Sugar & Spice (2001)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Francine McDougall

Writer (WGA):

Mandy Nelson (written by)

Release Date:

26 January 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Why would the most popular girl in school wear a mask?

Plot:

A popular high school cheerleader becomes pregnant with the star quarterback's child, only to find herself turning to crime to support the lifestyle she wants to live.

Plot Keywords:

Cheerleader | Quarterback | High School | Robbery | Bank Robbery

Cast

Marla Sokoloff	...	Lisa Janusch
Marley Shelton	...	Diane Weston
Melissa George	...	Cleo Miller
Mena Suvari	...	Kansas Hill
Rachel Blanchard	...	Hannah Wald
Alexandra Holden	...	Fern Rogers
Sara Marsh	...	Lucy Whitman
James Marsden	...	Jack Bartlett
Sean Young	...	Mrs. Hill
W. Earl Brown	...	Hank 'Terminator' Rogers
Adam Busch	...	Geeky Guy
Jake Hoffman	...	Ted
Nate Maher	...	Chris
David Belenky	...	Bruce
Kevin Kling	...	Factory Worker

Also Known As:

Sugar and Spice and Semiautomatics (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language, sex-related humor and some thematic elements.; Rated PG-13 for language, sex-related humor and thematic elements. (video version)

Runtime:

81 min | 84 min (extended version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Finland:K-11 | Iceland:L | USA:R (original rating) | South Korea:12 | South Korea:15 (extended version) | Philippines:PG-13 | UK:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:PG | Chile:14 | France:-12 | Germany:12 | Peru:14 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Anoka High School - 3939 Seventh Avenue N., Anoka, Minnesota, USA

Trivia:

The premiere of the movie was held in Minnesota, where the movie was filmed. The entire audience was given Betty Doll masks, like the ones the girls used to rob the bank in the movie.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Jack and Diane are coming back from the grocery store in the car, she tosses out a pink paper and you DONT see it fly back as the wind would naturally have blown it to the rear. The paper just fell straight down. Meaning they were obviously in front of a fake green screen background.

Quotes:

[overly hyper]
Dianne's Mom: I'm DeeDee. You can remember me because of my double D's!
Dianne's Dad: Honey, don't show them those!
[to Jack's parents]
Dianne's Dad: And I'm Dianne's dad, Dennis. Now, don't try that after one of my screw-drivers.
Dianne's Mom: Say, who wants pigs-in-a-blanket?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Be Kind Rewind (2008)

Soundtrack:

Papa Don't Preach

A Good But Quite Short Crime/Comedy Teen Movie.

Sugar And Spice wasn't released at any cinemas over here in the UK. I have no idea why. I mean, if bigger flop movies like Say It Isn't So and Josie And The Pussycats (-Was only released in a couple of cinemas though.) were released here than why not Sugar And Spice. Anyway, it was out to buy on DVD over here on Monday, so I brought it straight away. (The DVD contains no extras, just the movie trailer.)

Sugar And Spice a was comedy movie mixed with crime. It was NOTHING like cheerleading flick, Bring It On though. Yes, Sugar And Spice was about cheerleaders and there was the odd cheer at the high-school but that's it.

Now, Sugar And Spice, is about a group of high school cheerleaders, who are all the best of friends, and they would do anything for each-other. When one of them becomes pregnant with the star quarterback's child, she finds herself in need of some desperate cash, so with the help of her friends, they coy up a plan, to rob a bank, so she can get the money she needs.

The cast which includes the likes of, Marla Sokoloff, Marley Shelton, Mena Suvari and James Marsden are all quite good here.

The movie itself was interesting, but it could of been a little better. And, at only 78 minutes long, the movie definitely could of been a bit longer. Sugar And Spice was still a good movie, and if you're into teen movies, then I'm sure you'll enjoy this one. I give Sugar And Spice a 7/10.