Line #150 Film/LemonadeMouth


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2	[[caption-width-right:250:Be heard. Be strong. Be proud.[[note]]L to R: Charlie, Mo, Olivia, Wen, Stella[[/note]]]]
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4	''Lemonade Mouth'' is a Creator/DisneyChannel [[MadeForTVMovie Original Movie]] [[FilmOfTheBook based on the book of the same name]] by Mark Peter Hughes. It premiered on April 15, 2011.
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6	Five high school students -- Olivia White (Music/BridgitMendler), Mohini "Mo" Banjaree (Creator/NaomiScott), Charles "Charlie" Delgado (Blake Delgado), Stella Yamada (Music/HayleyKiyoko), and Wendell "Wen" Gifford (Creator/AdamHicks) -- [[BreakfastClub meet in detention]] and discover a shared love of music and organic lemonade. Despite a rocky start and constant interference from an arrogant, self-important rival band called Mudslide Crush and a {{jerkass}} [[DeanBitterman principal]], they manage to form an anti-establishment rock band that takes off like a rocket.
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8	It's about making friends, growing up, and saving a lemonade vending machine.
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10	A sequel film was planned by Disney and announced several months after the original film's release, but it was later canceled the following year. That didn't stop Mark Peter Hughes from writing his own sequel, ''Lemonade Mouth Puckers Up'', which was published in late 2012.
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12	!!''Lemonade Mouth'' provides examples of:
13	* AdaptedOut: Stella's older sister Clea, Mo's younger sister Madhu, and Charlie's [[spoiler: stillborn twin brother Aaron, whose voice Charlie imagines a lot in the book]].
14	* AbsurdlyDividedSchool: The highschool is very much run on the principle of "Athletes Vs. Everyone Else". All the non-athletic clubs are shoved into the basement and are severely neglected by their sports-obsessed principal, and when the titular band try and revolt against this unfair treatment, they get bullied by the most powerful kids in school and targeted by said principal, as well.
15	* AdaptationalAttractiveness: The whole band, beside Mo.
16	** Olivia especially. In the book, it's made pretty clear that she's meant to be at least somewhat homely. In the movie, she's played by Music/BridgitMendler.
17	* AdaptationalNameChange: Olivia Whitehead is shortened to Olivia White, Charlie Hirsh is changed to Charlie Delgado, Mo Banerjee is now Mo Banjaree, and Stella Penn is changed to Stella Yamada.
18	* AdoptivePeerParent: Wen’s dad is dating a younger woman, and it makes him extremely uncomfortable.
19	* AdrenalineMakeover: The outfits that Mo wears on stage with Lemonade Mouth are not something you'd arguably see her wearing anywhere else.
20	* [[AlphaBitch Alpha Brat]]: Ray. Big Time.
21	* AloofBigBrother: Charlie's brother, [[spoiler:although he actually turns out to be a BrokenAce (Type 2).]]
22	* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Mo. "I'm classically trained. I don't play whatever ''this'' is!"
23	* AngstySurvivingTwin: Charlie, in the book (see "Disneyfication" below).
24	* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Played with; she doesn't say outright that she loves Wen, but Olivia makes it clear to Wen that her feelings for him are the reason she's with Lemonade Mouth.
25	** In the book, [[spoiler: she ''does'' outright say it.]]
26	** In the film, [[spoiler:Olivia does say it outright in the deleted scene where the band's on a talk show, and in the outdoor scene where her voice is audibly breaking up, she tells Wen that she only joined the band because of him.]]
27	* AppropriatedAppellation: The band's name is one.
28	* AsianAirhead: Blown all the way to hell and back by Stella, who is visionary, leader and driving force of not only Lemonade Mouth, but in the effort to give the students a voice, and [[spoiler:the one who gets Mel to build the music hall for the school.]]
29	** Played straight ''and'' entirely subverted at once in the book: [[spoiler: it's revealed that Stella only scored an IQ of 84 and was later diagnosed with a number of learning disabilities. She still acts exactly the same as she does in the movie - and in fact this is what drives her to act with vision and leadership.]]
