The Truth About Jane (2001)

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A teenager going through the typical traumas of adolescence has to confront an especially big hurdle in this made-for-TV drama. Jane (Ellen Muth) is a seemingly typical 15-year-old high school student; she's popular at school, does well in her classes, and has a good relationship with her parents,… More A teenager going through the typical traumas of adolescence has to confront an especially big hurdle in this made-for-TV drama. Jane (Ellen Muth) is a seemingly typical 15-year-old high school student; she's popular at school, does well in her classes, and has a good relationship with her parents, Janice (Stockard Channing) and Robert (James Naughton). Despite all this, Jane has always felt as if she's different in some way from the other kids at school, though she's not sure how. When Taylor (Alicia Lagano) moves into town and transfers into the same school as Jane, the two girls become fast friends. Before long, Jane and Taylor are inseparable, and Jane senses this is not an ordinary friendship; one night, Jane kisses Taylor, and Jane finally comes to the realization that she's attracted to women and has fallen in love with Taylor. While Jane and Taylor are happy together, Jane now faces the responsibility of telling her family that she's a lesbian, and her parents are not readily accepting of this news. The Truth About Jane features RuPaul in a rare dramatic role as Jimmy, a close friend of Janice who is also a gay man. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 27 min.
Directed By: Lee Rose
Genres: Drama, Television

In Theaters: Aug 7, 2000 Wide
On DVD: Apr 9, 2002

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Good movie.

Cast

            Stockard Channing as Janice

            Ellen Muth as Jane

            Kelly Rowan as Ms. Lynn

            Jenny O'Hara as Beth

            Noah Fleiss as Ned

            Robert Harvey as Mr. Anderson

            James Naughton as Robert

            Mark Siegel as Doctor

            RuPaul as Jimmy

            Alicia Lagano as Taylor

            Terey Summers as Lorraine

            Amy Davidson as Elizabeth

            Kacy Clark as Brad

            Erika Moore as Jane (age 9)

            Tiffany Westlie as Kate

            Kenny McKeon as Grant

            Michelle Lane as Betsy

            Melissa Wolfklain as Claire

            John T. Huggins Jr. as Boy

            Makyle Kaplan-Dailey as Gay Boy

            Lillie Richardson as Dr. Sanders

            Victor Kravetz as Boy

            Molly Schaffer as Margaret

            Lucky Hayes as Dorothy

            Maedell Dixon as Susan
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