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Coming Soon

Name: Coming Soon
Director: Colette Burson
Released: 1999
Duration: 95 min

Representation Score

5.3/10

Fair

1999

Director

Colette Burson

Runtime

95 minutes

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Coming Soon is a progressive look at female empowerment that challenges traditional views on adolescent sexuality. By focusing on the pursuit of sexual autonomy, the film shifts power from male-centric romantic clichés. However, the narrative lacks broader characters who reflect more than one aspect of diversity. While it excels at subverting gender hierarchies, the absence of visible racial diversity or disability representation limits its overall impact. Ultimately, the film serves as a focused study of female empowerment, though it remains narrow in its demographic scope.

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Category Breakdown

Does Coming Soon have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film highlights female sexual autonomy and pleasure outside typical romantic contexts. Though it doesn't explicitly include queer identities, it moves away from conventional heterosexual narratives.

How does Coming Soon portray gender?

Excellent

The story centers on the ability to act of three young women, challenging traditional masculinity. It portrays male inadequacy and reframes male competence as insufficient for the protagonists' needs.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Coming Soon?

Limited

The story focuses on the interpersonal dynamics of a central trio without mentioning a diverse cast. There is no evidence of intentional racial blending or multi-layered casting.

How does Coming Soon represent religion and culture?

Good

The film prioritizes personal freedom over religious or family obligations, focusing on individual experiences rather than societal norms.

Does Coming Soon include disability representation?

Minimal

The film provides no information regarding the inclusion of characters with physical, neurodivergent, or mental health disabilities.

Present on Screen

Strong subversion of traditional gender hierarchies and patriarchal romantic clichés.
Prioritizes women's ability to drive the story and sexual autonomy over passive participation.
Challenges conservative social mores through a focus on individualistic liberation.

Limited or Absent

Lacks visible racial or ethnic diversity within the central cast.
Provides no representation for characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities.
Focus remains narrow, lacking broader perspectives that reflect multiple aspects of identity.

Official Synopsis

Privileged teenage friends Jenny, Nell and Stream spend their senior year on a quest to rid Stream of her virginity. However, Stream wants more than just her first sexual experience. She wants to have an orgasm -- but achieving this proves problematic, as the boys she meets are hardly sensitive enough to provide her the release she seeks. When it becomes clear that Nell and Jenny have never experienced an orgasm either, all three set out to get one.

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