Miss Firecracker

"An explosive comedy!"

Jan 19 1990 PG 1h 42m
Comedy

Carnelle Scott is a restless Mississippi girl looking for a life change. She decides to enter a beauty pageant, which her cousin had won years before. Despite a lack of support from those close to her Carnelle remains determined. She enlists the help of a seamstress to outfit her for the competition, while rebuffing the advances of predatory men, as she aims to bring home the crown.

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Plot

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. Few think she can win, even her closest friends and relatives (e.g. slightly mad cousin Delmount) think she's heading for a big disappointment, but Carnelle is ever hopeful, seeing a win as a ticket to escape her small town in Mississippi.

Written by

Beth Henley

Directed by

Thomas Schlamme

Cast

Holly Hunter, Mary Steenburgen, Tim Robbins

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Guadalupe Productions, Corsair Pictures, Firecracker Company

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Trailers
Miss Firecracker - Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
2,517
Average Rating
6.1 out of 10
Metascore
58
Popularity
NA