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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.
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.
The difference is Popeye wants to help Carnelle all she can, and Delmount affects a careless indifference. The performances by Robbins (the young pitcher in "Bull Durham") and Woodard (nominated for an Oscar for "Cross Creek") are the hidden treasures of the movie.
1989 · 1 hr 39 min. R. Comedy. Determined to follow in her cousin's footsteps footsteps,CArnelle enlists the help of local seamstress Popeye Jackson in preparing for the "Miss Firecracker" pageant. Starring: Holly Hunter Mary Steenburgen Tim Robbins Alfre Woodard Scott Glenn. Directed by: Thomas Schlamme.
Carnelle (Hunter), an oversexed hellion who was orphaned as a young child, has always played second fiddle to her beautiful, older, Southern belle cousin -- a past Miss Firecracker contest winner. But Carnelle is ready to turn the tables.
Miss Firecracker. Watch Miss Firecracker with a subscription on Prime Video. Carnelle Scott (Holly Hunter) is a restless Mississippi girl looking for a life change. She decides to enter a...
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An explosive comedy! Overview. 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.
Jun 2, 2015 · An off-Broadway play by Beth Henley became the 1989 film Miss Firecracker, joining a host of comedies that satirize the American character through its most eccentric citizens. Unhappy Carnelle Scott (Holly Hunter) is desperate to escape her reputation as Yazoo City's 'Miss Hot Tamale.'
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.
Looking to bring some new excitement to her life, a woman sets out to win the Miss Yazoo City beauty contest her cousin won years before.
