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Jamie Babbit

October 08, 2023

Jamie Merill Babbit (born November 16, 1970) is an American director, producer and screenwriter. She directed the films But I'm a Cheerleader, The Quiet and Itty Bitty Titty Committee. She has also directed episodes of television programs including Russian Doll, Gilmore Girls, Malcolm in the Middle, United States of Tara, Looking, Nip/Tuck, The L Word, Silicon Valley, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and A League of Their Own.

Jamie Babbit
Born
Jamie Merill Babbit

(1970-11-16) November 16, 1970 (age 52)
Shaker Heights, Ohio, U.S.
EducationBarnard College (BA)
Occupation(s)Director, producer, screenwriter
Years active1986–present
SpouseAndrea Sperling (div.) Karey Dornetto
Children2

Early life and education Edit

Babbit was born in Shaker Heights, Ohio. She grew up in Cleveland with her father, a lawyer and law school professor, and her mother who ran a treatment program for teenagers with drug and alcohol problems,[1] before her death in 2006. The program was called New Directions, and it provided inspiration for the fictional "reparative therapy" (conversion therapy) camp "True Directions" in But I'm a Cheerleader. Babbit began acting at the Cleveland Play House at the age of seven,[1] later moving into stage management and lighting. She studied West African Studies at Barnard College (graduating in 1993)[2][3] and began taking film classes at New York University during her summer vacations.

Career Edit

After graduating from Barnard College in 1993, Babbit's first job was as an assistant to the assistant for Martin Scorsese on The Age of Innocence.[1] After that she worked as an intern on John Sayles's The Secret of Roan Inish where she worked with fellow aspiring filmmakers Karyn Kusama and Jasmine Kosovic.

Babbit's next job was as script supervisor on John Duigan's film The Journey of August King - a job for which she had little experience, that she said she "lied her way into".[1] This was followed by Su Friedrich's television film Hide and Seek. In 1996, after working on If These Walls Could Talk, where she met her future partner Andrea Sperling, Babbit got a job as script supervisor on David Fincher's film The Game. This proved to be influential to her career as a director.

Short films Edit

In 1996, Babbit, with Ari Gold, directed Frog Crossing, a comedic short film about an animal rights activist who protects frogs as they hop across a highway.[1] She followed this with 1999 comedy short Sleeping Beauties. While working on The Game, she discussed her idea for a short film based on a fairy tale with Fincher. He gave Babbit about 6,000 feet of 35 mm film. His editor gave her free use of an Avid editing machine. The star of The Game, Michael Douglas, wrote to Paramount and asked them to let Babbit access their costume department. As a result, she was able to make Sleeping Beauties for about $10,000.[1] Based on the classic fairy tale Sleeping Beauty, the film is about a young woman (Sarah Lassez) who works as a makeup artist at a funeral home. Obsessed with an unavailable ex-girlfriend, she eventually meets and falls in love with a photographer's assistant (Clea DuVall). The short premiered at Sundance in 1995. Her other short film Stuck premiered at Sundance in 2002 and won a jury prize.

But I'm a Cheerleader Edit

In 1999, Babbit directed her first feature film, But I'm a Cheerleader. Starring Natasha Lyonne and Clea DuVall, it is a romantic comedy about a high school cheerleader who is sent to a so-called "reparative therapy" camp when her parents suspect she is a lesbian. The film was inspired by an article that Babbit read about a man who had been sent to a similar camp.[4] The camp in the film was partly based on a halfway house for young people with drug and alcohol problems run by her mother.[5] Babbit wanted this film to have characters that reminded her of herself and the people around her, since there was minimal representation of feminine lesbians in the media.[6] She aimed to make it a comedy because the few lesbian movies produced before hers were serious, somber films.[6] Babbit appeared in This Film Is Not Yet Rated discussing this film and her struggle against an NC-17 rating.[7] In 2000, the film won the Audience Award and the Graine de Cinéphage Award at the Créteil International Women's Film Festival, an annual French festival which showcases the work of female directors.[8] It was also nominated by the Political Film Society for two categories: the Exposé award and the Human Rights award.[9] Film scholar Wheeler Winston Dixon described the film as a commercial and critical success which became a cult film on DVD in later years.[10] In 2020, for the film's 20th anniversary, Babbit's director's cut was released via video on demand.[11] This version of the film was made available on Blu-Ray the next year.

