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Miss Firecracker is a 1989 comedy film based on a play by Beth Henley. It stars Holly Hunter as a young woman who enters a beauty pageant in Mississippi, hoping to escape her small town life.
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.
- (2.4K)
- Comedy, Drama
- Thomas Schlamme
- 1990-01-19
A Southern Gothic romance about a young woman who dreams of winning the Fourth of July beauty contest in her hometown. The film stars Holly Hunter, Mary Steenburgen, Tim Robbins and Alfre Woodard, and features a local beauty pageant, a carnival, and a family drama.
Carnelle, a young woman from Mississippi, enters a local beauty pageant to escape her dreary life and emulate her cousin Elain's win. She faces challenges, surprises and revelations along the way, as her cousin Elain and her brother-cousin Delmount return to Yazoo City.
Carnelle Scott (Holly Hunter) is a restless Mississippi girl looking for a life change. She decides to enter a beauty pageant, which her cousin Elain (Mary Steenburgen) had won...
- (12)
- Thomas Schlamme
- PG
- Holly Hunter
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.'
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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.
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