Aug 12, 2026 · 53 min · 15 segments
This week, we're talking about the *other* cheerleading movie for teens from the late 90s/early 2000s, *SUGAR AND SPICE*! We discuss James Marsden's slightly bonkers career, heists with more cool…
Kat AngusHost
Jocelyn GeddieHost
Yes, and I think that was kind of why I put it on because, like, I knew, like, when it came out it didn't really do that well, and people were kinda like, "Yeah, it doesn't really, like, hit the p- the beats you think it...
Um, certainly there was a lot of rewriting done behind the scenes and, uh, yeah, I also just...
Um, but yeah, this, this, this kind of falls in a similar category as we, as we kinda put Jawbreaker in.
Um, like, it feels like a lot of, like, oh, like, isn't it funny to hear s- teen girls talk this way? Um, and hey, yeah, I, I get the sort of juxtaposition of, like, these head cheerleaders are bank robbers.
That's very funny, but I think the juxtaposition of, like, cheerleaders are saying very terrible slurs to each other.
Uh, and ultimately, like, the robbery ends up having very little to do with the whole story overall, and I think if you wa- if you went to this movie, I think people were like, "I would like to see how cheerleaders, like, plan a heist, and, like, I would like to see the heist be kind of cool." And it really is just kind of like, no, we just, like, went in and stole a bunch of money and left.
Um, I do think that, uh, James Marsden is, does his role very well, even as they kind of forget about [laughs] him later on in this, in the story.
Uh, but yeah, and also I think Sean Young does, has a good part as, uh, Mira Sorvino's mom in this, but, uh-
Yes, and I think that was kind of why I put it on because, like, I knew, like, when it came out it didn't really do that well, and people were kinda like, "Yeah, it doesn't really, like, hit the p- the beats you think it...
Um, certainly there was a lot of rewriting done behind the scenes and, uh, yeah, I also just...
Um, but yeah, this, this, this kind of falls in a similar category as we, as we kinda put Jawbreaker in.
Um, like, it feels like a lot of, like, oh, like, isn't it funny to hear s- teen girls talk this way? Um, and hey, yeah, I, I get the sort of juxtaposition of, like, these head cheerleaders are bank robbers.
That's very funny, but I think the juxtaposition of, like, cheerleaders are saying very terrible slurs to each other.
Uh, and ultimately, like, the robbery ends up having very little to do with the whole story overall, and I think if you wa- if you went to this movie, I think people were like, "I would like to see how cheerleaders, like, plan a heist, and, like, I would like to see the heist be kind of cool." And it really is just kind of like, no, we just, like, went in and stole a bunch of money and left.
Um, I do think that, uh, James Marsden is, does his role very well, even as they kind of forget about [laughs] him later on in this, in the story.
Uh, but yeah, and also I think Sean Young does, has a good part as, uh, Mira Sorvino's mom in this, but, uh-
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