Spork (film)

Spork is a 2011 American independent coming-of-age musical comedy-drama film produced by Christopher Racster, Chad Allen, Honey Labrador and Geric Miller-Frost, written and directed by J.B. Ghuman Jr. and starring Savannah Stehlin, Sydney Park, Rachel G. Fox, Michael William Arnold, Oana Gregory, Rodney Eastman, Beth Grant, Yeardley Smith of The Simpsons fame, Keith David, Elaine Hendrix and Richard Riehle. Also produced by Neca Films, Last Bastion Entertainment, 11:11 Entertainment Inc., Bent Film and Archer Productions, the film was theatrically released in the United States of America on May 20, 2011 by Underhill Entertainment and Wrekin Hill Entertainment. Spork received mixed reviews from film critics and also received a score of 50% from Rotten Tomatoes.[1]

Spork
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJ.B. Ghuman Jr.
Written byJ.B. Ghuman Jr.
Produced byChristopher Racster
Chad Allen
Honey Labrador
Geric Miller-Frost
StarringSavannah Stehlin
Sydney Park
Rachel G. Fox
Michael William Arnold
Oana Gregory
Rodney Eastman
Beth Grant
Yeardley Smith
Keith David
Elaine Hendrix
Richard Riehle
CinematographyBradley Stonesifer
Edited byPhillip J. Bartell
Music byCasey James and The Staypuft Kid
Production
companies
Neca Films
Last Bastion Entertainment
Bent Film
11:11 Entertainment Inc.
Archer Productions
Distributed byUnderhill Entertainment
Wrekin Hill Entertainment
Release date
  • May 20, 2011 (2011-05-20) (The United States of America)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryThe United States of America
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Set in Los Angeles, California, a 14-year-old teenage girl nicknamed "Spork" is unpopular, mistreated by her classmates, and very soft-spoken. Her next-door neighbor and best friend, known as "Tootsie Roll", is planning on entering the school Dance-Off to win $236 which she would use to visit her father in prison. During a hair-product-related dancing accident, Tootsie Roll injures her ankle and can no longer compete in the competition. Spork rises to the occasion and surprises the whole school by signing up for the Dance-Off.

Spork and Tootsie Roll listen to hip-hop songs from the early 1990s and wear 1990s fashion, yet the antagonist, Betsy Byotch, and her friends wear 1980s garb and listen to 1980s music (though they are also fans of Britney Spears). The character of Charlie is obsessed with Justin Timberlake, whose career began in the mid–1990s. The use of the term "hermaphrodite" rather than "intersex" as a qualifier, including as a personal identity, also seems to imply a 1990s setting.

It is mentioned throughout the film that Spork and Charlie are obsessed with The Wizard of Oz, though Spork's love is for the 1978 film The Wiz, and Charlie's is for the 1939 The Wizard of Oz.

Cast

Critical reception

Spork received mixed reviews from film critics. It received a score of 50% from Rotten Tomatoes.[1]

References
  1. "Spork (2011)". Rotten Tomatoes. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
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