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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
“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 ❤❤❤
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.
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.
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.
"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.
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.
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)
@@RussellCHall - And GOD in Dogma 1999... and Edgar in Electric Dreams 1984 - which is up on RUclips for free and is a really fun watch, with Virginia Madson
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.
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.
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..
@@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.
@@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..
@@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.
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. 😂
If you want to watch another film about so-called "conversion therapy" but without any of the humor, is the film 'The Mideducation of Cameron Post' starring Chloe Grace Moretz. It's a coming-of-age drama about a orphan teen girl sent to a "conversion therapy" camp in 1993 New York state when she is discovered to be a lesbian.
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!
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 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.
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.
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.
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 RUclips. 😂
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.)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
"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!
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.
God bless you for being you. I wish I knew you IRL. not only are you THE BEST at what you do but you’re also a sweet sincere beautiful person inside and out. Never stop being you !!! XO
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.
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.
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 😉
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.
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.
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”.
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!" 💙
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.
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.
Weird Wednesday, Ashleigh To begin with, Natasha Lyonne first big role was in American Pie. The blonde friend 9by locker and intervention) is Michelle Williams from Dawson's Creek fame and former wife of Heath Ledger. (Brokeback Mountain, The Dark Knight) The blonde woman in the red poster is Melissa Ethridge is a songwriter, guitarist, and singer in heartland and country rock genres. She is also a well-known lesbian. That is a New Zealand accent because that is Melanie Lynskey famous for being in "Two and a Half Men) as Rose, in "The Last of Us" which you have seen, "Ever After: A Cinderella Story" as one of the stepsisters, "Up in the Air", "I don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore", and "Heavenly Creature". She is also currently married to Jason Ritter, John Ritter's son (Three's Company). Cathy Moriarty (Mary Brown) is known for being in such films as "Raging Bull", "Kindergarten Cop", "Analyze That", "Matinee", and "Cop Land". Eddie Cibrian (Rock Brown) is known for being in "The Young and the Restless", "CSI: Maimi", "Baywatch Nights", and "Sunset Beach" and movies like "Living Out Loud", "The Best men Holiday", "Tyler Perry's Good Deeds", and "The Street lawyer". He is currently married to LeAnn Rimes. Clea DuVall even though being in this one and "Girl, Interrupted" in 1999 at the age of about 22, did not come out as Lesbian until after "Intervention" in 2016 at the age of 38. Congratulations for recognizing Dante Basco (Dolph) as 'Rufio' from "Hook". Clea, Natasha, and Melanie have been life-long friends since this movie. See ya on Franchise Friday!!
It is super John Waters-eque and it must be on purpose, so Hairspray as a tie makes sense, but Waters is the Master to their Padawan. Go watch interviews with John, he is so cool!
Your outro was simply lovely! I love this movie so hard. Of note, Megan's parents are played by Mink Stole and Bud Cort. Stole has been a collaborator with John Waters since his start in the 60s and she's in Hairspray (you should definitely check out Waters' films, you'd LOVE them!); Cort starred in the cult classic May-December friendship story Harold & Maude, which is a movie you MUST watch! Also, the big hairy Bear was played by Richard Moll, who played Bull the Bailiff on Night Court
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.
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.
The fact that there are actual cultists who shock their kids for being different is horrifying. Thank you for all your great reactions GREAT MESSAGE @ 34:52
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).
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.
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.
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.
Also, Ashley, she was Kathleen in The Last of Us
Also she played in Ever After as one of the two stepsisters of Drew Barrymore's character.
And she played Piper Perabo's best friend in Coyote Ugly.
She's also the nice stepsister in one of my favorite films, "Every After." 💙
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.
Him saying “ I myself was once a gay” is one of the best lines ever committed to film.
@@flawed1I have a deep love for the line “that’s not where I dangle it” from Buffy 1-8
@@RLucas3000 And Clea Duvall was the Invisible Girl in "Out of Mind Out of Sight" in Buffy season 1.
