History Film / ShesTheMan

** Viola tries to cover up the discovery of her tampons by pretending she uses them for nosebleeds. Later after Duke gets into a fight, she returns back to her room only to find him with a tampon up his nose.

Basically, {{Tomboy}} Viola (Amanda Bynes) is intensely into soccer, so much that when her school, Cornwall, cancels the girl's soccer team and refuses to let her play on the boy's soccer team she hatches a [[SweetPollyOliver brilliant plan to show them and her Jerkass ex-boyfriend that a girl can play just as well as a boy.]] Basically, Viola has a twin brother, Sebastian (James Kirk, no not [[NamesTheSame that one]]), [[WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief to whom we can pretend she is similar in appearance,]] and this brother has decided to run off to London for two weeks to play with his rock band just before he is to start at Corwall's rival school, Illyria. The perfect timing for Viola to pretend to be her twin at his new school and play soccer on their boy's team. ContrivedCoincidence? We think not!

Basically, {{Tomboy}} Viola (Amanda Bynes) is intensely into soccer, so much that when her school, Cornwall, cancels the girl's soccer team and refuses to let her play on the boy's soccer team she hatches a [[SweetPollyOliver brilliant plan to show them and her JerkAss ex-boyfriend that a girl can play just as well as a boy.]] Basically, Viola has a twin brother, Sebastian (James Kirk, no not [[NamesTheSame that one]]), [[WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief to whom we can pretend she is similar in appearance,]] and this brother has decided to run off to London for two weeks to play with his rock band just before he is to start at Corwall's rival school, Illyria. The perfect timing for Viola to pretend to be her twin at his new school and play soccer on their boy's team. ContrivedCoincidence? We think not!

''She's the Man'' is a 2006 teenaged RomanticComedy starring Amanda Bynes (''TheAmandaShow'') and [[MrFanservice Channing Tatum]]. Not a critically acclaimed film (then again many romantic teen films are generally not), it bears some resemblance to ''Theatre/TwelfthNight'', clearly an attempt to capitalize on the success of ''TenThingsIHateAboutYou'' which updated ''Theatre/TheTamingOfTheShrew''. While not as close of a HighSchoolAU as ''TenThingsIHateAboutYou'' was to its source material (nor as big of an success) it has its moments.

With the help of a [[PetHomosexual Gay Best Friend]], Viola becomes Sebastian!Viola, enters Illyria, and [[AWorldwidePunomenon voilà!]] (the pesky problem of how their parents aren't realizing what's going on is that Illyria is a boarding school and the parents are divorced, so both Viola and Sebastian simply tell each that they are staying with the other, because [[FridgeLogic it's not like divorced parents ever call each other to care for their children.]]) Her roommate is Duke, the eventual LoveInterest, [[CaptainObvious obviously]] but Sebastian!Viola has problems at first because of Sebastian's permanent record (he's a troublemaker, what can we say) and the fact that Viola is still a girl. Eventually with the sprinkling of MagicalQueer magic, Sebastian!Viola is accepted into Duke's group of friends but is still second string for the boys soccer team.

* GroinAttack: When Viola gets hit by the soccer ball. Could also be a CrowningMomentOfFunny

* HilarityEnsues: Everything gets messed up just in time for the climax at the soccer game. It's {{Shakespeare}}. Seriously.

* SoundEffectBleep

* DifferentAsNightAndDay

''She's the Man'' is a 2006 teenaged RomanticComedy starring Amanda Bynes (''TheAmandaShow'') and [[MrFanservice Channing Tatum]]. Not a critically acclaimed film (then again many romantic teen films are generally not), it bears some resemblance to ''TwelfthNight'', clearly an attempt to capitalize on the success of ''TenThingsIHateAboutYou'' which updated ''Theatre/TheTamingOfTheShrew''. While not as close of a HighSchoolAU as ''TenThingsIHateAboutYou'' was to its source material (nor as big of an success) it has its moments.

* HighSchoolAU: Of TwelfthNight.

** Taken straight from [[TwelfthNight the source material]] in all fairness. Made just as little sense there, but still, it's the genre.

''She's the Man'' is a 2006 teenaged RomanticComedy starring Amanda Bynes (''TheAmandaShow'') and [[MrFanservice Channing Tatum]]. Not a critically acclaimed film (then again many romantic teen films are generally not), it bears some resemblance to ''TwelfthNight'', clearly an attempt to capitalize on the success of ''TenThingsIHateAboutYou'' which updated ''TheTamingOfTheShrew''. While not as close of a HighSchoolAU as ''TenThingsIHateAboutYou'' was to its source material (nor as big of an success) it has its moments.

* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Viola loves Duke, who loves Olivia, who loves Sebastian, who is actually Viola. Eventually they get it all sorted out happily, though.

* BathroomStallOfOverheardInsults: Monique in the bathroom stall while Viola and Olivia are talking.

* ChewingTheScenery: Amanda Bynes bites into the scenery and doesn't let it go when she's playing Sebastian.
* CompressedHair: Viola's long, thick hair somehow fits underneath a fairly short wig. While any cosplayer can tell you it's possible with a wig cap and hair grips, Viola's shown to wear the wig directly on top of her hair.

* {{Sarashi}}: Viola binds her chest with bandages.

* SweetPollyOliver: Viola whenever she's dressed as Sebastian.

* HighSchoolAU: Of TheTamingOfTheShrew.

* BillyElliotPlot

* HighSchoolAU

* {{Sarashi}}

* SweetPollyOliver
* SweetOnPollyOliver

* LesYay: Olivia and Viola, of course.

* CompressedHair: Viola's long, thick hair somehow fits underneath a fairly short wig. While any {{cosplayer}} can tell you it's possible with a wig cap and hair grips, Viola's shown to wear the wig directly on top of her hair.

* CompressedHair

''She's the Man'' is a 2006 teenaged RomanticComedy starring Amanda Bynes (''TheAmandaShow'') and [[EstrogenBrigadeBait Channing Tatum]]. Not a critically acclaimed film (then again many romantic teen films are generally not), it bears some resemblance to ''TwelfthNight'', clearly an attempt to capitalize on the success of ''TenThingsIHateAboutYou'' which updated ''TheTamingOfTheShrew''. While not as close of a HighSchoolAU as ''TenThingsIHateAboutYou'' was to its source material (nor as big of an success) it has its moments.

* EstrogenBrigadeBait: Channing Tatum, who spends a lot of the movie without a shirt on.

* SingleWomenSeeksGoodMan: Out of all the guys who likes her, Olivia prefers honest Sebastain (who is actually Viola in disguise). She would later meet and fall in love with the real Sebastain.

* SingleWomenSeekGoodMen: Out of all the guys who likes her, Olivia prefers honest Sebastain (who is actually Viola in disguise). She would later meet and fall in love with the real Sebastain.

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