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“Miss Firecracker” is not so much concerned with the answers to these questions as with the asking of them. Every story like this has problems with the last act, in which all of the threads of plot have to be pulled together, but “Miss Firecracker” wisely spends most of its energy on character development, instead.
A gentle, off-beat satire that characterizes a bunch of Southern oddballs striving for acceptance. Rated: B+ • Aug 21, 2017. Miss Firecracker is a huge cotton candy of a movie -- there's not ...
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- Thomas Schlamme
- PG
- Holly Hunter
2 days ago · When Miss Firecracker started filming in Yazoo City on May 30, 1988, lead actress Holly Hunter was hot off her recent Best Actress Oscar nomination for 1988’s Broadcast News. Her subsequent nomination for 1993’s The Firm and eventual win for 1994’s The Piano were both yet to come.
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.
In conclusion, Miss Firecracker is a very well-acted but overly busy adaptation of a beautifully succinct play about a very eccentric southern family. I recommend the movie for the performances of Holly Hunter, Mary Steenburgen, Tim Robbins, and especially, Alfre Woodard.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Thomas Schlamme
- 1990-01-19
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Jan 19, 1990 · The Mississippi-bred Henley wrote Miss Firecracker right after Crimes. The former is much the lesser play and much the better movie. Go figure. It helps that director Thomas Schlamme avoids...
