Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004)

Director:

Sara Sugarman

Writers (WGA):

Dyan Sheldon (book)
Gail Parent (screenplay)

Release Date:

20 February 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Music | Romance

Tagline:

So much drama, so little time.

Plot:

A teenage girl is convinced that her home city revolves around her until her family packs up and moves to the suburbs, where she finds herself competing for attention.

Plot Keywords:

New York City | Band | Suburb | New Jersey | School Play

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Lindsay Lohan	...	Mary Elizabeth Cep / Lola
Adam Garcia	...	Stu
Glenne Headly	...	Karen
Alison Pill	...	Ella
Eli Marienthal	...	Sam
Carol Kane	...	Miss Baggoli
Megan Fox	...	Carla
Sheila McCarthy	...	Mrs. Gerard
Tom McCamus	...	Calum
Richard Fitzpatrick	...	Mr. Gerard
Sheila Sealy-Smith	...	Sgt. Rose
Ashley Leggat	...	Marcia
Barbara Mamabolo	...	Robin
Maggie Oskam	...	Paige
Rachael Oskam	...	Paula

Also Known As:

Bekenntnisse einer Highschool Diva (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild thematic elements and brief language.

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG (certificate #40581) | Iceland:L | Norway:A | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Canada:G | Finland:K-7 | Germany:o.Al. | Netherlands:AL | Philippines:G | Singapore:PG | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Birchmount Collegiate, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

The mall scene, where Lola and her friend are handing out flyers/paper was shot in Erin Mills Town Center, Mississauga, Ontario.

Goofs:

Continuity: Toward the end of the movie when Lola is in her first costume as Eliza and is talking to her mother before going on stage her cartilage earring disappears and reappears between shots.

Quotes:

Ella: You can't - do this, Lola, everyone is depending on you, whaddabout, your parents and Sam, Sam has never been to a school function in his life, he's only going because of you! And what about me? I was miserable until you came to Dellwood. I thought everyone's life was like mine, just doing everything you're supposed to do when you're supposed to do it, never questioning anything. Ugh, the only thing I could expect when I grew up was a life like my parents' and then...

Movie Connections:

References The Seven Year Itch (1955)

Soundtrack:

Blow You Away

Strange and Unique....not in a good way

I watched this after seeing Lindsey Lohan in the better than average "Freaky Friday" and the brilliant "Mean Girls". my expectations were fairly high as i see Lindsey Lohan as the next big thing. But i was disappointed at this film OK, so it's a Disney film, so i couldn't expect a Mean Girls style of humour, or a Solid easy storyline, like that of Freaky Friday. but i at least expected a little more passion in the movie. The storyline was drab and very slim. there wasn't much to go apart from the Lola (Lindsey Lohan) characters dream of being a starlet. The plot was so weak, that absolutely anything could of happen, which isn't really a good thing. The acting, especially from Lindsey, was very amateurish. Linsey's character was so OTT that it looked as though she had ignored the director and decided to improvise her role. Alison Pill's role (Ella) was boring and lifeless, and i could see that she was upstaged by an over excited Lindsey. the sub characters were poorly written, especially the love interest Sam (Eli Marienthal), who is brilliant in "Tucker" and "American Pie", who is wasted and underused and also completely pointless to help push the story forwards. the only saving grace in characters was Adam Garcia as the drunken Rocker Stu. is utterly superb playing a drunken White stripes meets Keith Richards character. he lifts the film at one point. But He can't save this Turkey of a film. I would recommend this film to Lindsey Lohan fan's who like her music more than her acting and 10 year old girls.