The Makers: Peyton Reed, director; Jessica Bendinger, writer

The Star: Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku, Jesse Bradford

The Pitch: Formerly titled Cheer Fever, the film follows the Ranco Came pep squad as the high schoolers head off to defend their national title.

The reason we care: Gay cheerleader Les (Huntley Ritter) plays an integral part in the team's success--and loves hanging out with those football players.

The inside scoop: With female leads who each made their first big splash in vampire projects--Dunst in the 1994 film Interview With the Vampire, Dushku currently on the WB's Buffy the Vampire Slayer series--we're hoping this film has more bite to it than most teen comedies.

Reprinted from The Advocate - June 6th, 2000