30	** Also played with in the film: while the rest of her family have more traditional intellectual gifts and her brothers are [[Series/ANTFarm child geniuses]], Stella's advanced and very visible leadership ability [[TruthInTelevision is now considered an advanced natural talent/gifted ability]].
31	* BadassCreed: [='=]''Be Strong, Be Heard, Be Proud!''[='=]
32	* BattleOfTheBands: Rising Star
33	* BerserkButton: Doing ''anything'' that defaces the school, or the new gym, will put you in hock with the principal, whether you did it or not. (See the "Lemonade Mouth banner" incident in the cafeteria.) Also, "a school dance is no place for a political tirade."
34	** Stella has a few berserk buttons, from being able to express herself to the aforementioned drive to save the vending machine. Both end up being critical to the formation of the band.
35	* BoastfulRap: Wen's vocal contribution to "Determinate".
36	* BollywoodNerd: What Mo's father ''wants'' her to be. She isn't.
37	* BreakTheCutie: In a nutshell, life for Olivia - almost to the point of DeusAngstMachina.
38	* ButNotTooForeign: Believe it or not, Naomi Scott (Mo) is [[ActorSharedBackground actually Indian]], despite how she looks.
39	* CastFullOfPrettyBoys: Wen (Adam Hicks) is the only guy who even approaches "average" - and the show strongly insinuates he's going to get together with Olivia.
40	** A DeletedScene shows [[spoiler: that Wen actually does end up with Olivia, and does a public declaration of for her hand on live TV.]]
41	** [[spoiler:Actually, Olivia does the public declaration, in order to distract Mo's PapaWolf from Mo and Scott's relationship. Of course, Wen has zero problems with being her guy...]]
42	* ChasteHero: Charlie, who doesn't understand that girls ''really do'' like him, and not just the band. Stella also qualifies.
43	* ChekhovsGun: The lemonade machine, arguably.
44	** The gym provided by the sports drink, as [[spoiler: its existence is the direct cause of Lemonade Mouth's creation and sucess, and leads to the building of a music hall for the school by Mel's Lemonade.]]
45	* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: The 'Rising Star' audience, as Lemonade Mouth begins to self-destruct on stage.
46	* CliqueTour: A variation occurs when Stella, on her first day of class, is given a tour of all the clubs operating in the school's underground- such as the drama club, the newspaper, and the lone member of the chess club.
47	* CreatorCameo: Hughes, makes a cameo as a bee at the Halloween party.
48	* CuteKitten: Wen gets Olivia a kitten to replace her pet cat.
49	* DarkHorseVictory: Played with, as [[spoiler:Lemonade Mouth doesn't win at Rising Star (or even play) but ends up becoming a successful band that plays Madison Square Garden.]]
50	* DeadpanSnarker: Stella embodies this trope.
51	* {{Determinator}}: Stella embodies this trope; inverted in that Olivia has to be coaxed by the others in order to do everything. HilariousInHindsight when you consider that Olivia wrote "Determinate".
52	** All of them when they attempt to sing even while the main vocalists have sicknesses. Again, consider the song they were singing.
53	* {{Disneyfication}}: Compared to the book, it is [[LighterAndSofter less edgy]].
54	** Example: Movie!Charlie's big brother is away at college [[spoiler:for most of the film]]. In the book, he's Charlie's twin and [[spoiler:died in childbirth with the umbilical cord around his neck.]]
55	** Also, as the annotated version itself point out, in the book [[spoiler: it's explicitly stated that Nancy (Olivia's mom, not her cat) died of cancer. In the movie, the reason isn't given.]]
56	* EarnYourHappyEnding: So much so, that this could also be a secondary theme of the film.
57	* EccentricMentor: Ms. Resnik.
58	* ElaborateUniversityHigh: A plot point in both book and movie, the latter was shot on location in several with Ms. Resnik's actress commenting that she'd never seen such nice high schools before coming to Albuquerque.
