![]() ![]() I’m not saying Stick It is the perfect movie. ![]() But maybe, just maybe, after some flips and handsprings, she learns something about herself, and finds some great friends in the girls on the team in the meantime. Now, she needs to train again to get the prize money from a meet to pay her restitution. Turns out she used to be a gymnastics pro but quit under mysterious circumstances. She ends up at VGA which – surprise! – stands for Vickerman Gymnastics Academy. For the sake of really hammering this image home, here’s a picture for reference: Elise Hannum, first day of high school, brought to you by her mom’s Facebook.įor the unenlightened, Stick It tells the story of teen tomboy Haley who, after causing property damage while doing BMX bike tricks with her friends, is given the choice between going to military school and something called VGA. These were the circumstances under which I first watched the iconic teen gymnastics movie Stick It (2006). But today, something magical happens: your teacher announces that you’re watching a movie, fires up an old TV and leaves you to enjoy the film (with a worksheet, because this is still high school). ![]() It is 7:30 in the morning, and you are usually expected to look like you’re attempting to balance on a beam or learn how to do a front handspring for the sake of your gym credit. Imagine this: you’re in a gymnastics gym in the basement of a high school. ![]()
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