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Spring Breakdown
For decades, male geeks have stumbled through comedies from Revenge of the Nerds to Napoleon Dynamite, but Spring Breakdown gives it up for the girls. In the 1992 prologue, Becky (Parker Posey), Gail (Amy Poehler), and Judy (co-writer Rachel Dratch) perform Cyndi Lauper's True Colors at the school talent show, only to elicit a chorus of boos. The intrepid trio resolves to show those haters they have what it takes to seize life. Flash forward 15 years and they're still tragically unhip bosom buddies now pushing 40, but these girls still just wanna have fun. They get their chance when Becky's employer, the Sarah Palin–like Senator Hartman, assigns Becky to keep an eye on her daughter during spring break in South Padre. The threesome heads to Texas for some sisterly bonding, where Judy discovers alcohol and Gail falls in with a band of brainless blondes. Through their flirtation with extreme merrymaking they experience everything they missed the first time around, giving them the courage to finally move forward with their lives. An outlandish, quick-witted romp that leaves no one immune to ridicule, Spring Breakdown chews up our geeky gals and spits them out as triumphant powerhouses—confident that being who they truly are is way cooler than fitting in. Director Ryan Shiraki, producer Larry Kennar and producer/writer/actress Rachel Dratch expected to attend both screenings
Sponsors:
American Airlines, POP
Cast & Crew
Director: Ryan Shiraki
Producer: Rick Berg, Larry Kennar
Editor: Tom Lewis
Screenwriter: Ryan Shiraki, Rachel Dratch
Cinematographer: Frank G. DeMarco
Music: Deborah Lurie
Principal Cast: Amy Poehler, Parker Posey, Rachel Dratch, Amber Tamblyn, Jane Lynch, Missi Pyle
Filmography: Home of Phobia (2004)
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