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Synopsis
Academy Award-winning actress Sally Field makes her debut as a director of a theatrical feature with this gently satiric comedy. Mona Hibbard (Minnie Driver) is a woman from a small town in Illinois who never enjoyed much of a rapport with her parents. Looking for approval and validation, Mona began entering local beauty pageants in her early teens; now in her early 20's, Mona is still grimly determined to one day walk away a winner as she finds herself in the early innings of the Miss American Miss competition, organized by Verna Chickle (Kathleen Turner). Somewhere along the way, Mona became a single mother; determined not to let this stand in the way of a pageant victory, Mona has persuaded her best friend Ruby (Joey Lauren Adams) to raise her daughter Vanessa (Hallie Kate Eisenberg) as her own. However, Vanessa seems to have sensed that something is wrong; she feels a much greater bond with Mona than her "mother," and (like nearly everyone else), she's noticed that she looks a lot more like Mona than Ruby. Beautiful also features Kathleen Robertson, Bridgette Wilson, and Leslie Stefanson. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast

Kathleen Robertson Wanda Love, Miss Tennessee
Kathleen Turner Verna Chickle
Bridgette Wilson Lorna, Miss Texas
Joey Lauren Adams Ruby
Minnie Driver Mona Hibbard
Leslie Stefanson Joyce Parkins
Hallie Kate Eisenberg Vanessa

Production Crew

Leslie Thomas Art Director
Cathy Sandrich Casting
Robert Yeoman Cinematographer
Jade Ramsey Co-producer
Jon Bernstein Co-producer
Mark Morgan Co-producer
John Frizzell Composer (Music Score)
Sally Field Director
Debra Neil-Fisher Editor
Barry London Executive Producer
Beau Rogers Executive Producer
Brent Baum Executive Producer
David Forrest Executive Producer
Kate Driver Executive Producer
Richard Vane Executive Producer
Steven Stabler Executive Producer
Wendy Japhet Executive Producer
John Nelson First Assistant Director
Medusah Key Hairstylist
B.J. Rack Producer
John Bertolli Producer
Charles Breen Production Designer
Jon Bernstein Screenwriter
Jeffrey Kushon Set Decorator
Jeffrey Kushon Set Designer
Pawel Wdowczak Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 2000
Runtime: 112
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: PG13
for language and thematic elements
Category: Feature

Genre
Comedy Drama

Sound
Dolby/DDS

Produced by
2 Drivers
Flashpoint
Fogwood Films
Prosperity Pictures

Release
September 22, 2000 (USA - Limited)
by Destination Films