Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004) ... as Carla Lola, an egocentric teenager, feels that her life is simply not worth living when she moves away from New York City with her family. Losing every thing she loves and treasures, she is plunked down in New Jersey--what she believes to be a "cultural wasteland." How will this New York doll ever make it as a Jersey girl? Thrust into a suburban high school and determined to upset the established order, Lola sets out on a mission. Convinced that only she deserves to be the most popular girl in the school, Lola competes with another girl who is equally snobby, and who also believes that the school should revolve around her.

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Production Status: On DVD Release Date: February 20, 2004 Directed By: Sara Sugarman Screenwriters: Dyan Sheldon, Gail Parent Genre: Comedy / Family / Romance MPAA Rating: PG

Lindsay Lohan ... Lola Adam Garcia ... Stu Alison Pill ... Ella Megan Fox ... Candace Carol Kane ... Miss Baggoli

• On Lindsay Lohan "No, we didn't get along. I'm not going to lie and bullshit you. We didn't get along. We weren't best friends. At the same time, I was seventeen and she was sixteen. But I really don't want to say too much about it."

• On Lindsay Lohan "Lindsay and I weren’t the best of friends, Because I looked older than her, she’d be nice to my face so I would buy her cigarettes. We got away with it every time."



• "It still amazes me that I get everything I want."

"Confessions has a thin moral, poorly built up, about how even little white lies are, like, lies. But story tilt and riot of consumerist imagery suggest the most important things in life are peer one-upmanship and having an infinite clothing allowance. Lohan & Co. may set a new record here in costume changes per reel -- and Disney label or no, some can only be described as repping fashion's ever-relevant (on certain avenues) Hootchie Mama tradition."
- Dennis Harvey, Variety

"Director Sara Sugarman took the unusual step of writing a letter to all us critics proclaiming that she completely gets Lola because "I was a teenage Drama Queen!'' But the movie she's made gives little indication that she understands teen girls, dramatic or plain. Much of Confessions seems clueless and -- even worse for moviegoers of any age -- listless."
- Ruthe Stein, San Fransisco Chronicle

"Used to being the center of attention with her swirling outfits, honey blond hair and flair for self-dramatization (she dreams of becoming an actress), Lola is astonished to find herself the odd girl out at her new school, dominated by uptight preppies led by the imperious Carla (Megan Fox)."
- New York Times