@@knowledge-girl WHEN IS ASHLEIGH GOING TO START WATCHING BTVS?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Y'all, can you even imagine?! Season five alone...
@@brandonbrooks3033I'll be a contributior if she did go that route
Not only was that Rufio from Hook -- but also the voice of Zuko from Avatar The Last Airbender.
Thank you, I know Donny from Avatar but not the rest
Ru Fi O, Ru Fi O, RUU FII OOOHH!
When I met him at a con I thanked him for doing But I'm A Cheerleader, and he was super gracious and kind
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.
Also they are good friends with Melanie Lynskey
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.
@@lalalalalalwlla I’ve always had a thing for both Clea Duval and Melanie Lynskey.
This movie was what inspired Clea to come out of the closet.
Cool. I never knew her name. She was always just "The invisible girl from Buffy."
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.
i LOVE Saved!
yessssss!
Yes I commented the same, if she liked this she’d love Saved.
I Love Saved!!!
Absolutely!!!
The one time Ashleigh turned a movie off immediately during the credits when there was in fact an additional scene.
Nooooo
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.
Which is weird because I thought it was pretty obvious to everybody for a long time.
😂😂 "I never flick the bean" is now my favorite line from this movie that is not said in this movie.
"Double clicking the mouse" is what I think of with Natasha Lyonne.
@@knowledge-girl I came here to comment that🤣
The fact that they had RuPaul as a straight camp counselor here will never stop being hilarious to me.
Love this film! Her son name is Rock as in Rock Hudson, a famous actor that sadly died due to AIDS
Yeah, we got that.
@@patrickfulmer9596but did Ashleigh?
“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 ❤❤❤
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.
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.
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”.
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.
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.
I love Mink Stole...especially in Hairspray ❤😊
@@jeden75 yes, and Serial Mom, too. "Are those *pussy willows?* 🤣
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.
Oh wow I've seen both Dogma, Harold and Maude, and this film before, but never made the connection!
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.
"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.
The slums of beverly hills, american pie, natashas quirky roots run deep. live for her films
Slums of Beverly Hills is 1 of those flicks i usually double feature with "Dazed & Confused" or "Detroit Rock City".
I was just about to write she would love The Slums of Beverly Hills. She would
@@Cheryworld She def would.
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.
@@iChristyD if it wasn't David Krumholts making me laugh, it was Marisa Tomei.
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.
I absolutely loved the first season but couldn’t quite get into the second season. I also love her in Poker Face.
@@thestingman2966 Same! I gave up on S2 after 2 episodes.
Slums of Beverly Hills is some peak cringe comedy
@@EricaGametI can’t really co-sigh the second season. I saw it because I had to complete the series but meh
I loved the trailers, but the actual show quickly became meh. Disappointing ending.
"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.
_Harold and Maude_ is required viewing for Ashleigh.
@@lewsmith9708 DEFINITELY! Maude and Ashley, Soul Sisters!
@@lewsmith9708 ABSOLUTELY!
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)
@@RussellCHall - And GOD in Dogma 1999... and Edgar in Electric Dreams 1984 - which is up on RUclips for free and is a really fun watch, with Virginia Madson
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.
Congrats.. Took me on and off for almost ten years to finally be good and done.
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.
Ashleigh your message at the end was beautiful. It should be a public service announcement and run 24/7.
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.
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..
@@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.
@@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..
@@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.
@@bmmeup1 did you know she's STILL talking about making a sequel?! You can buy signed photos and stuff to help fund it
Another good dark comedy is Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
Oh I cannot wait if she ends up watching that. Its such an amazing movie.
I don’t think you’ve watched The Faculty yet (with Clea Duvall). If not, add that to the list of potential Hallobeans movies.
I want the phrase “Gays are vicious sometime” on a t-shirt! 😂
💀🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I, a bisexual, would buy that!
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. 😂
Your review ROCKS!
