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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1

Mäddy records Alexis and warns of danger

The film opens with Mäddy Killian filming Alexis as she prepares for the last days of school and cheer practice. Mäddy emphasizes the importance of staying in shape and notes how dangerous advanced stunts can be. This early warning foreshadows the tragedy to come.

Pre-final days of the school year Cheer practice area
2

Alexis dies in a stunt

During a routine stunt, Alexis is hurled into the air and the teammates fail to catch her in time, resulting in her death. The tragedy devastates her friends and exposes the danger Mäddy warned about. The incident becomes the catalyst that shapes Mäddy’s future actions.

Final days of the school year Cheer practice area / school field
3

Mäddy earns a spot on the squad

As school resumes, Mäddy auditions and earns a place on the cheer squad thanks to her acrobatic skill. She quickly fits in with the pushers of spirit, including Martha and Hanna. Behind her smile, Mäddy keeps a hidden motive rooted in revenge against Terry.

Early in the new school year School cheer squad facility
4

Tracey Beezley begins dating Terry Stankus

Tracey Beezley begins dating Terry Stankus, the football star who had previously been involved with Alexis. Mäddy's growing acceptance in the group sows unease with Leena, who senses tension. The romance adds fuel to the social divide between the cheerleaders and football players.

Early in the school year School
5

Mäddy begins her revenge plan

Mäddy starts laying groundwork for retaliation by convincing Tracey that Terry cheated on her during the summer. She lures Tracey into a group gathering of cheerleaders and football players, deepening the rift. The manipulation strains the squad's dynamics and marks Mäddy's hidden motive coming to light.

Shortly after school resumes Group gathering of cheerleaders and football players
6

Terry's punch triggers disaster

In a fit of anger, Terry punches Tracey, triggering chaos among the group. As the squad tries to flee, he unleashes a disaster that costs all the cheerleaders their lives. The tragedy devastates the school and launches the central mystery of what happened that night.

During the same event Football field / stadium
7

Leena resurrects the dead

Horrified, Leena uses Wicca magic and magical stones to revive the dead girls. The revived team awakens the next day disoriented and scared as they struggle to recall the previous night. Martha and Hanna discover they have somehow swapped bodies.

The day after the revival School grounds
8

The revived return to school

The revived girls return to school and are confronted by the football players who witness something unbelievable: the cheerleaders, presumed dead, are alive again. Their reappearance deepens the mystery and unsettles everyone. The girls begin to sense the power they now hold.

Soon after revival School
9

The undead hunger surfaces

The revived squad becomes increasingly hungry, prompting them to attack a neighbor to drain his blood. The hunger tests their fragile unity and exposes the dangers of their new powers. This moment marks their descent from victims to predators.

Night after revival Neighbor's house
10

Killings spread to the football players

Back at school, the undead begin targeting the football players, driven by hunger or by anger, including Martha’s fury when she learns her sister slept with Manny. The group’s sense of unity frays as fear and bloodshed continue. The campus is overwhelmed by a chilling atmosphere.

Following days School / campus
11

Mäddy’s diary reveals the motive

As the body count climbs, Mäddy’s diary entries reveal that she joined the squad to exact revenge on Terry. The truth unsettles the others and makes Tracey question her loyalties as Leena tries to mediate. The revelation deepens the emotional stakes for everyone involved.

During the day School
12

Mäddy reveals the rape detail

Mäddy finally tells Leena that she was raped by Terry while filming a memorial for Alexis, explaining the revenge motive that drove her from the start. The confession shifts the group's dynamics and gives Leena a new sense of purpose.

Later that day Private location
13

Terry pursues control of the stones

Terry tracks the revived girls, hoping to use their magic to control the power and obtain the stones. Mäddy and Leena thwart him by forcing the stones out of him with their magic. The confrontation edges toward a final showdown.

Final confrontation Around town / school vicinity
14

Death, resurrection, kiss, and Alexis’ emergence

Mäddy dies once more in the struggle, only to be revived again by Leena’s grief, and the two share a kiss. In the final twist, Alexis tears her way out of Terry’s corpse, setting a grisly, dramatic end and signaling a sequel.

End of film Terry's grave / cemetery

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