Bring It On (2000)
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Two high-school cheerleading teams prepare for a national competition while navigating issues of plagiarism and personal identity.
The story
Torrance Shipman is a senior at Rancho Carne High School in San Diego. Her cheerleading squad, the Toros, is aiming for a sixth consecutive national title. After being elected team captain, Torrance faces a challenge when a teammate is injured and replaced by Missy Pantone, a skilled gymnast from Los Angeles. The atmosphere shifts when Missy accuses the Toros of plagiarizing their routines from a rival team, the East Compton Clovers. As the competition intensifies, Torrance must navigate the complexities of leadership, the ethics of their performance, and her growing connection with Missy's brother, Cliff, all while preparing for the high-stakes national competition.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Torrance Shipman, a senior at Rancho Carne High School, becomes captain of the Toros cheerleading squad. After a teammate is injured, she is joined by Missy Pantone, who reveals that the Toros' routines were stolen from the East Compton Clovers. Torrance faces a dilemma regarding the stolen routines while dealing with a growing attraction to Missy's brother, Cliff. After a series of setbacks, including a mistreatment by a choreographer and a realization about the Clovers' lack of funding, the Toros and Clovers eventually reach the finals of the national competition in Daytona Beach. Despite the Toros' long-standing dominance, the Clovers emerge victorious. The two squads part with mutual respect, and Torrance and Cliff share a kiss as the Toros celebrate their season.
- First release year
- 2000
- Runtime (minutes)
- 99
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Peyton Reed
- Writers
- Jessica Bendinger · writer
- Cast and characters
- Kirsten Dunst · Torrance Shipman; Eliza Dushku · Missy Pantone; Jesse Bradford · Cliff Pantone; Gabrielle Union · Isis; Clare Kramer · Courtney Egbert; Nicole Bilderback · Whitney Dow; Tsianina Joelson · Darcy; Rini Bell · Kasey
- Genres
- teen comedy; sports comedy
- Themes
- cultural appropriation; systemic inequality; intersectional feminism
- Tone and mood
- high energy; satire
- Premise and plot tags
- high school; cheerleading; competition
- Franchise connections
- Bring It On
- Reception
- The film received generally positive reviews and has become a cult classic.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 65% · scale: percentage · review count: 124
- Production trivia
- The film was originally titled Cheer Fever.; The film's depiction of cultural appropriation was informed by the writer's experience at music magazine Spin.
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