The prayer dad @3:35 Bud Cort, Harold from the movie Harold and Maude 1971, A MUST WATCH!
If you want to watch another film about so-called "conversion therapy" but without any of the humor, is the film 'The Mideducation of Cameron Post' starring Chloe Grace Moretz. It's a coming-of-age drama about a orphan teen girl sent to a "conversion therapy" camp in 1993 New York state when she is discovered to be a lesbian.
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!
You are so well spoken and I love the messages you share. Thank you for being phenomenal. Shine on beauty.
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?
Hope you've lived your best life since and I hope your parents eventually came around. But mainly the first one.
@@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.
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.
Adding to the chorus of those saying you should watch “Saved” as well!
I love this movie! But you missed the mid credits scene where her parents attend a GLAAD meeting
PFLAG* (not GLAAD)
Oh crap that’s right! My bad lol
@@sadfaeryhmmm PFLAG, I’m beginning to like the sound of that 😉
@@Kristen_kikiI can't decide if Ashleigh would like Reality Bites or not. 😂
@@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.
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.
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 RUclips. 😂
"Why is the dad so weird?" You might want to look up the mom's (Mink Stole) career.
She’s going to see her in Hairspray actually
@@joshuayeager3686 That's Mink Stole light. (Still a fine film.)
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.)
@@iChristyD I'm holding out for Desperate Living.
@@iChristyDI think she’d enjoy serial mom actually haha
Your pride and love comments are wonderful - keep inspiring!
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.
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.
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.
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.
I love your message at the end of the video... thank you!!!
"what is bris"
ritual circumcision
I always heard the line as traumatic breasts
@@punklover99me too..which I thought was HILARIOUS..
Traumatic bris? Metzitzah B'peh?
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.
@@punklover99 Same 😂
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!!
Such an hidden Gem. so loving this reaction for us... but what the hell do I know
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.
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.
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
rip Richard Moll - "Larry"
Always was a favorite. One more year and this movie can get "Historic Vehicle" plates.
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.
One day, ONE DAY, I hope Ashley sees Pink Flamingos.
She might never recover from Pink Flamingos lol.@@j.munday7913
I love the original Hairspray too!! The musical remake is ok, it just doesn’t hold a candle to the original.
@@j.munday7913 that is not a good suggestion for this channel.
@@amandalepre She can see it without playing it on her channel. Also means that RUclips has a lot of growing up to do.
He is not just the actor of Rufio from Hook, but also the voice of Zuko from Avatar
I woke up feeling like absolute garbage, but watching this reaction is really helping me. This is one of my favorite movies.
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.
You just made my day. ' Can you stop spitting so much, I hate that! ' Hahaha thank you I needed that lol.
My brother was a closeted bisexual with a preference for men. Mom was in complete denial even after she caught him in the act with his best friend.
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.
Thank you for the vital information.
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.
"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!
ZOMG you did this! I'm sooooo happy!!! I love this film so much! Melanie Lynskey xxx
Mink Stole... Megan's mother is also in the original Hairspray.
12:12 The Jewish ceremony when a circumcision is done.
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.
One of my favorite indie films.
God bless you for being you. I wish I knew you IRL. not only are you THE BEST at what you do but you’re also a sweet sincere beautiful person inside and out. Never stop being you !!! XO
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.
I love Serial Mom! Pink Flamingos, however, was just too much for me.
Desperate Living too! 😄
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.
@@gingerberrycattI could just imagine her watching the whistling butthole 😂😂😂😂😂
Her court scene in Serial Mom is legendary.
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.
Larry was played by Richard Moll, who was one of the funniest characters on the old sitcom Night Court.
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 😉
17:26 my favorite part of the review. id love to see that in a movie
F.y.i. the actor who played Larry also played Bull in night court
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!
Making me cry at the end there :)! Love you too girl!
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. 🌈💖
Oh Hilary is Rose the stalking neighbour from Two and a Half Men, and Clayton is the longhaired quarterback from Remember The Titans.
