| She's the Man | |
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Directed by: |
Andy Fickman |
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Co-produced by: |
Lauren Shuler Donner Tom Rosenberg Gary Lucchesi |
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Screenplay by: |
Karen McCullah Lutz Kirsten Smith |
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Based on the story: |
The Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare |
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Starring: |
Amanda Bynes Channing Tatum Laura Ramsey David Cross Vinnie Jones Alex Breckenridge James Kirk Robert Hoffman Jonathan Sadowski |
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Distributed by: |
Dreamworks |
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Release Date: |
March 17, 2006 |
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Box Office: |
$57,194,667 |
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Running time: |
105 minutes |
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Budget: |
$20,000,000 |
She's the Man is a 2006 American romantic-comedy directed by Andy Fickman, starringAmanda Bynes, Channing Tatum and Laura Ramsey. It is based on the 12th night by Shakespeare. It will be released on March 17th 2006 in the US,
Plot
Viola Hastings (Amanda Bynes) is a high school soccer player at Cornwall, which has just cut its girls' soccer team. After her request to join the boys' team is refused by the sexist coach, she finds a way to play for Cornwall's rival, Illyria. Viola's twin brother, Sebastian (James Kirk), is supposed to enter Illyria as a new student, and since he is instead going to a contest in London with his fledgling band, Sebastian asks Viola to cover for him by telling the school that he is sick and each of their parents (who are divorced) thinks that he is staying with the other.
Viola instead decides to pass herself off as Sebastian and join the boys' soccer team at Illyria. She hopes to beat the Cornwall team and humiliate her cocky and sexist goalie ex-boyfriend, Justin Drayton (Robert Hoffman) who plays for the Cornwall boys team. With the help of her friends, Viola becomes the quirky "Fake Sebastian".
At Illyria, Viola's roommate isDuke Orsino (Channing Tatum), a hot striker on the soccer team. Tryouts see Viola assigned to second string, a group of unfit boys who are on the soccer team, but do not play the actual matches, much to her dismay. Meanwhile, "Fake Sebastian's" lab partner, Olivia Lennox (Laura Ramsey), develops a crush on him, which frustrates Duke, who likes Olivia. In exchange for "Fake Sebastian's" help in getting Olivia's attention, Duke agrees to put in extra soccer practice time with him. Coach Dinklage (Vinnie Jones) eventually moves "Fake Sebastian" up to first string, and "he" is delighted.
“Fake Sebastian” is reminded, by a message from his mother, Daphne, about the Junior League carnival that he and Viola promised to attend. Due to the fact that Duke’s mother is also a part of the Junior League, he must go as well. “Fake Sebastian” is forced to switch between himself and Viola the whole time, while trying to avoid her mother and Monique Valentine (Alexandra Breckenridge), the real Sebastian's girlfriend, so that she is not discovered as impersonating her brother. Viola is trying to run around and do both her and her brother’s jobs at the carnival. Duke misses his chance with Olivia when her shift is up at the kissing booth. He is not disappointed by her replacement, who turns out to be “Fake Sebastian’s” sister, Viola. Duke and Viola meet for the first time and exchange their kiss at the kissing booth, only to be interrupted by Viola’s ex-boyfriend, Justin. Duke and Justin get into a fight and decide they will finish the battle on the soccer field. Duke realizes he might be crushing not only on Olivia, but on Viola as well.
Olivia goes on a date with Duke to make "Fake Sebastian" jealous, remaining far more interested in him than in Duke. Encouraged by Viola (Viola didn't mean to encouraged her), she decides she is going to go directly to Sebastian and tell him how she feels.
The plot becomes complicated when the real Sebastian returns from London a day early. When he arrives at Illyria, Olivia runs up and kisses him. Duke, seeing this, believes his roommate has betrayed him and after arguing with "Fake Sebastian", Duke kicks him out from their dormitory. Viola stays in Eunice Bates' (Emily Perkins) room and oversleeps, causing the real Sebastian to wind up on the field playing in what should be his sister's spot in the next day's much-anticipated game against Cornwall. Principal Gold (David Cross), who has been told of Viola's impersonating Sebastian by two students, Monique and Malcolm (James Snyder), halts the game and informs the crowd that the real Sebastian is a girl. The real Sebastian being present instead, he proves himself to be male by pulling down his shorts and exposing his genitals off-screen. At half-time, Viola explains the situation to the real Sebastian and they switch places again.
Later on in the game Viola explains that she has been impersonating her brother, finally convincing Duke and everyone else by showing them her boobs (again, off screen). Coach Dinklage agrees to let Viola keep playing anyway, sternly informing the Cornwall coach thatIllyria doesn't discriminate based on gender and he calls out the coach for his sexist ways.Illyria wins the game on a penalty kick when Viola scores a goal (after a save and then pass from Duke) past her ex-boyfriend Justin.
Everyone at Illyria celebrates their victory over Cornwall, except for Duke who is hurt at Viola's deception. She invites Duke to her debutante ball. They meet in a garden and head to the Debutante ball, where they are introduced, come on stage, and kiss. Also at the debutante ball are the newly-found couples, Olivia and Sebastian, Monique and Justin, and Eunice and Toby. At the end of the film, Viola and Duke are shown playing on the soccer team of Illyria a year later, both on the first string.
Cast and Characters
- Amanda Bynes as Viola /Sebastian Hastings
- Channing Tatum as Duke Orsino
- Laura Ramsey as Olivia Lennox
- David Cross as Principal Horatio Gold
- Vinnie Jones as Coach Dinklage
- Alexandra Breckenridge as Monique Valentine
- Julie Hagerty as Daphne Hastings
- Lynda Boyd as Cheryl
- James Kirk as Sebastian Hastings
- Robert Hoffman as Justin Drayton
- Jonathan Sadowski as Paul Antonio
- Amanda Crew as Kia
- Jessica Lucas as Yvonne
- James Snyder as Malcolm Feste
- Robert Torti as Coach Pistonek
- Brandon Jay McLaran as Toby
- Clifton MaCabe Murray as Andrew Aguecheek
- Emily Perkins as Eunice Bates
Goofs
- When Viola is following various men to imitate their walks, a magazine stand for Dose is clearly visible. This is a Canadian magazine which was only available in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa, Toronto, and Montreal.
- In reality, débutante escorts are chosen almost eight months in advance and there are teas and manners sessions throughout those eight months. There is no way that the characters could have switched escorts so late in the story and Viola would have never been able to be an actual débutante without successfully fulfilling her year-long requirements. The movie shows her joining the débutante process two weeks before the ball.
- At the end of the game there is no final whistle. If the PK was in the last seconds, the goal wouldn't have counted because the game would have ended as soon as the goalie saved the ball.
- In the fight scene between Justin and Duke, Robert Hoffman's stunt double is clearly seen, as Justin (Robert Hoffman) wears white underwear and his stunt double wears black underwear.
- In the first soccer practice when Viola is running through the ladders and pylons, a person running with a camera is visible in a shadow.