The Clique (2008) (V)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Michael Lembeck

Writers:

Lisi Harrison (novel)
Liz Tigelaar (adaptation)

Release Date:

11 November 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

The only thing harder than getting in, is staying in.

Plot:

A young girl tries to fit in with a clique of popular middle school girls after moving into the guest house of one of their homes. |

Plot Keywords:

Middle School | Clique | Popularity | Outcast | Social Climber

Cast

Elizabeth McLaughlin	...	Massie Block
Ellen Marlow	...	Claire Lyons
Samantha Boscarino	...	Alicia Rivera
Sophie Anna Everhard	...	Dylan Marvil
Bridgit Mendler	...	Kristen Gregory
Elizabeth Keifer	...	Judy Lyons
Vanessa Marano	...	Layne Abeley
Keli Price	...	Chris Abeley
David Chisum	...	David Block
Dylan Minnette	...	Todd Lyons
Shelby Stanton	...	Jenna
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dale Appel	...	Upscale Shopper
Chris Conte	...	Abeley's Dad
Angel Desai	...	Nurse Adele
Roger Dillingham Jr.	...	Paramedic
Elizabeth Gillies	...	Shelby
Stephen Guarino	...	Vincent
Nazanin Homa	...	Mrs. Alvarez (as Naz Homa)
Julie Lauren	...	Kendra Block
Lisa Masters	...	Mrs. Marvil
Neal Matarazzo	...	Jay Lyons
Boris McGiver	...	Isaac
Todd Mello	...	Winning auction bidder
Juliana Parinello	...	Debbie Weecer
Aaron J. Patton	...	Parent
Camila Vignaud	...	Fawn

MPAA:

Rated PG for thematic material, rude behavior and language.

Runtime:

Argentina:87 min (DVD version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

USA:PG | Argentina:Atp | Singapore:PG | New Zealand:PG | Australia:PG | UK:12 | Netherlands:AL

Filming Locations:

Rhode Island, USA

Company:

Alloy Entertainment

Trivia:

During the painting scene (around 22:19) There are paintings behind Alicia and Claire. One of them is clearly a reference to the Korean Pop group Wonder Girls, and their debut single "Irony".

Goofs:

Continuity: On the bus, when Massie is texting Claire, she is standing up in the back of the bus. When Claire is asking Layne for the oatmeal to help with the girls' lip swelling, Massie is sitting down. As soon as Claire gets up to distribute the oatmeal, Massie is standing up again.

Quotes:

Claire Lyons: Did you see her shoes, her clothes and her hair? I swear, she looks straight out of magazine!
Judy Lyons: She is pretty cute.
Claire Lyons: Can I go shopping tomorrow, for the first day of school?
Judy Lyons: What about the clothes before we left Florida?
Claire Lyons: T.J. Max doesn't cut in here mom, it's like designer everything, please I wanted her to like me.
Judy Lyons: Honey she's gonna like you because you're you not what you wear.

Soundtrack:

Find My Place

Girls you'll really love to hate

Okay, so the girls from the Pretty Committee may be hard to relate with, the acting may be sub par, and the whole thing might not be realistic but I thought that was the entire point of the film. It presents two kinds of realities--the beautiful, smart, and rich that everyone craves to have (Massie Block) and the dull plain one that most people are in (Claire Lyons). It doesn't really have to be taken literally, point is, they still represented the various cliques that really are present in high school-- the popular ones, the almost there but not quite, the weirdos, and the losers. In a way, Clique is just an incredibly high-end and young version of Tina Fey's Mean Girls. It's not something to watch if you're in need of a life-changing film. This one's fun, but it's definitely a no-brainer.