Itty Bitty Titty Committee (2007)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Jamie Babbit

Writers:

Jamie Babbit (story)
Tina Mabry (writer)

Release Date:

28 September 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Every generation needs a new revolution.

Plot:

High School grad and all American gal, Anna finds her purpose and herself after she hooks up with the radical feminists in The Itty Bitty Titty Committee.

Plot Keywords:

Lesbian | Feminist | High School | First Gay Sexual Experience | Black Bra

Awards:

4 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Melonie Diaz	...	Anna
Nicole Vicius	...	Sadie
Daniela Sea	...	Calvin
Deak Evgenikos	...	Meat
Lauren Mollica	...	Aggie
Guinevere Turner	...	Marcy Maloney
Carly Pope	...	Shulamith
Melanie Mayron	...	Courtney Cadmar
Ana Mercedes	...	Kate
Cecile Rivore	...	Seamstress
Marisa Ramirez	...	Ellen
Ruben Garfias	...	Sam
Leslie Grossman	...	Maude
Jimmi Simpson	...	Chris
Mircea Monroe	...	Justine

Runtime:

87 min | Germany:87 min (Berlin International Film Festival)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

New Zealand:R13 | USA:Not Rated | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Power Up Films

Trivia:

In one sequence, Anna and Sadie go to a music/book store and check out a bunch of books, albums and magazines. The ones visible on-screen are as follows: Books: "Confessions of the Guerrilla Girls" by the Guerrilla Girls; "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy" by Greg Palast; "Pretty in Punk" by Lauraine Leblanc; "Backlash" by Susan Faludi; "How Wal-Mart is Destroying America..." by Bill Quinn; "The Power of Feminist Art" by Broude & Garrard; "Radical Feminism: A Documentary Reader" by Barbara Crow; "The New Our Bodies, Ourselves" by The Boston Women's Health Book Collective; "Emma" by Howard Zinn; "We Owe You Nothing" by Daniel Sinker; "The Beauty Myth" by Naomi Wolf; "Zines! Volume One" by V. Vale; "Grassroots" by Baumgardner, Richards & LaDuke; "The Radical Women Manifesto" by The Radical Women; "Angry Women" by Vale & Juno. Magazines: Ms., February/March 2001 ("Oh My God, I'm a Hardcore Feminist!" cover); Bitch, Spring 2002 (Sandra Tsing Loh cover); Venus, Summer 2005 (Sleater-Kinney cover). Albums: Gossip - Standing in the Way of Control; PJ Harvey - Rid of Me; The Queers - Punk Rock Confidential; Tiger Trap - Tiger Trap; Sleater-Kinney - The Hot Rock; Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out; Sleater-Kinney - All Hands on the Bad One; various artists - Otis' Opuses (Kill Rock Stars sampler). This sequence lasts for 30 seconds.

Quotes:

Sadie: You do realize that Calvin's a girl?
Shuli: And? I want to see if she will come to Sacramento with us.
Anna: [sarcastic] This isn't a dating service, you know.
Sadie: Sorry, Shuli. Last time anyone checked, you liked men.
Shuli: Who said I didn't? Jesus, you dykes are such closed-minded bitches.

Soundtrack:

Hand Grenade

An itty bit disappointing

This film presents itself as edgy and revolutionary, but at its core it's just a moderately fun and forgettable romantic comedy. The main problem is that there's not much biting satire or clear political insight. Instead we get plenty of childish jokes about penises.

The protagonists are angry about rampant sexism in society, but their anger is mostly expressed through silly pranks and ranting; never do they offer any kind of clear, original thoughts on politics or gender roles in society. Nevertheless, the two stars (Diaz and Vicius) are charming, even if their romance feels forced and clichéd, and there are some moments of fun with the cast of colorful main characters. The outrageous ending, however, nearly obliterates the script with all its obvious plot holes.

Ultimately, IBTC's actors and rock 'n' roll aesthetic give it some appeal, but its flimsy plot and pretenses about being political ruin a lot of the fun.