The Quiet Edit

Babbit's second film was 2005 thriller film The Quiet. Starring Elisha Cuthbert and Camilla Belle, the plot revolves around a deaf girl who, when sent to live with her godparents, discovers some dark secrets about the family. The film's worldwide rights was acquired by Destination Films, which released this film in the United States theatrically through Sony Pictures Classics. The film was not generally well received by critics, but still became a commercial success.[12] It earned $381,420 in the box office worldwide.[13]

Itty Bitty Titty Committee Edit

Babbit's next film, comedy Itty Bitty Titty Committee was released in 2007. Produced by POWER UP, it starred Melonie Diaz as a young woman who becomes involved with a radical feminist group. It received mostly negative reviews[14] but was nominated for a Teddy Award at the Berlin International Film Festival and won a jury award at South by Southwest in 2007.[15]

Breaking the Girls Edit

In 2011 Babbit began production on Breaking the Girls, a thriller film written by Mark Distefano and Guinevere Turner.[16] It was released in 2012.

Television Edit

Babbit has directed and produced episodes of several television programs including Popular, United States of Tara, The Bernie Mac Show, Malcolm in the Middle, Nip/Tuck, Gilmore Girls, Castle, Alias, Ugly Betty, Dirty Sexy Money, Drop Dead Diva, Looking, Girls, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and The L Word. She enjoys working in television because it helps her to "keep her skills up". She has said that because television directors have less overall responsibility than film directors, she is able to concentrate on working with actors. Television work also enables her to earn money while pursuing her long-term goals of making feature films.[1]

Personal life Edit

Babbit lives in Los Angeles. She has two daughters, Finley and Ryder, with her former partner, producer Andrea Sperling.[17][18][19]

Filmography Edit

Director Edit

Film Edit

Television Edit

See also Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Dixon, Wheeler Winston (2004). Gerald Duchovnay (ed.). Film Voices: Interviews from Post Script. State University of New York Press, Albany. pp. 153–165. ISBN 0-7914-6156-4.
  2. ^ Krach, Aaron. . indieWIRE. Archived from the original on May 12, 2006. Retrieved September 8, 2007.
  3. ^ "The Quiet – about the Director". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved August 12, 2007.[dead link]
  4. ^ Stukin, Stacie (July 4, 2000). . The Advocate. Archived from the original on September 20, 2004. Retrieved May 20, 2007.
  5. ^ Gideonse, Ted (July 2000). . Out. p. 56. Archived from the original on October 17, 2007.
  6. ^ a b Dowling, Aydian (2020). QUEER CLASSIC But I'm A Cheerleader Interview with Director Jamie Babbit. YouTube. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  7. ^ Dick, Kirby (director) (2006). This Film Is Not Yet Rated (Motion picture (DVD)). New York, NY: IFC Films. Retrieved June 16, 2007.
  8. ^ Sullivan, Monica (2000). "But I'm a Cheerleader-- Jamie Babbit Wins Créteil Films de Femmes 'Prix du Public'". Movie Magazine International. Retrieved May 26, 2007.
  9. ^ "But I'm a Cheerleader-- Awards". IMDb. 2001. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  10. ^ Wheeler Winston Dixon, Rutgers University Press, July 11, 2007, , Retrieved November 10, 2014 (see page xii Introduction second paragraph), ISBN 978-0-8135-4077-1
  11. ^ Rubin, Rebecca (December 4, 2020). "'But I'm a Cheerleader' Director Jamie Babbit on the Queer Classic 20 Years Later: 'I Wanted to Make a Gay 'Clueless". Variety. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  12. ^ "Changes in the Weather: As Burnt Orange cools, the UT Film Institute heats up". The Austin Chronicle.
  13. ^ "The Quiet (2005)". Box Office Mojo.
  14. ^ . Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on December 4, 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
  15. ^ "Itty Bitty Titty Committee". POWER UP. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
  16. ^ McNary, Dave (September 11, 2009). . Variety. Archived from the original on September 17, 2009. Retrieved November 7, 2009.
  17. ^ Warn, Sarah (June 2004). . AfterEllen.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2007.
  18. ^ Belge, Kathy (June 24, 2007). . LesbianLife.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2007. Retrieved October 22, 2007.
  19. ^ Ryder, Caroline (January 18, 2008). "We Rabbit With Babbit". OurChart.com. Archived from the original on January 20, 2008. Retrieved January 18, 2008.

