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18. Most of the choreographies performed by the Toros and Clovers involved acrobatics that are actually not allowed in high school competitions.
“There are moves that are illegal,” Reed confirmed in an interview with HuffPost. “There are some college moves that are not high school moves… that would probably be disqualified. At the time, when we were making the movie, if one of those things came up, we erred on the side of what worked dramatically or what worked best for us visually.” That’s fine, that’s fine with us!
19. The film’s ending was a point of contention among the directors, as there was a split when it came to which cheerleading team should win Nationals. Spoiler alert: The Clovers would take home the trophy.
“I remember there was a debate about who was going to win, and there were people in the mix who were like, ‘Well, Kirsten’s the leader, the Toros have to win,'” Reed recalled to MTV. “Well, no, that’s not the story… they did an incredible job. But they came in second to the other team, and that was a life lesson for her.”
