same age and in a similar situation. Happy Birthday and I assure you that a lot of people are really proud of you!

    • @FLQueerLiberal1982
      @FLQueerLiberal1982 Před 2 měsíci +3

      @@cobrallama6236 thank you.

    • @iChristyD
      @iChristyD Před 2 měsíci +3

      Happy Birthday! I’m 50, disabled since 40 (heart problems & pain issues) and I didn’t try a Hollywood career, but movie, music & TV shows are my passion. I kinda like to say I’m the female Kevin Smith without actually making a movie lol. I did however work at a few convenience stores & a few video rental stores. I’m also obsessed with knowing all the actors and such like Kevin. My friends all called me the walking IMDB. I got to tell Kevin all of this the very first time I met him.

  • @melissaroszkowski8911
    @melissaroszkowski8911 Před 2 měsíci +1

    This movie is so amazing. And yeah Hilary's actor is Melanie Lynsky who is kiwi. She married to John Ritter's son

  • @DravenGal
    @DravenGal Před 2 měsíci +4

    Has Ashleigh watched "American Pie?" I thought she had, if so, I guess she didn't notice Natasha is in it. 💙

  • @melissaflora8450
    @melissaflora8450 Před 2 měsíci +4

    A more modern movie that covers queer teens dealing with compulsory heterosexuality is The Miseducation of Cameron Post. A sorta related movie to this one is Yes, God, Yes. I recommend both.

  • @3DJapan
    @3DJapan Před měsícem

    Larry was played by Richard Moll, who was one of the funniest characters on the old sitcom Night Court.

  • @brianvernon249
    @brianvernon249 Před 2 měsíci +1

    The lady in the pink suit was Montana Moorehead (Milton) from Soapdish.

  • @AsmrAmurana
    @AsmrAmurana Před měsícem

    My high school girlfriend shared this movie with me when it came out, and oh how we laughed! Definitely ended up with the biggest crush on Clea Duvall. It's hard not to despair at how hard certain people are trying to shove us all back in the closet and take our rights away, but the world overall really has come along SO far they'll never succeed, and we all have a great big community now. They can't convince us we're alone anymore.

  • @montego2
    @montego2 Před 2 měsíci

    I saw this at the Toronto Film Festival. Afterwards, Clea DuVall did a Q&A with the audience. It was a lot of fun.

  • @snarkysquirrel
    @snarkysquirrel Před 2 měsíci

    i am so excited you finally got to watch this. i love this movie. its so funny. its such campy fun. and its a sweet story. great cast. so happy you liked it.

  • @ceceelizabeth527
    @ceceelizabeth527 Před 2 měsíci +2

    One of my favorite movies

  • @borninsapphaire2005
    @borninsapphaire2005 Před měsícem

    I'm sooo happy you finally got to watched this!

  • @Octopussy31st
    @Octopussy31st Před 2 měsíci +3

    I love your message at the end of the video... thank you!!!

  • @lizd2943
    @lizd2943 Před 2 měsíci +3

    You know what they say about ex gay conferences. The first night you pick a prayer partner, the second night you pray together, and by the third night your prayers are answered.

  • @EddieLopez711
    @EddieLopez711 Před 2 měsíci +1

    6:39 that lady is one not to mess with in the movie Gloria.

  • @toriboy25
    @toriboy25 Před 2 měsíci +1

    YAY What a nice surprise this morning! And we are getting the OG Hairspray?!!
    Two other campy fun movies from the late 90's that I loved here Dick and Pecker.

  • @tuber2kh
    @tuber2kh Před měsícem

    That WAS Rufio! I didn't even catch that until you said it!!!

  • @Kevin_Underhill
    @Kevin_Underhill Před 2 měsíci +1

    This has been one of my favorite movies since it was released, but I never watched it with subtitles. I also did not know what a Bris is and never looked into it because I heard a totally different word there that starts with Br the whole time!!! (I do know now, thanks to the other comments).

  • @__Andrew
    @__Andrew Před 2 měsíci

    This movie and its ability to tie in humor with an important social issue always reminded me of "Citizen Ruth" as well. An amazing film starring Laura Dern about a pregnant woman caught in the crossfire of an abortion debate. Really hope one day Ashleigh gets to watch that one.