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.
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.
This movie is both hilarious and heartbreaking at the same time.
This movie is so amazing. And yeah Hilary's actor is Melanie Lynsky who is kiwi. She married to John Ritter's son
That broom scene stole your words!
The original Hairspray is fabulous.
Yes the original is great!
So much better than the musical remake!!
And Mink Stole (Megan's mom) is in that movie as well.
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”.
Agreed.
I wish I had more than one thumbs-up to give this comment.
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!" 💙
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.
@@iChristyD 👏👏👏👏
3:35 - Natasha Lyonne's mother is played by Mink Stole who's in a bunch of John Waters' movies.
This actor that plays the first really mean dad in the Family Therapy is Chris Pine's dad.
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.
@@FLQueerLiberal1982
CHiPS
@@richardrobbins387Robert Pine was oddly my favorite on the show because of his seriousness and cynicism against Ponch.
6:52 Sounds like New Zealand.
I saw this at the Toronto Film Festival. Afterwards, Clea DuVall did a Q&A with the audience. It was a lot of fun.
Weird Wednesday, Ashleigh
To begin with, Natasha Lyonne first big role was in American Pie.
The blonde friend 9by locker and intervention) is Michelle Williams from Dawson's Creek fame and former wife of Heath Ledger. (Brokeback Mountain, The Dark Knight)
The blonde woman in the red poster is Melissa Ethridge is a songwriter, guitarist, and singer in heartland and country rock genres. She is also a well-known lesbian.
That is a New Zealand accent because that is Melanie Lynskey famous for being in "Two and a Half Men) as Rose, in "The Last of Us" which you have seen, "Ever After: A Cinderella Story" as one of the stepsisters, "Up in the Air", "I don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore", and "Heavenly Creature". She is also currently married to Jason Ritter, John Ritter's son (Three's Company).
Cathy Moriarty (Mary Brown) is known for being in such films as "Raging Bull", "Kindergarten Cop", "Analyze That", "Matinee", and "Cop Land". Eddie Cibrian (Rock Brown) is known for being in "The Young and the Restless", "CSI: Maimi", "Baywatch Nights", and "Sunset Beach" and movies like "Living Out Loud", "The Best men Holiday", "Tyler Perry's Good Deeds", and "The Street lawyer". He is currently married to LeAnn Rimes.
Clea DuVall even though being in this one and "Girl, Interrupted" in 1999 at the age of about 22, did not come out as Lesbian until after "Intervention" in 2016 at the age of 38.
Congratulations for recognizing Dante Basco (Dolph) as 'Rufio' from "Hook".
Clea, Natasha, and Melanie have been life-long friends since this movie.
See ya on Franchise Friday!!
Jamie Babbitt assembled a great cast, wrote a great story and just put in great work!
6:39 that lady is one not to mess with in the movie Gloria.
It is super John Waters-eque and it must be on purpose, so Hairspray as a tie makes sense, but Waters is the Master to their Padawan. Go watch interviews with John, he is so cool!
Such a gem. I remember watching this my first year of uni and loving it.
Your outro was simply lovely!
I love this movie so hard. Of note, Megan's parents are played by Mink Stole and Bud Cort. Stole has been a collaborator with John Waters since his start in the 60s and she's in Hairspray (you should definitely check out Waters' films, you'd LOVE them!); Cort starred in the cult classic May-December friendship story Harold & Maude, which is a movie you MUST watch! Also, the big hairy Bear was played by Richard Moll, who played Bull the Bailiff on Night Court
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.
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.
I've been waiting for this video for-freaking-ever!
Great reaction and thank you for being such an ally.
The fact that there are actual cultists who shock their kids for being different is horrifying. Thank you for all your great reactions GREAT MESSAGE @ 34:52
The lady in the pink suit was Montana Moorehead (Milton) from Soapdish.
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).
I'm sooo happy you finally got to watched this!
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.