The film, starring Amanda Bynes in the title role, Sara Paxton and Matt Long, was released theatrically on September 21, 2007, by Universal Pictures.

Sydney's unique and tomboyish personality gradually propels her popularity on the university website, making Rachel jealous.

Sydney finds Lenny, one of a group of social outcasts called the "seven dorks", who live in a run-down frat house known as the Vortex.

Sydney's stance against elitism on campus earns her respect from different cliques and she gets the number one rank on the school's "hottest" website.

In retaliation, Rachel brands Sydney and the dorks as traitors, forcing them to evacuate their Vortex hideout and relocate to a nearby motel.

The day before the debate and election, Rachel hires a hacker to destroy Sydney's files using a virus called 'The Poison Apple'.