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Miss Firecracker is a 1989 American comedy film directed by Thomas Schlamme. It stars Holly Hunter , Mary Steenburgen , Tim Robbins , Alfre Woodard , and Scott Glenn . The film, set in Yazoo City, Mississippi , was written by Pulitzer Prize -winning playwright Beth Henley and is based on her 1984 play The Miss Firecracker Contest .
- $4 million
- April 28, 1989
- Lewis Allen, Fred Berner, Ross E. Milloy
- David Mansfield
Jan 19, 1990 · Miss Firecracker: Directed by Thomas Schlamme. With Holly Hunter, Mary Steenburgen, Tim Robbins, Alfre Woodard. Carnelle wants to escape her dreary life, so she enters a local beauty contest, much to everyone's dismay.
- (2.3K)
- Comedy, Drama
- Thomas Schlamme
- 1990-01-19
Miss Firecracker (1989) ← Back to main. Cast 13. Holly Hunter. Carnelle Scott Alfre Woodard. Popeye Jackson Mary Steenburgen. Elaine Rutledge Tim Robbins ...
Miss Firecracker is a comedy-drama about a young woman who enters a beauty contest in a small Mississippi town, hoping to escape her unhappy life and abusive family. Roger Ebert reviews the film, starring Holly Hunter, Tim Robbins and Mary Steenburgen, and praises its humor, warmth and insight into the characters' dreams and frustrations.
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Carnelle Scott is a restless Mississippi girl looking for a life change. She decides to enter a beauty pageant, which her cousin had won years before. Despite a lack of support from those close to her Carnelle remains determined. She enlists the help of a seamstress to outfit her for the competition, while rebuffing the advances of predatory men, as she aims to bring home the crown.
