A Film by J.B. Ghuman Jr.

“Spork,” played by Savannah Stelin, is a 14 year old girl trying to fit in and survive junior high.  She has a lot of things stacked up against her.  And let’s be honest, junior high isn’t exactly a walk in the park.  She’s a hermaphrodite (the reason she is called Spork), has crazy ratty hair, is a social outcast, and to top it off the mean girls are out to get her.  She’s also being raised by her brother in a rundown trailer, and her mom is buried in the backyard because they couldn’t afford a proper burial.  Fortunately, Spork gets some help from her neighbor, “Tootsie Roll” (the hilarious Sydney Park), who tries to teach her some booty boppin’ dance moves.  They get a little creative with the help of the classic game twister.

First, and foremost, I was sucked into the movie by the awesome music.  I was transported back in time to a little dance club in our dinky Wisconsin town when I heard “Tootsie Roll.”  There are some fun dance scenes as well. The movie revolves around a dance competition that Tootsie Roll is sure to win until she injures her ankle.  She wants Spork to win so they devise a plan to get her to learn some dance moves.  Betsy Beyotch and her posse are her main competition and are after Spork for rearranging Betsy’s nose with a basketball.  I’m sure most of you have dealt with some Grade A Beyotches.  And luckily for us they usually get what is coming to them.

The core of the movie is about fitting in and being okay with being different.  Junior high can be a daunting time so I love that “outcasts” are shown as the truly cool people.  This is the first film I have seen from J.B. Ghuman Jr., and I am definitely hooked.  The film was fun and full of nostalgia that will have you dusting off your old CD’s to have a 90’s dance party.  Now if you’ll excuse me. . .I gotta go and bust a move.  “To the left, to the left, to the right, to the right, to the front, to the front, to the back, to the back, now dip baby dip, dip baby dip. . .”

Check out the Spork website here.

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Lotus Wollschlager is the official Her Film movie reviewer.  Find her bio on the HF.Reviews page.