External links Edit

  • Jamie Babbit at IMDb

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Jamie Merill Babbit born November 16 1970 is an American director producer and screenwriter She directed the films But I m a Cheerleader The Quiet and Itty Bitty Titty Committee She has also directed episodes of television programs including Russian Doll Gilmore Girls Malcolm in the Middle United States of Tara Looking Nip Tuck The L Word Silicon Valley The Marvelous Mrs Maisel and A League of Their Own Jamie BabbitBornJamie Merill Babbit 1970 11 16 November 16 1970 age 52 Shaker Heights Ohio U S EducationBarnard College BA Occupation s Director producer screenwriterYears active1986 presentSpouseAndrea Sperling div Karey DornettoChildren2 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2 1 Short films 2 2 But I m a Cheerleader 2 3 The Quiet 2 4 Itty Bitty Titty Committee 2 5 Breaking the Girls 2 6 Television 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4 1 Director 4 1 1 Film 4 1 2 Television 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksEarly life and education EditBabbit was born in Shaker Heights Ohio She grew up in Cleveland with her father a lawyer and law school professor and her mother who ran a treatment program for teenagers with drug and alcohol problems 1 before her death in 2006 The program was called New Directions and it provided inspiration for the fictional reparative therapy conversion therapy camp True Directions in But I m a Cheerleader Babbit began acting at the Cleveland Play House at the age of seven 1 later moving into stage management and lighting She studied West African Studies at Barnard College graduating in 1993 2 3 and began taking film classes at New York University during her summer vacations Career EditAfter graduating from Barnard College in 1993 Babbit s first job was as an assistant to the assistant for Martin Scorsese on The Age of Innocence 1 After that she worked as an intern on John Sayles s The Secret of Roan Inish where she worked with fellow aspiring filmmakers Karyn Kusama and Jasmine Kosovic Babbit s next job was as script supervisor on John Duigan s film The Journey of August King a job for which she had little experience that she said she lied her way into 1 This was followed by Su Friedrich s television film Hide and Seek In 1996 after working on If These Walls Could Talk where she met her future partner Andrea Sperling Babbit got a job as script supervisor on David Fincher s film The Game This proved to be influential to her career as a director Short films Edit In 1996 Babbit with Ari Gold directed Frog Crossing a comedic short film about an animal rights activist who protects frogs as they hop across a highway 1 She followed this with 1999 comedy short Sleeping Beauties While working on The Game she discussed her idea for a short film based on a fairy tale with Fincher He gave Babbit about 6 000 feet of 35 mm film His editor gave her free use of an Avid editing machine The star of The Game Michael Douglas wrote to Paramount and asked them to let Babbit access their costume department As a result she was able to make Sleeping Beauties for about 10 000 1 Based on the classic fairy tale Sleeping Beauty the film is about a young woman Sarah Lassez who works as a makeup artist at a funeral home Obsessed with an unavailable ex girlfriend she eventually meets and falls in love with a photographer s assistant Clea DuVall The short premiered at Sundance in 1995 Her other short film Stuck premiered at Sundance in 2002 and won a jury prize But I m a Cheerleader Edit In 1999 Babbit directed her first feature film But I m a Cheerleader Starring Natasha Lyonne and Clea DuVall it is a romantic comedy about a high school cheerleader who is sent to a so called reparative therapy camp when her parents