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Odd Girl Out is a 2005 telefilm starring Alexa Vega (Vanessa), Lisa Vidal (Barbara), Elizabeth Rice (Nikki), Alicia Morton (Tiffany), Leah Pipes(Stacy), and Chad Biagini(Tony). The film was first aired on April 4, 2005 on Lifetime, and is about the struggles of Vanessa, who must deal with peer pressure and the brutality of high school girls.
The movie is based on the advice book Odd Girl Out : The Hidden Culture Of Aggression In Girls by Rachel Simmons. It sheds light into the topic of girls' aggression and bullying which is usually non-physical, indirect and hard to detect. Rachel Simmons tells the reader that this thing is harmful, destructive and usually ignored, leaving victims to suffer in silence.
Plot summary
Vanessa Snyder is a smart, beautiful and adored girl in her high school. She has a loving single mother, Barbara (Lisa Vidal) who is proud of her well-placed daughter. Vanessa is also friends with two pretty and popular girls, her best friend Stacy and Nikki. On the outside of this exclusive friendship circle is the new girl Emily, and blonde wannabe Tiffany who's dying to make it into the pack.
Vanessa's gleaming world of high school perfection crumbles into bits when she starts getting close to the most good-looking boy in school, Tony, whom Stacy has a crush on. Before Vanessa could see what's coming, Stacy, Nikki and Tiffany (and other clingers) turn on her, spreading harmful rumors, calling her a slut, cornering her in bathrooms and the worst, bashing her online. Each of her former friends play special roles in destroying Vanessa's trust, self-esteem and confidence. They also offer several "fake truces" for her to help them in school work.
Vanessa slowly deteriorates into a depressed, self-mutilating angry girl, much to her mother's horror. At first, Vanessa and her mother are convinced that this type of thing is normal between girls and it'll blow over. But it gets worse and worse, and it turns into a big, dangerous problem when Vanessa overdoses on sleeping pills and is hospitalized.
The movie takes an insightful look into the hidden hell of girls's friendships. It is the secret life of girls... and it is not pretty.
See also
External links
"Odd Girl Out"