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Drop Dead Gorgeous
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Synopsis
So how far would you go to win a beauty pageant? That's the burning question of Drop Dead Gorgeous, in which the citizens of Mount Rose, Minnesota gear up for the year's biggest event, the Sarah Rose Miss Teen Princess America Pageant, in which Becky Leeman (Denise Richards) and Amber Atkins (Kirsten Dunst) are the contestants to beat. Becky's mother Gladys (Kirstie Alley), a former beauty queen herself, has instilled in her daughter a drive to succeed at any cost. And Gladys will do anything to help Becky's chances of success. Amber's mother Annette (Ellen Barkin) is devoted to her daughter but drinks, smokes, and swears like a sailor. And while Amber is ambitious and a skilled beautician (a talent that she uses in her part-time job at the local mortuary), her view of the pageant is pragmatic: while boys can get sports scholarships, this pageant may be her only ticket out of town. However, Amber and the other contestants may have underestimated just how badly Becky wants to win -- or just how good she is with a gun. Drop Dead Gorgeous was directed by Michael Patrick Jann, a founding member of the sketch comedy group The State (who had their own series on MTV), and written by Lorna Williams, a veteran of the beauty pageant circuit who claims that nearly everything in the film is based on an actual incident. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast

Kirstie Alley Gladys Leeman
Ellen Barkin Annette Atkins
Nora Dunn
Kirsten Dunst Amber Atkins
Mo Gaffney
Casey Garven
Matt Malloy John Dough
Sam McMurray Lester Leeman
Michael McShane Harold Vilmes
Richard Narita
Mindy Sterling Iris Clark
Adam West
Patti Yasutake
Seiko Matsuda
Allison Janney Loretta
Brittany Murphy Lisa Swenson
Denise Richards Becky Leeman
Will Sasso Hank Vilmes
Sara Stewart Jenelle Betz
Lona Williams
Amy Adams Leslie Miller
Tara Redepenning Molly Howard
Shannon Nelson Tess Weinhaus
Brooke Bushman Tammy Curry

Production Crew

Maria Baker Art Director
John Papsidera Casting
Jerry Mitchell Choreography
Michael Spiller Cinematographer
Michael J. Nelson Co-producer
Michael Nelson Co-producer
Mark Mothersbaugh Composer (Music Score)
Mimi Melgaard Costume Designer
Michael Patrick Jann Director
David Codron Editor
Janice Hampton Editor
Claire Rudnick Polstein Executive Producer
Donna Langley Executive Producer
Lona Williams Executive Producer
Linda Brachman First Assistant Director
Evyen Klean Musical Direction/Supervision
Gavin Pallone Producer
Judy Hofflund Producer
Ruth Ammon Production Designer
Lona Williams Screenwriter
Helen Britten Set Designer
Mack Melton Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 1999
Runtime: 97
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: PG13
for irreverent and crude humor, sex-related material and language
Category: Feature

Genre
Comedy

Color type
astro color
deluxe prints

Produced by
Capella
KC Medien

Release
July 23, 1999 (USA)
by New Line Cinema