suspect she is a lesbian The film was inspired by an article that Babbit read about a man who had been sent to a similar camp 4 The camp in the film was partly based on a halfway house for young people with drug and alcohol problems run by her mother 5 Babbit wanted this film to have characters that reminded her of herself and the people around her since there was minimal representation of feminine lesbians in the media 6 She aimed to make it a comedy because the few lesbian movies produced before hers were serious somber films 6 Babbit appeared in This Film Is Not Yet Rated discussing this film and her struggle against an NC 17 rating 7 In 2000 the film won the Audience Award and the Graine de Cinephage Award at the Creteil International Women s Film Festival an annual French festival which showcases the work of female directors 8 It was also nominated by the Political Film Society for two categories the Expose award and the Human Rights award 9 Film scholar Wheeler Winston Dixon described the film as a commercial and critical success which became a cult film on DVD in later years 10 In 2020 for the film s 20th anniversary Babbit s director s cut was released via video on demand 11 This version of the film was made available on Blu Ray the next year The Quiet Edit Babbit s second film was 2005 thriller film The Quiet Starring Elisha Cuthbert and Camilla Belle the plot revolves around a deaf girl who when sent to live with her godparents discovers some dark secrets about the family The film s worldwide rights was acquired by Destination Films which released this film in the United States theatrically through Sony Pictures Classics The film was not generally well received by critics but still became a commercial success 12 It earned 381 420 in the box office worldwide 13 Itty Bitty Titty Committee Edit Babbit s next film comedy Itty Bitty Titty Committee was released in 2007 Produced by POWER UP it starred Melonie Diaz as a young woman who becomes involved with a radical feminist group It received mostly negative reviews 14 but was nominated for a Teddy Award at the Berlin International Film Festival and won a jury award at South by Southwest in 2007 15 Breaking the Girls Edit In 2011 Babbit began production on Breaking the Girls a thriller film written by Mark Distefano and Guinevere Turner 16 It was released in 2012 Television Edit Babbit has directed and produced episodes of several television programs including Popular United States of Tara The Bernie Mac Show Malcolm in the Middle Nip Tuck Gilmore Girls Castle Alias Ugly Betty Dirty Sexy Money Drop Dead Diva Looking Girls The Marvelous Mrs Maisel and The L Word She enjoys working in television because it helps her to keep her skills up She has said that because television directors have less overall responsibility than film directors she is able to concentrate on working with actors Television work also enables her to earn money while pursuing her long term goals of making feature films 1 Personal life EditBabbit lives in Los Angeles She has two daughters Finley and Ryder with her former partner producer Andrea Sperling 17 18 19 Filmography EditDirector Edit Film Edit 1996 Frog Crossing short 1999 Sleeping Beauties short 1999 But I m a Cheerleader 2001 Stuck short 2004 A Memoir to My Former Self short 2005 The Quiet 2007 Itty Bitty Titty Committee 2012 Made in Cleveland segment Fucking Cleveland 2012 Breaking the Girls 2015 Addicted to Fresno 2020 The Stand InTelevision Edit 1999 Undressed 1999 2001 Popular 8 episodes Producer Season Finale 2001 Maybe It s Me 4 episodes 2001 The Bernie Mac Show 2 episodes 2001 2007 Gilmore Girls 18 episodes 2002 Ed 2002 2003 Malcolm in the Middle 3 episodes 2003 Miss Match 2003 2004Nip Tuck 3 episodes 2004 Wonderfalls 2006 Alias 2006 Ugly Betty 2007 2008 The L