All Cheerleaders Die

All Cheerleaders Die

Year: 2001

Runtime: 80 mins

Language: English

Directors: Lucky McKee, Chris Sivertson

Horror

Five high‑school football players take their cheerleader girlfriends on a camping trip. At the site the boys force the girls into football drills and a men‑vs‑women scrimmage. The girls consent, but hide that the night before one recruited the others into a witches’ coven that gave them supernatural powers—proof that blondes have brains.

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Timeline & Setting – All Cheerleaders Die (2001)

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Time period

2010s

The events unfold in a contemporary setting, with modern teen culture and school life. The period features the familiar rhythms of a high school year—final exams, homecoming energy, and evolving relationships—before the supernatural twists alter the normal timeline.

Location

High school, suburban town

The story centers on a contemporary American high school and its surrounding neighborhood. The school grounds, football field, and hallways host the drama—rivalries between cheerleaders and football players, pep rallies, and tense social dynamics. The community is tight-knit enough that the events ripple through friends, families, and classrooms.

🏫 High school 🏡 Suburban town

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Main Characters – All Cheerleaders Die (2001)

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Mäddy Killian

A new member of the cheerleading squad with a hidden motive: revenge against Terry. She is resourceful and calculating, willing to manipulate relationships to achieve her goal. Her trauma and distrust of the squad reveal a darker, more dangerous side as events unfold.

🌟 Antihero 🗡️ Revenge seeker

Tracey Beezley (Drama)

A cheerleader who begins dating Terry and becomes entangled in the escalating conflict. Her innocence contrasts with the violence around her, making her a target as loyalties blur. She is drawn into the group's dynamics and experiences the consequences of the rift.

💃 Cheerleader 🧭 Social climber

Terry Stankus (Jesse Hlubik)

The football star whose actions spark the disaster that kills the squad. He is hot-headed, controlling, and eager to leverage power, which leads him to clash with players and girls alike. His pursuit of control triggers a deadly chain of events.

🏈 Football star 🔥 Aggressive

Martha Apple (Jennifer Grant)

An overly religious, controlling cheerleading leader who clashes with the other squad members. Her possessiveness over family and faith shapes the group’s atmosphere and heightens tensions when secrets surface. She embodies strict conformity and social power in the squad.

🙏 Pious 👑 Leader

Hanna Popkin (Julia Carpenter)

Martha's shy sister who serves as the team’s mascot. She is gentle and reserved, but becomes deeply affected by the tension and magic surrounding the squad. The body-swapping twist and revived dead reveal vulnerability under the surface.

😌 Mascot 🫧 Innocent

Leena

Mäddy's ally who uses Wicca magic to revive the dead and explain the night’s events. She is pragmatic, empathetic, and supportive, though her choices reveal a willingness to bend rules for her friends. Her grief drives the magical interventions.

🪄 Witch 💧 Grief

Alexis

Mäddy's childhood friend whose death becomes the catalyst for the events. Her memory motivates revenge, and her posthumous presence—through revival—drives fear as the dead return with a hunger for blood. Alexis's fate cycles through the narrative as a haunting symbol.

🧭 Memorial 🩸 Vampire-like

George Shank (Chris Heinrich)

An adult figure connected to the school environment (likely a staff member or authority figure). His presence anchors the events in the school world and interacts with the players as tensions rise. He observes or intervenes as the crisis unfolds.

🏫 Authority 👀 Witness

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Major Themes – All Cheerleaders Die (2001)

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⚔️ Revenge

Mäddy joins the cheer squad under a hidden motive: to exact revenge on Terry for past wrongs. The plan drives manipulation, betrayal, and a chilling escalation of violence. As the truth about Mäddy's trauma emerges, the cost of revenge becomes painfully clear, fracturing friendships and trust.

🪄 Magic

The revived cheerleaders return through Wicca magic and magical stones, bringing a supernatural layer to the high school drama. The power is seductive and dangerous, blurring lines between life and death. The magic creates unexpected consequences, including body-swapping and predatory hunger that renews the threat.

👥 Cliques

The film skewers teen social hierarchies, portraying the bitter rivalries between the cheerleaders and football players. The group dynamics—alliances, jealousy, and fragile unity—drive the plot as loyalties shift under pressure. The high school world amplifies personal vendettas into catastrophic consequences.

Last Updated: October 03, 2025 at 10:22

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