Drop Dead Gorgeous
Drop Dead Gorgeous is a 1999 American satirical mockumentary black comedy film directed by Michael Patrick Jann and written by Lona Williams. It stars Kirstie Alley, Ellen Barkin, Kirsten Dunst and Denise Richards, along with Brittany Murphy, Allison Janney and Amy Adams in her film debut. The film follows a small town beauty pageant and the fierce, deadly lengths the contestants will take to secure the crown.
Plot
In 1995, the small, conservative town of Mount Rose, Minnesota, is preparing for their annual local qualifying pageant for the national Sarah Rose Cosmetics American Teen Princess Pageant. A film crew is in town to document the pageant and its lead-up. One of the interviewees is 17-year-old Amber Atkins, who signs up for the pageant in the hopes of winning a college scholarship and following in the footsteps of her idol Diane Sawyer.
Awards
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| author | Lona Williams |
|---|---|
| award | Audience Award of the Alpe d'Huez International Comedy Film Festival |
| contentLocation | Minnesota |
| director | Michael Patrick Jann |
| editor | Janice Hampton |
| events | beauty contest rural area |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | arrest beauty pageant business connections can\'t take my eyes off you cancel conflict of interest dance number diane sawyer even film crew food poisoning freak accident hunting accident jesus kill minneapolis–st. paul pageant poison police standoff standing ovation steal tap dance tax evasion the national threshing machine win |
| musicBy | Sonny Curtis |
| producer | Gavin Polone Judy Hofflund |
| publisher | New Line Cinema |
| theme | black comedy dance mockumentary satirical |