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Jul 5, 2019 · Nearly every review of the movie compares it unfavorably to “Smile,” a beauty-pageant satire from 1975, which was directed by Michael Ritchie.
Drop Dead Gorgeous is a 1999 American satirical mockumentary black comedy film directed by Michael Patrick Jann and written by Lona Williams. It stars Kirsten Dunst , Ellen Barkin , Brittany Murphy , Allison Janney , Denise Richards , Kirstie Alley , and Amy Adams in her film debut.
Oct 31, 2020 · ” … audiences over the past decade and a half have come to appreciate the unfairly maligned Drop Dead Gorgeous as a searingly funny satire,” BuzzFeed reported. Part of that appreciation ...
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Jan 17, 2022 · At the time of Drop Dead Gorgeous, religious fanaticism might have felt a little less of an existential threat to democracy and more of a simple target for innocuous satire. Today, in the wake of a near-miss coup and the continued use of religious rhetoric by right-wing fanatics to threaten violence , the clever satire of Drop Dead Gorgeous ...
Jul 23, 2019 · Drop Dead Gorgeous was a whole other beast, using mockumentary-style filming to tell a bizarro tale of small-town pageant girls trying their best to not get killed by a crazed pageant mom.
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May 29, 2018 · May 29, 2018. --. DROP DEAD GORGEOUS, a 1999 mockumentary written by Lona Williams and directed by Michael Patrick Jann, centers about a small town’s beauty pageant. I discovered this movie while on my way from my bedroom to the kitchen — I glanced at the TV and saw someone dancing with a crucified life-sized Jesus doll.
Jul 23, 1999 · For satire to work, it has to contain a kernel of truth. What made "Fargo" brilliant was the way it combined satire with affection and accuracy. The climax of "Drop Dead Gorgeous" contains a few cheerfully disgusting scenes that qualify it to open in this Summer of Raunch. But once again, the ideas are funnier than the images.
