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     Holly Hunter

     Carnelle Scott
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     Mary Steenburgen

     Elain Rutledge
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     Tim Robbins

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     Alfre Woodard

     Popeye Jackson
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     Scott Glenn

     Mac Sam
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     Veanne Cox

     Tessy Mahoney

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Miss_FirecrackerMiss Firecracker - Wikipedia

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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.

   • Budget: $4 million
   • Release date: April 28, 1989

   • Produced by: Lewis Allen, Fred Berner, Ross E. Milloy
   • Music by: David Mansfield

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4. www.imdb.com › title › tt0097892Miss Firecracker (1989) - IMDb

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   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.

   • 6/10 (2.3K)
   • Genre: Comedy, Drama

   • Director: Thomas Schlamme
   • Release Date: 1990-01-19

5. www.rogerebert.com › reviews › miss-firecracker-1989Miss Firecracker movie review (1989) | Roger Ebert

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   A Southern Gothic comedy about a woman who wants to be the Fourth of July queen and a man who helps her. Starring Holly Hunter, Mary Steenburgen and Tim Robbins, the film explores the themes of beauty contests, family, love and lust in a small town. Read the review by Roger Ebert, the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times.

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   Who is Miss Firecracker?

   • But she has never quite forgotten the glorious day in 1972 when her cousin Elain ( Mary Steenburgen) was named Miss Firecracker and stepped forward in all her glory and a shocking red gown. This is the summer, Carnelle has vowed, when she will finally succeed her cousin as the Fourth of July queen.

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   Is Miss Firecracker based on a true story?

   • 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.

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   What makes Miss Firecracker special?

   • What finally makes "Miss Firecracker" special is that it is not about who wins the contest, but about how all beauty contests are about the need to be loved and about how silly a beauty contest can seem if somebody really loves you. Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013.

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   Is Miss Firecracker a comedy?

   • The Miss Firecracker Contest, is superficially, a comedy about a small town Southern beauty pageant, in which Henley reflects in a sardonic manner on how and why women put themselves through such contests. The pageant, however, merely frames the action. The play is ultimately about appearances.

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7. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › miss_firecrackerMiss Firecracker | Rotten Tomatoes

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   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 years before....

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   • Director: Thomas Schlamme

   • Content Rating: PG
   • Actors: Holly Hunter

8. www.imdb.com › title › tt0097892Miss Firecracker (1989) - Plot - IMDb

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   Summaries. Carnelle wants to escape her dreary life, so she enters a local beauty contest, much to everyone's dismay. Carnelle isn't happy with her life, so in order to improve herself she enters a local beauty contest, trying to emulate her cousin Elain's win many years ago.

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10. tubitv.com › movies › 273074Watch Miss Firecracker (1989) - Free Movies | Tubi

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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. Directed by: Thomas Schlamme.

11. www.justwatch.com › us › movieMiss Firecracker streaming: where to watch online? - JustWatch

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    Miss Firecracker streaming: where to watch online? Currently you are able to watch "Miss Firecracker" streaming on fuboTV, Peacock, Fandor, Fandor Amazon Channel or for free with ads on The Roku Channel, Tubi TV, Crackle, Freevee.

    • Video Duration: 102 min