Sugar & Spice
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| Directed by | Francine McDougall |
| Produced by | Wendy Finerman |
| Written by | Mandy Nelson |
| Starring | Marla Sokoloff, Marley Shelton, Mena Suvari, Melissa George, Rachel Blanchard |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
| Release date(s) | 26 January 2001 (USA) |
| Running time | 81 min |
| Language | English |
| Budget | ~ US$11,000,000 |
Sugar & Spice is a 2001 teen comedy/heist film directed by Francine McDougall. It was filmed entirely in the state of Minnesota.
[edit] Cast
- Marla Sokoloff - Lisa Janush
- Marley Shelton - Diane Weston
- Melissa George - Cleo Miller
- Mena Suvari - Kansas Hill
- Rachel Blanchard - Hannah Wald
- Alexandra Holden - Fern Rogers
- Sarah Marsh - Lucy Whitman
- James Marsden - Jack Bartlett
[edit] Plot
Diane Weston (Marley Shelton) is a popular high school cheerleader whose life revolves around her boyfriend Jack (James Marsden) and cheerleading, as she is the captain of her school's "A-Squad". However, when Diane becomes pregnant by Jack, her life falls apart as her parents disown her. She moves in with Jack, and the two quickly get jobs, but Diane quickly realizes that Jack lacks the financial skills to provide for her and their child. Diane confides to her fellow cheerleaders about her problems and the group come up with a way for Diane to make the money she needs: robbing banks.
Diane and her friends don matching spandex bodysuits, fake pregnant bellies (to offset Diane's real pregnancy), and identical blonde latex masks and rob a grocery store bank. Dubbed "The Betty Gang" by the media, the group successfully carry out the heist, but not before rival B-Squad cheerleader Lisa Janusch (Marla Sokoloff) discovers what Diane and her friends are up to. Lisa goes to the police with the information, and Diane confronts Lisa off-camera before the group is arrested and makes a deal with her: in exchange for Lisa providing the group an alibi and recanting all prior statements to the police, Diane will resign from the A-Squad and personally name Lisa her successor as A-Squad leader.
During the film's epilogue, it is revealed that Diane ultimately tells Jack that her share of the stolen money was won via the lottery. Jack believes Diane and the two marry. Jack goes on to become a senator, and Diane reconciles with her family, who set up a scholarship for pregnant teenagers. The final shot is Diane and Jack's family portrait, showing twin sons, a third son, and a baby girl.
