- Director: Emma Seligman
- Year: 2023
Overview
PJ and Josie are two unpopular queer high school students who want to lose their virginities to popular cheerleaders before graduating. They don't have a direct path to popularity, so they start a self-defense club under the guise of female empowerment. To their surprise, the school's most popular girls join the club, which quickly grows into an chaotic space where students fight each other to release stress. The lie spirals out of control when the club is forced to defend the school's football team from a rival school's violent prank. PJ and Josie must find a way to maintain their status while confronting the truth.
Takeaways
High school is completely dominated by the football team and cheerleader hype, making it impossible for unpopular kids to get noticed. PJ and Josie find a hilarious way around this by starting a fake self-defense club to get closer to their crushes. Surprisingly, getting punched in the face brings the girls together and breaks down the usual clique walls, turning them into a real team. The school administration has no idea what is actually going on until the big lie blows up. But when the girls use their new fighting skills to save the football players from a rival school's attack, they prove they aren't just jokes anymore.