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Drop Dead Gorgeous

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Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)

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Reviews Counted:65

Fresh:29

Rotten:36

Average Rating:5.3/10

Consensus: It's dark humor sometimes hits, but mostly misses the target.

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: There can be only one Miss Teen Princess and an overbearing mother will stop at nothing to make sure her daughter wins a beauty contest. A twisted comedy set in a small Minnesota town loaded with... There can be only one Miss Teen Princess and an overbearing mother will stop at nothing to make sure her daughter wins a beauty contest. A twisted comedy set in a small Minnesota town loaded with some very unladylike behavior. Watch out for the affected Midwestern accents! [More]

Starring: Kirstie Alley, Kirsten Dunst, Ellen Barkin, Denise Richards

Starring: Kirstie Alley, Kirsten Dunst, Ellen Barkin, Denise Richards

Director: Michael Patrick Jann

Director: Michael Patrick Jann
Producer: Judy Hofflund, Gavin Polone

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Williams, however, thinks we should be tickled just by the mere mention of cow-tipping, lutefisk and Melissa Manchester. ... Poor people living in trailer parks and wearing polyester -- pretty witty stuff, this.

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There are laughs: the leering judges, especially, who don't know much when it comes to talent but are impressed with nubile young girls flexing their limbs.

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Some of this material is undeniably funny, but it will surely be painful to some viewers and reinforce negative prejudice in others.

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Arthur Lazere
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Incompetent and silly!

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Barbara Shulgasser
Barbara Shulgasser
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Energetically acted but too in love with its own outrageousness, Drop Dead Gorgeous goes for the jugular of beauty pageant culture and ends up leaving only a hickey.

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