(Picture; YouTube)

(Picture; YouTube)

Information technology was the teen comedy that launched Kirsten Durst as a leading lady, created a whole new high school colloquial and kept the direct-to-DVD business afloat with not just one but four sequels.

In the week that Bring Information technology On celebrates its 15thursday anniversary, here'southward a look at 15 things you may not know nigh the cheerleading cult classic.

ane. It was intended to exist a documentary

Bring It On was originally conceived as an MTV documentary about the subculture of competitive cheerleading named Cheer Fever before screenwriter Jessica Bendinger decided to transfer her idea to a fictional characteristic picture show instead.

two. James Franco could have been Cliff

Bring Information technology On'south Cliff in an alternate universe, James Franco (Picture: Charles Sykes)

James Franco and Jason Schwartzman both auditioned for the role of Cliff, but producers opted for Hackers and Romeo and Juliet star Jesse Bradford.

Marley Shelton was also poised to play the role of Torrance eventually taken past Dunst, but unwisely chose to appear in the similarly-themed flop Sugar and Spice instead.

iii. The cheerleading was for real

In society to avoid using stunt doubles, first-fourth dimension director Peyton Reed had all of the pom-pom waving actors undergo an intensive four-week cheerleading military camp.

Reed besides added a farther impact of authenticity by featuring the real-life national cheerleading champions, Seattle'due south Bishop Blanchet Loftier School Saints, in the regionals and nationals scenes.

4. But the stunts weren't true to life

According to the National Federation Interscholastic Spirit Association, many of the moves performed in the Nationals scenes would have got the teams butterfingers, with both wing-overs and all stunts more two bodies high illegal at loftier school level.

5. It's the Citizen Kane of cheerleader movies

Moving picture critic Roger Ebert gave Bring It On the thumbs upwardly (Picture: Reuters)

Okay, it might not exactly have tough competition, simply Bring It On was described by legendary movie critic Roger Ebert as the Denizen Kane of cheerleading movies.

The film also received similarly glowing reviews from several other esteemed critics, with the Rotten Tomatoes rating currently continuing at an impressive 63%.

6. Several R&B stars brought it on

E Compton Clovers Lava, LaFred and Jenelope were played by the members of Blaque, a trio who beginning shot to fame a yr earlier every bit the protegees of TLC'due south Lisa 'Left Middle' Lopes.

Just they weren't the only R&B divas to grace the Bring It On series, with Solange taking the joint lead in 2006's All or Nothing, and Christina Milian fronting the 2009 instalment, Fight to the Finish.

seven. The four sequels share nothing in common with the original

Although each of the directly-to-DVD sequels follow a similar plotline, neither share whatsoever cast members with each other or the original, with the producers of Bring Information technology On and Bring It On Again the only behind-the-scenes personnel to work on the franchise more than one time.

eight. Information technology's received several parody treatments

2001's Not Another Teen Movie parodied several scenes from Bring It On, including a highly politically-incorrect version of the Toros' showdown with the Clovers.

Information technology's also referenced in perhaps the second all-time cheerleading teen comedy of the 00s, Fired Up, when a group of cheerleaders are seen watching the flick and reciting the dialogue word-for-word.

ix. There was a stage musical

The motion picture was given the all-singing, all-dancing handling in 2011 with a musical theatre production which premiered at Atlanta's Alliance Theatre.

The musical then transferred to Broadway for a cursory run a year later and was recently staged for the first time in Australia.

10. Cliff and Missy went to jail

Party creature Jesse Bradford (Picture: Jason Kempin)

Jesse Bradford and Eliza Dushku, who played his on-screen sis Missy, had to exist bailed out of a Mexican jail subsequently crossing the edge to party during a break in filming.

Manager Reed, who was merely told of the incident after the film wrapped, later joked that he'd like to make a movie most his 2 stars' brush with the law.

eleven. There's a blooper in the motion-picture show

Eagle-eyed viewers may have spotted that there'southward an unintentional mistake during the Clovers' (spoiler alert!) winning routine that in real life would probably have toll them victory.

22 seconds into their performance, ii impuissant cheerleaders crash-land into each other, but somehow this sideslip-upwardly managed to escape the editors' attention.

12. A 90s heavy metal song was its biggest expense

At a price of $twoscore,000, the utilise of Warrant's 1990 single Cherry-red Pie was past far the film's biggest single expense.

Used in the memorable audition scene, the heavy metallers' signature hitting, which peaked at No.10 in the U.s.a. but a less impressive No.35 in the Uk, was also used to comedic effect in 2013'south Bad Grandpa.

13. You can play spot the Buffy the Vampire Slayer star

Bring It On'due south about famous Buffy star Eliza Dushku (Picture: Matt Sayles)

Aslope Dushku, who of form played Faith in both Buffy and its Angel spin-off, Bring It On too featured several other actresses who had appeared in the vampire-slaying miracle.

Clare Kramer, (superficial cheerleader Courtney), had previously played villainous bloodsucker Glory, while Nicole Bilderback (snarky cheerleader Whitney) guest starred equally one of The Principal's victims in 1998 episode, The Wish.

14. Its box-part takings made Kirsten Dunst cry

A less tearful Kirsten Dunst (Picture show: Frazer Harrison)

Despite very piddling pre-release hype Bring It On spent three weeks at number one on the US box-office chart, going on to gross well-nigh $70 million in full, and a farther $twenty million worldwide.

Co-ordinate to managing director Reed, news of the film'due south first week takings made Dunst cry: 'At a certain point, we knew it was going to open at No. 1 and I remember Kirsten, little 17-year-old Kirsten, in tears, saying, 'I'm going to have a No. i movie?!?!' She was so thrilled. Information technology was so sweet. It was pretty much an unbelievable feel.'

15. Two of its stars accept passed abroad

Natina Reed, who played rival cheerleader Jenelope, died at the age of 32 in 2012 after beingness struck by a automobile while crossing the street in Lawrenceville, Georgia.

Richard Hillman, who appeared every bit Torrance's older unsupportive beau Aaron, died of unspecified causes in 2009 at the historic period of 34.

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