They all premiered to middling reviews and low box office attendance.

Nowadays, though, they’re listed among the greatest films ever.

Sometimes, success takes time (and a handful of diehard fans).

Melanie Lynskey and Clea DuVall posing together

The 1999 movie “But I’m a Cheerleader” had a similar trajectory.

It’s here that Megan meets and eventually falls in love with Clea DuVall’s Graham.

Suffice it to say, the camp doesn’t do what it promises.

Melanie Lynskey and Clea DuVall smiling

Here’s what they have to say about their decades-long friendship.

And I gave her a free coffee and told her I thought she was great."

At this point, her own career hadn’t yet skyrocketed.

The two reconnected years later, this time as co-stars.

And now, two decades and four presidents later, the actors' bond has only grown stronger.

Just like Melanie Lynskey and Clea DuVall before them, MUNA is a “chosen family.”