Superstar

Superstar (1999)

  • 32% of critics liked it
    (74 reviews)

  • 61% of users liked it
    (62,466 ratings)

Molly Shannon brings her Saturday Night Live character Mary Katherine Gallagher to the silver screen. A mildly hyperactive Catholic school student convinced that she smells bad, Mary Catherine has a dream: she wants a boy to kiss her. Not just any old sloppy teenage make-out party kind of smooch,… More

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PG-13, 1 hr. 32 min.
Directed By
Bruce McCulloch
Written By
Steve Koren
Genres
Comedy
In Theaters
Oct 8, 1999 Wide
On DVD
Apr 11, 2000
Paramount Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Harvey, Variety

    A pleasant surprise.

  • Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader

    Contrasting the erotic with the disgusting is usually provocative and can be funny, but not in this underdog comedy.

  • Doug Saunders, Globe and Mail

    A stick-figure Rembrandt that provides neither the quick surreal poke of a TV satire nor the full lustre of an actual movie.

  • James Berardinelli, ReelViews

    There's really no reason for anyone to see this film except die hard Shannon fans.

  • Mary Elizabeth Williams, Salon.com

    Superstar may not be the most unnecessary movie of the year, but it's got to rank right up there.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Brad W


    Funny but a bad movie, very stupid

  • Bethany M


    So awful! There are no words. Expected better from Will Ferrell especially.

  • KJ P


    This god awful, and almost completely unfunny comedy is surrounded by so much stupidity that it is very hard to enjoy. I really wanted to punch my TV during my viewing of this film, but I guess ever comedy can't be good. This is one of the worst attempts to make a saturday night… More

  • Spencer S


    One of the better SNL films, Superstar is engaging, funny, and physical comedy abundant. Cute and camaraderie keep it lighthearted and the protaganist lovable.

  • Jason O


    Superjunk. Before I watched "Superstar," I was expecting it to be hilarious from what I was hearing about it. It turned out to be one of the worst movies I've ever seen and one of the biggest disappointments of all time in my opinion. Molly Shannon stars as a girl who… More

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