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- "Miss Firecracker" is a bit uneven, some scenes work better than others. But Beth Henley ("Crimes of the Heart"), who wrote the play and the screenplay, has a real feel for small-town life, and there are many touches here that ring true. What makes the movie work, however, is the fine ensemble work of the cast.
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In “Miss Firecracker,” the playwright Beth Henley has taken such a contest, the Fourth of July pageant in Yazoo City, Miss., and turned it into another of those Southern Gothic romances where mansions crumble and libidos boil and young women weep bitter tears because their older sisters are prettier than they are. This is not new material ...
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- Thomas Schlamme
- PG
- Holly Hunter
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.
- (2.4K)
- Comedy, Drama
- Thomas Schlamme
- 1990-01-19
Miss Firecracker is a dramedy centering on the woeful Carnelle, a Mississippi sad sack played by Holly Hunter, whose unrealistic dream is to enter and win the Miss Firecracker contest.
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews. A gentle, off-beat satire that characterizes a bunch of Southern oddballs striving for acceptance. Full Review | Original Score: B+ | Aug 21,...
Jun 10, 1989 · "Miss Firecracker" is a bit uneven, some scenes work better than others. But Beth Henley ("Crimes of the Heart"), who wrote the play and the screenplay, has a real feel for small-town life, and there are many touches here that ring true. What makes the movie work, however, is the fine ensemble work of the cast.
