Sugar & amp; Spice is a 2001 American juvenile crime comedy film directed by Francine McDougall and starring Marley Shelton, Marla Sokoloff, Mena Suvari, James Marsden and Melissa George. The plot follows a group of high school cheerleaders who conspire and commit armed robberies when one of them is pregnant and desperate for a living.
It was loosely based on a series of 1999 robberies conducted by four teenage girls from the Kingwood area of ​​Houston, Texas. Sokoloff stated, "It's not the same, of course, but I'm not sure if Sugar & Spice will be created if that does not happen."
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Plot
The story is narrated by Lisa Janusch (Marla Sokoloff), a bitter and jealous cheer from Lincoln High School's B-squad.
Diane Weston (Marley Shelton), a popular head cheerleader of the high school squad of Lincoln, became pregnant by quarterback football star Jack Bartlett (James Marsden). Both moved from their parents' homes to find their own apartment. Jack initially had a problem at work, because of his unwise personality, but was eventually hired in a video rental shop. Regardless of the problem they came with the rent, Jack and Diane tried as hard as possible to survive while going to school at the same time. Lisa, Diane's heavy rival, sometimes runs to Jack at the rental shop. He was interested in winning Jack's heart, but failed to get his attention.
After struggling with the lease and anticipating financial difficulties in favor of the family, Diane and four members of the cheerleading squad, Kansas Hill (Mena Suvari), Cleo Miller (Melissa George), Lucy Whitmore (Sara Marsh), and Hannah Wald (Rachel Blanchard) the perfect bank. They promised each other not to tell Jack about their plans, because of his inability to lie to others.
The squad oversaw pioneering films to learn how to rob a bank, and Kansas visits his mother in a women's prison to find out where to find weapons. Following the advice of women, Diane and her friends visited the insect repellent, "The Terminator" (W. Earl Brown), who sold illegal weapons and ammunition. He refused to sell weapons to them unless they accepted his daughter, Fern Rogers (Alexandra Holden), in the squad.
The squad agreed to do it and they started practicing robbery, as well as their choreography for the winter ball. During the winter break, they order masks to hide their identities. Lucy withdrew from theft because she received a scholarship to Harvard. At Christmas, Diane receives an engagement ring from Jack. He then knew he was selling his GTO to buy him the ring. The squad was forced to buy a new vehicle, which turned out to be an old van with bad brakes.
At their first foray in the supermarket, Lucy returns to the group after deciding to help them. Lisa happened to be in the shop at the time of the robbery, and notices that they were doing a cheerleader action to cover security cameras. The squad robbed the bank and approached shooting customers after one of the weapons was released. They make a lot of money and celebrate their success after burning their costumes. Robberies reported on TV. Neither Diane nor her friends had expected Lisa to suspect her until they were confronted by her and squad B in a high school cafeteria, followed by the FBI.
Diane and her friends are in jail and need an alibi, so Diane promises to promote Lisa to the A-sku captain to keep Lisa silent, as she approaches the third trimester and can not do strict activities. The group was angry, but came to appreciate this decision. In order to cover up his actions, Diane tells Jack that he won the lottery and after they have their children, Jack wins his senatorial campaign, and Diane's squad leads a successful life after high school.
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Cast
- Marla Sokoloff as Lisa "The Informer" Janusch
- Marley Shelton as Diane "The Mastermind" Weston
- Mena Suvari as Kansas "The Rebel" Hill
- Melissa George as Cleo "The Stalker" Miller
- Sara Marsh as Lucy "The Brain" Whitman
- Rachel Blanchard as Hannah "The Virgin" Wald
- Alexandra Holden as Fern "The Terminator" Rogers
- James Marsden as Jack Bartlett
- W. Earl Brown as Hank Rogers
- Sean Young as Ny. Hill
- Conan O'Brien as Himself
- Kurt Loder as Himself
- Jerry Springer as Himself
- Adam Busch as Geeky Guy
- Jake Hoffman as Ted
- Wiley Harker as Principal Smith
- Nate Maher as Chris
- David Belenky as Bruce
Release
Critical reception
Sugar & amp; Spices generally receive negative reviews; currently holds a 28% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with a consensus "Although this cheerleader comedy has an interesting premise it is too empty and burdened with too many paralyzed gags to live it in. Also, some critics say the film is irresponsible in teenage depictions and weapons. "
Bruce Westbrook of the Houston Chronicle writes that "Actors do not seem worried about taking a comic approach to teen crime."
box office
The movie opens at # 5 at the North American Box office earning $ 5,891,176 USD on its opening weekend. At the end of its release, it has grossed $ 13,305,101 at the domestic box office and $ 16,908,947 worldwide; based on a $ 27 million budget, it is a box office bomb.
Soundtrack
References
External links
- Sugar & amp; Spice in IMDb
- Sugar & amp; Spices at AllMovie
- Sugar & amp; Spices in Box Office Mojo
- Sugar & amp; Spices at Rotten Tomatoes
- Sugar & amp; Spices in Metacritic
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