Word 3 episodes 2007 The Riches 2 episodes Season Finale 2007 Gossip Girl 1 episode Dare Devil 2007 2008 Dirty Sexy Money 3 episodes 2007 Notes from the Underbelly 2 episodes 2008 Swingtown 2 episodes 2009 90210 2 episodes 2009 2010 Drop Dead Diva 6 episodes 2010 The Middle 3 episodes 2010 United States of Tara 4 episodes 2011 Mr Sunshine 1 episode 2012 Revenge 1 episode 2014 2017 Girls 4 episodes 2014 Married 2 episodes 2014 2015 Looking 2 episodes 2015 2017 Brooklyn Nine Nine 4 episodes 2015 2016 The Grinder 2 episodes 2016 Supergirl 1 episode Childish Things 2016 2018 Silicon Valley 8 episodes 2017 It s Always Sunny in Philadelphia 3 episodes 2017 Girlboss 3 episodes 2017 The Orville 1 episode Cupid s Dagger 2017 Ghosted 1 episode Sam 2018 Santa Clarita Diet 1 episode Subspicous Objects 2018 Sorry for Your Loss 1 episode I Want A Party 2018 The Marvelous Mrs Maisel 2 episodes 2019 Russian Doll 3 episodes 2019 First Wives Club 1 episode 2020 Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens 2 episodes 2021 2023 Only Murders in the Building 7 episodes 2022 A League of Their Own 3 episodes See also EditList of female film and television directors List of lesbian filmmakers List of LGBT related films directed by womenReferences Edit a b c d e f g Dixon Wheeler Winston 2004 Gerald Duchovnay ed Film Voices Interviews from Post Script State University of New York Press Albany pp 153 165 ISBN 0 7914 6156 4 Krach Aaron INTERVIEW Happy Camp er Jamie Babbit Comes Out with Cheerleader indieWIRE Archived from the original on May 12 2006 Retrieved September 8 2007 The Quiet about the Director Seattle Post Intelligencer Retrieved August 12 2007 dead link Stukin Stacie July 4 2000 But she s serious The Advocate Archived from the original on September 20 2004 Retrieved May 20 2007 Gideonse Ted July 2000 The New Girls Of Summer Out p 56 Archived from the original on October 17 2007 a b Dowling Aydian 2020 QUEER CLASSIC But I m A Cheerleader Interview with Director Jamie Babbit YouTube Retrieved March 21 2023 Dick Kirby director 2006 This Film Is Not Yet Rated Motion picture DVD New York NY IFC Films Retrieved June 16 2007 Sullivan Monica 2000 But I m a Cheerleader Jamie Babbit Wins Creteil Films de Femmes Prix du Public Movie Magazine International Retrieved May 26 2007 But I m a Cheerleader Awards IMDb 2001 Retrieved March 21 2023 Wheeler Winston Dixon Rutgers University Press July 11 2007 Film Talk Directors at Work Retrieved November 10 2014 see page xii Introduction second paragraph ISBN 978 0 8135 4077 1 Rubin Rebecca December 4 2020 But I m a Cheerleader Director Jamie Babbit on the Queer Classic 20 Years Later I Wanted to Make a Gay Clueless Variety Retrieved April 2 2022 Changes in the Weather As Burnt Orange cools the UT Film Institute heats up The Austin Chronicle The Quiet 2005 Box Office Mojo Itty Bitty Titty Committee 2007 Rotten Tomatoes Archived from the original on December 4 2009 Retrieved February 24 2010 Itty Bitty Titty Committee POWER UP Retrieved February 24 2010 McNary Dave September 11 2009 Crew Palicki to star in Breaking the Girl s Variety Archived from the original on September 17 2009 Retrieved November 7 2009 Warn Sarah June 2004 Interview with Jamie Babbit AfterEllen com Archived from the original on February 7 2012 Retrieved May 14 2007 Belge Kathy June 24 2007 Jamie Babbit Interview LesbianLife com Archived from the original on November 5 2007 Retrieved October 22 2007 Ryder Caroline January 18 2008 We Rabbit With Babbit OurChart com Archived from the original on January 20 2008 Retrieved January 18 2008 External links EditJamie Babbit at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jamie Babbit amp oldid 1178809444, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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