59	* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The scene where the kids sing "Turn Up the Music" neatly defines the members of Lemonade Mouth and their personalities.
60	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Played LighterAndSofter with Scott, as Ray's antics towards the band (and Mo) makes him leave Mudslide Crush.
61	* {{Expy}}: Lemonade Mouth themselves are expies of the detention gang from ''Film/TheBreakfastClub'', ''especially'' Charlie and Wen.
62	** Stella and Mo come across as {{Spear Counterpart}}s to John Bender and Brian Johnson, while Olivia seems very much a {{Deconstruction}} of Claire Standish, and Charlie and Wen are {{inversion}}s of Andrew Clarke and Allison Reynolds.
63	*** Stella also is quite similar to [[Series/WizardsofWaverlyPlace Stevie]] only without magic and less sociopathic, as well as musically inclined.Bonus points for having the same actress.
64	** Hughes has stated that "Mel's Lemonade" is a WritingAroundTrademarks ShoutOut to [[http://www.dels.com/ Del's]].
65	* FailedASpotCheck:
66	-->'''Stella's Brother:''' When did ''you'' become a vegetarian?\
67	'''Stella's Dad:''' Yeah, uh, when did this happen?\
68	'''Stella:''' ''(looks down at shirt reading "Vegetarians Rock!")'' ...four months ago?
69	* FanservicePack: Mo's outfits whenever she's on stage (or away from her dad); the entire band [[spoiler:at Madison Square Garden]]. Averted by Scott, as he's always dressed that way.
70	* FelonyMisdemeanor: Someone stuck gum underneath a bleacher seat in the new gym, and the principal [[BerserkButton is not amused]].
71	** See the main article above, referring to saving a vending machine. The band actually make a pretty big deal about it.
72	* FilmOfTheBook: With a little alteration, mostly the names.
73	* FiveTemperamentEnsemble:
74	** Sanguine: Wen.
75	** Choleric: Stella.
76	** Melancholic: Olivia.
77	** Phlegmatic: Charlie.
78	** Leukine: Mo.
79	* FormerTeenRebel: [[spoiler:The principal says he's one of these at the end of the film.]]
80	* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler:Olivia's breakdown after the death of Nancy (her pet cat) is because Olivia sees it as the last living part of her dead mother.]]
81	* FriendlessnessInsult: * "Mudslide Crush" is a band made up of {{Jerk Jock}}s, and they serve as antagonists who relentlessly bully others. Fittingly, their IAmGreatSong "Don't Ya Wish You Were Us" is spent mocking the listener and contains the line ''"No-one really likes you that much / Don't ya wish you were us"''.
82	* GainingConfidenceSong: Olivia's StageFright threatens to get in the way of the first concert. Her singing starts out slowly and nervously, earning mocking yawns from some members of the audience. Once the song picks up speed though, the crowd goes wild and Olivia's stage fright is no longer an issue.
83	* GoodIsNotDumb: Mo, towards Scott.
84	* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Scott ultimately ditches Mudslide Crush to be a part of Lemonade Mouth.]]
85	* HeldGaze: Happens between Wen and Olivia while writing 'Determinate'. They then go back to awkwardly writing the song.
86	* HeroicBSOD: Olivia suffers this on stage at Rising Star (arguably, it's the entire band that does), and has one averted just before their first performance.
87	* HiddenDepths: You can find this all throughout the members of the band.
88	* HideYourLesbians: Stella. Most of the dialogue concerning her fitting in (especially when she's dealing with her family and the Principal) definitely has the scent of DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything lingering about it. Also, it's interesting that Stella's the only character that doesn't get [[PairTheSpares paired up with anyone]].
89	** Funnily enough, Stella's actress, Hayley Kiyoko, is a lesbian in real life. Granted she wasn't out at the time.
90	* HollywoodNewEngland: The book takes place in a fictional town in Rhode Island (not [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Quahog]]).
