She's the Man is a 2006 American romantic comedy teen sports film directed by Andy Fickman and starring Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum, Laura Ramsey, Vinnie Jones, and David Cross. Inspired by William Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night, the film centers on teenager Viola Hastings, who enters her brother's new boarding school, Illyria Prep, in his place and pretends to be a boy in order to play on the boys' soccer team.
Viola's brother, Sebastian, has been expelled from Cornwall Prep for skipping classes, and he plans to visit London secretly to enter a contest with his rock band. Sebastian asks Viola to cover for him by telling the school that he is sick and each of their parents (who are divorced) that he is staying with the other.
Viola agrees to help her brother, and she cuts her hair and disguises herself as a boy. She enrolls at Illyria Prep and joins the boys' soccer team. Viola quickly becomes a star player, and she also gains the attention of the team's captain, Duke Orsino.
Duke is also attracted to Olivia Lennox, another student at Illyria Prep. However, Olivia is initially interested in Sebastian, who she believes is a boy. As the film progresses, Viola must navigate her new life as a boy, her growing feelings for Duke, and the complications that arise when Sebastian unexpectedly returns to school.
She's the Man is a fun and heartwarming film about identity, gender roles, and the pursuit of your dreams. It is a film that can be enjoyed by audiences of all ages.
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Cast
- Amanda Bynes as Viola Hastings, a talented soccer player underestimated for being a girl, who dresses up as her twin brother Sebastian to play soccer at Illyria
- Channing Tatum as Duke Orsino, the soccer team captain, who is in love with Olivia and, later, with Viola
- Laura Ramsey as Olivia Lennox, a smart girl who falls in love with Sebastian (Viola)
- James Snyder as Malcolm Festes, the school nerd and Sebastian's (Viola's) rival
- Emily Perkins as Eunice Bates, the nerdy and eccentric classmate with weird sexual fantasies
- Alex Breckenridge as Monique Valentine, Sebastian's superficial girlfriend
- James Kirk as Sebastian Hastings, Viola's twin brother, who is in Europe with his band.
- Robert Hoffman as Justin Drayton, Viola's ex-boyfriend and Duke's rival
- Vinnie Jones as Coach Dinklage
- David Cross as Principal Horatio Gold
- Julie Hagerty as Daphne Hastings, the mother of Viola and Sebastian
- John Pyper-Ferguson as Roger Hastings, the father of Viola and Sebastian
- Brandon Jay McLaren as Toby, one of Duke's best friends, who is attracted to Eunice
- Clifton Murray as Andrew, one of Duke's best friends
- Jonathan Sadowski as Paul Antonio, Viola's best friend and hair stylist
- Amanda Crew as Kia, one of Viola's friends
- Jessica Lucas as Yvonne, one of Viola's friends
- Lynda Boyd as Cheryl, the debutante ball's hostess
- Katie Stuart as Maria, Olivia's friend
- Robert Torti as Coach Pistonek
- Mark Acheson as Groundskeeper
Director: Andy Frickman
Writer: Ewan Leslie Karen McCullah Kirsten Smith
Box Office Gross: $57,194,667
Distributor: Dreamworks
Release Date: Mar 17, 2006