Drop Dead Gorgeous

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Drop Dead Gorgeous

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Drop Dead Gorgeous

Kirsten Dunst, Denise Richards, Allison Janney, Kirstie Alley, Ellen Barkin

Subtle is not the word to describe Drop Dead Gorgeous, a mock documentary purporting to cover the Sarah Rose Cosmetics Teen America Beauty Pageant in Mount Rose, Minnesota. Ellen Barkin (Sea of Love) ...( read more  read more... )and Kirsten Dunst (Interview with a Vampire, Dick) are perfectly cast as a mother and daughter whose only ambition is to use the pageant to get out of their claustrophobic small-town lives. Opposing them are Denise Richards (Wild Things, Starship Troopers) and her mother, Kirstie Alley (Look Who's Talking), who just happens to be the pageant's organizer. The plot, which centers on contestants being murdered (mostly by flaming explosions), is clearly secondary to the backstage shenanigans and satirical portrayals of vanity, small-town corruption, and family dysfunction. There's not much suspense to the pageant itself, but Dunst is an endearing protagonist and along with the broad jokes are some excellent acting turns from the cast, particularly Barkin, Brittany Murphy (Clueless), Nora Dunn (a Saturday Night Live alumna), and the great character actress Allison Janney, who's played small roles in countless movies but finally gets a chance to shine as the supportive neighbor of Barkin and Dunst. In fact, for all the jokes and satirical jabs, in the end it's the characters' relationships that stay in your mind. A bonus: the soundtrack features a hard-rocking version of the theme from The Mary Tyler Moore Show, performed with cool aplomb by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. --Bret Fetzer

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  • Deano78
    September 11, 2009
    Deano78
    An enjoyable comedy about a beauty pageant in the style of a documentary. Has a great cast in their earlier years here. Has some very funny moments, quite a dark comedy overall not afraid to make fun of its self. Glad I got round to watching it.
  • limoradalloway
    June 21, 2008
    limoradalloway
    Hilarious satire in American Teen Princess language. Everyone delivers the FUNNIEST lines!
  • crackingdanio
    March 3, 2008
    crackingdanio
    hilarious
  • AgentLexi2132
    February 3, 2008
    AgentLexi2132
    Pending Review...

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  • clooneyfan
    January 8, 2008
    clooneyfan
    This movie was Drop Dead Dumb
  • kluroda01
    November 23, 2009
    kluroda01
    this movie takes no prisoners!
  • 21rclemente
    November 17, 2009
    21rclemente
    Flippin funny. Office-esque cinematography and humor
  • clairebear44
    November 16, 2009
    clairebear44
    This movie is absolutely genius. Some brilliant performances from up-and-coming actresses such as Dunst, Richards, Adams and Murphy and fantastic comedic performances by established actresses including Barkin, Janney and Alley, this is a wonderful mockumentary really digging into...( read more) the idea of beauty pageants and society values.
  • OmenSG
    October 17, 2009
    OmenSG



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    The original titl
    ...( read more)e was "Dairy Queens", but it had to be changed after the corporation that owns the Dairy Queen ice cream chain filed a lawsuit.
  • Lemure
    October 17, 2009
    Lemure
    This fucking funny mockumentary about the freakshow that is the American Beauty Pageant is a real must-see and consistently surprising. And, I've never rated Brittany Murphy before but she's brilliant in this and almost steals the film - though Richards' dance with Jesus takes so...( read more)me beating. Great film.
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