91	* HopeBringer: Stella takes this up to eleven at the pep rally.
92	* IAmBecomingSong: "She's So Gone".
93	* IAmGreatSong: Apparently, this is the only kind of song that Mudslide Crush feels that they need to sing.
94	* ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe: Mo's reason for not committing to the band at first. [[DoubleStandard Scott's attitude about 'his music being important to him']] changes her mind.
95	* IDontWantToRuinOurFriendship: Mo towards Charlie, when he tries to tell her how he feels.
96	* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Pretty much everyone, but mostly Stella.
97	* InsecureProtagonistArrogantAntagonist: The members of the titular band all suffer from various insecurities and social struggles, such as family issues or crippling stage fright. The rival band, Mudslide Crush, contrasts this by being arrogant, popular bullies who have higher status than Lemonade Mouth does as well, being made up of {{Jerk Jock}}s who thrive in the school's athlete-focused structure. Lemonade Mouth is constantly being bullied and threatened, but their status as insecure outcasts resonates with other school outcasts, making them popular and helping them overcome their personal issues.
98	* InsultBackfire: Ray calls Stella "lemonade mouth" after she stops a fight between him and Charlie by spitting a mouthful of lemonade into his face. That's how the band got its name.
99	* IronicEcho: When Scott finds out that Mo is in Lemonade Mouth, he tells her that if she wants to be in a band, she can play backup guitar for him (in Mudslide Crush). Fast forward to the last line of the film, [[spoiler:when Olivia says that she hopes their new guitar player (Scott) can keep up... and we see Scott playing backup guitar for them.]]
100	* IWantSong: "Somebody".
101	* {{Jerkass}}: The principal, with his school sponsorship deal and uber-conformist attitude. Don't forget Ray. My goodness, Ray.
102	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: At least the principal started to lighten up at the end.
103	* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Ray called dibs on this trope.
104	* LargeHam: Stella. Three words: "WE DO MATTER!"
105	* MayDecemberRomance: Wen's dad and Sidney.
106	* MiddleChildSyndrome: played with in Stella's case, as she's actually the oldest child.
107	* MisfitMobilizationMoment: Lemonade Mouth's performance at the Halloween dance.
108	* MsFanservice: Mo, when she's on stage.
109	* NonActionGuy: Wen lampshades this in the altercation with Ray: [[ImADoctorNotAPlaceholder "I'm a lover, not a fighter!"]]
110	* OhCrap: The principal's reaction as Lemonade Mouth begins "Here We Go".
111	* PairingTheSpares: Averted, as Charlie is hinted to have hooked up with his blond-haired fan, and Stella [[CelibateHero seems more concerned with speaking her mind.]]
112	** [[spoiler: Played straight with Charlie and Mo hooking up]] in the book.
113	* ParentalAbandonment: Olivia lives with her grandmother [[spoiler:because her mom died and her dad's in jail.]]
114	* PopularIsDumb: Jules. [[PlayingWithATrope Also played with in the case of the popular students]], in they're not ignorant as to what's happening around the school - [[ItsAllAboutMe it just works to their advantage.]]
115	* ThePowerOfFriendship: This trope is what keeps the band going, as evidenced by the song "More Than A Band".
116	* ThePowerOfRock: The secondary message of the film -- that a good rock band can change the world. It's even the very last line in the book.
117	* PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy: Played with, as aside from the rapping, Wen comes across as a normal, average suburban kid with average problems.
118	* ProtestSong: The band performs "Here We Go" at the Halloween Bash as they protest the destruction of the lemonade stand.
119	* PunctuatedForEmphasis: ''"We – '''do''' – matter!''
120	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: "Don't Cha Wish You Were Us?" counts as this and a VillainSong.
121	* RecycledINSPACE!: It's ''Film/TheBreakfastClub'' AS A MUSICAL!
122	* RedemptionInTheRain: Inverted. The band's lowest point, [[spoiler:getting arrested and losing the lemonade machine at the same time]], comes during a rainstorm.
