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Aug 28, 2020 · 1.65M subscribers. Subscribed. 2.1K. 338K views 3 years ago. Check out the official Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999) Trailer starring Denise Richards and Kirsten Dunst! Let us know what you think in...
Jul 23, 1999 · 2,455. 83. Play trailer 1:56. 2 Videos. 99+ Photos. Comedy Romance Thriller. A small-town beauty pageant turns deadly as it becomes clear that someone will go to any lengths to win. Director. Michael Patrick Jann. Writer. Lona Williams. Stars. Kirsten Dunst. Denise Richards. Ellen Barkin. See production info at IMDbPro. RENT/BUY. search Amazon.
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- Comedy, Romance, Thriller
- Michael Patrick Jann
- 1999-07-23
For in this contest, going after the crown is an all-out war where you win any way you can... or die trying. A wickedly twisted, razor sharp satire, starring Kirsten Dunst, Ellen Barkin, Oscar Winner Allison Janney, Oscar Nominee Amy Adams, Brittany Murphy and Denise Richards. 31 IMDb 6.7 1 h 37 min 1999.
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In 1995, the small, conservative town of Mount Rose, Minnesota, is preparing for the annual Sarah Rose Cosmetics American Teen Princess Pageant. A film crew is in town to document the pageant and its lead-up. One of the interviewees is 17-year old Amber Atkins, who signs up for the pageant in the hopes of winning a college scholarship and following...
The movie is set in the fictional town of Mount Rose, Minnesota, which in turn is based on Rosemount where writer Lona Williamsgrew up. The film was originally titled "Dairy Queens" but was changed for legal reasons. The characters in the movie all sport exaggerated, over-the-top parodies of Minnesota accents. The film was shot throughout the Carve...
Critical response
The film received mostly mixed reviews. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 47% of 74 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.5/10. The website's consensus reads: "Its dark humor sometimes hits, but mostly misses the target." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 28 out of 100, based on 28 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews. Allison Janney and Denise Richards in particular received praise for their performance...
Box office
Drop Dead Gorgeousgrossed $10.6 million in the United States and Canada, against a budget of $15 million.
The film has gained new fans with time and is regarded as a cult film. In 2011, Allison Janney stated that she is approached by more fans of this film than for her Emmy-winning tenure on The West Wing. In July 2019, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of its release, Drop Dead Gorgeous was released for streaming for the first time on Hulu, which w...
Drop Dead Gorgeous at IMDbDrop Dead Gorgeous at AllMovieDrop Dead Gorgeous at Rotten Tomatoes- $15 million
- Mark Mothersbaugh
- July 23, 1999
Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999) PG-13 | Comedy, Romance, Thriller. Watch options. Original Theatrical Trailer. A small-town beauty pageant turns deadly as it becomes clear that someone will go to any lengths to win.
Jul 23, 1999 · Drop Dead Gorgeous. Roger Ebert July 23, 1999. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Sometimes I wonder how anyone could have thought a screenplay was funny enough to film. The script for "Drop Dead Gorgeous," on the other hand, must have been a funny read.
An annual beauty pageant in small-town Minnesota turns ridiculously competitive and ultimately chaotic in this biting comedy. Amber Atkins (Kirsten Dunst), the daughter of hard-drinking mom ...
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