All I Wanna Do or Strike! or Hair Bird (1998)

All I Wanna Do (originally titled The Hairy Bird, later Strike!) is a 1998 comedy film written and directed by Sarah Kernochan. It stars Kirsten Dunst, Gaby Hoffmann, Monica Keena, Heather Matarazzo and Rachael Leigh Cook in an ensemble cast as students of the fictional Miss Godard's Preparatory School for Girls, and Lynn Redgrave as the school's headmistress. The film takes place in 1963 and focuses on several students' plotting and sabotage of a proposed merger for the school to go coed.We'd love your support! Subscribe, rate and review us, and share the episode with someone you know.popcornmoms.comIG: @popcornmomsMusic and logo by Sean Andrews: stillavenue.comTopics include:00:00 Intro02:28 Harvey Weinstein's role in limiting the film's release03:31 Initial Impressions of 'Strike'07:42 Gabby Hoffman brings us into the world08:35 Feminist Themes Resonate Now11:52 Girls Supporting Each Other's Dreams and Aspirations20:35 Navigating age appropriateness in movies25:38 Balancing Ambition and Boys33:39 School Headmistress: Female Authority Figure36:25 Epilogues: A Necessary Closure39:39 What's next?40:21 Outro