123	* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[ThePowerOfRock A verbal example]], with the implication Mo's performance of "She's So Gone" is directed towards her father's idea of who she should be, and at Scott on several levels.
124	* TheRunnerUpTakesItAll: Olivia says that they didn't won Raising Star, the last scene of the movie shows them [[spoiler:playing at Maddison Square Garden.]]
125	* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Directly stated as to how Scott gets off with just a warning when he and Mo sneak off, while she gets detention. Implied as to how the popular students get away with so much.
126	* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Used by Lemonade Mouth members to almost CatchPhrase status.
127	* SeriousBusiness: ''Do not'' mess with the lemonade machine. However, most of their annoyance has to do with the fact that the machine is being removed to further the principal's favoritism of the jocks over other students, which is a legitimate thing to take seriously. Also, as far as the principal is concerned, ''do not'' step out of line.
128	* SheIsAllGrownUp: Mo, in the eyes of her PapaWolf. [[InvertedTrope An interesting inversion with Scott]], as he sees that she's grown into an equal as a ''musician'', and ''in their relationship''.
129	* SoapBoxSadie: Stella lives and breathes this trope.
130	* StealthParody: If one is bored enough and only viewed the movie once, [[EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory you might believe that this movie is a social commentary on life within school districts that focus on the principal.]] In scenarios like this, said Principal could be very irresponsible with his power by focusing the limited budget on those programs he enjoys (i.e. sports). In the process, all the other programs and the students belonging to them find themselves neglected (i.e. being forced into the school basement). These students dislike their position, and use the ignored programs to rally the students against the principal and rebalance the school resources so that everyone is treated equally.
131	** Oh, and there's something about growing up in there, but you get the idea.
132	* SpitTake: How Lemonade Mouth got its name.
133	* TakeThat: Combined with BitingTheHandHumor in the book's sequel. Charlie complains about his frustrations at the state of what ''Lemonade Mouth'' has become to which Olivia responds, "Charlie, ''this isn't a '''Disney Movie'''''." To which Charlie responds, "''But still, it would've been pretty cool, don't you think?''"
134	** There's even a shot at the AdaptationalAttractiveness that was applied to the movie of the first book. It ends up defining a big part of the second book's plot.
135	* TookALevelInBadass: Played with in Mo's case, because her on-stage personality is the opposite of who she is in everyday life.
136	* TroubledButCute: Charlie has the look, but not the personality. He comes off as the most normal member of the cast.
137	* TrueCompanions: Definitely the members of Lemonade Mouth.
138	* UnluckyChildhoodFriend: Charlie, towards Mo. It turns out okay, though.
139	* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: Everything the principal does is justified (in his mind) as being for the greater good of the school.
140	* VFormationTeamShot: Played with in the principal's office, as the poses range from Stella's AssKickingPose to Wen's RebelRelaxation, Mo's ''standing'' PoseOfSupplication, and Charlie and Olivia's CowerPower.
141	** The book also plays with this: the label for their first CD ends up being a candid shot of the members waiting on a bench in anxiety except for Stella, who intentionally looks goofy.
142	* VocalTagTeam: Even Charlie has his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEb3qX5Hvus moments.]]
143	* WellDoneSonGuy: Stella and Mo - while Stella finds her family cared all along, Mo gains her father's grudging respect.
144	* WellIntentionedExtremist: The principal.
145	** Stella is arguably a [[PowerOfLove positive example]].
146	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: We never find out if Mudslide Crush won Rising Star. [[spoiler: The second book reveals that they did indeed win, but broke up soon afterwards]]
147	* WholeEpisodeFlashback: The film is this, from Olivia's point-of-view [[spoiler:as she authors a letter to her father.]]
148	** The book as well, pieced together from various memoirs and interviews.
149	* YouAreNotAlone: How Wen helps Olivia get through her pre-performance anxiety before the Halloween Bash.

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