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Drop Dead Gorgeous

Play trailer 1:59 Poster for Drop Dead Gorgeous PG-13 Released Jul 23, 1999 1h 39m Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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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 Annette (Ellen Barkin), and Becky Leeman (Denise Richards), who is motivated by her former beauty-queen mother, Gladys (Kirstie Alley), are among the top contenders in the event. As Amber, Becky, and other local girls prepare for the big day, bizarre incidents occur, leading up to an ending with a bang.
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It's dark humor sometimes hits, but mostly misses the target.

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Jia Tolentino The New Yorker The smile of a beauty queen, the glinting crown and the heaps of flowers, always holds the faint scent of bloodlust, and a whisper of the grave. Jul 8, 2019 Full Review Globe and Mail Rated: 2/4 Mar 19, 2002 Full Review Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times Rated: 4/5 Feb 14, 2001 Full Review Trace Thurman Horror Queers Podcast Acerbic and hilariously un-PC, Drop Dead Gorgeous stands the test of time as one of the best comedies ever made. Rated: 5/5 Jul 12, 2022 Full Review Joe Lipsett Horror Queers Podcast This cult classic is horribly offensive and devastatingly funny. Featuring a stacked cast of powerful female performers and a razor sharp screenplay, Drop Dead Gorgeous is a misunderstood classic that we will never see the likes of again. Jul 1, 2022 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review While funny at times, it doesn't resonate beyond the gleeful, acidic surface Rated: 2.5/4 Feb 17, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis 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 Annette (Ellen Barkin), and Becky Leeman (Denise Richards), who is motivated by her former beauty-queen mother, Gladys (Kirstie Alley), are among the top contenders in the event. As Amber, Becky, and other local girls prepare for the big day, bizarre incidents occur, leading up to an ending with a bang.
Director
Michael Patrick Jann
Producer
Judy Hofflund, Gavin Polone
Screenwriter
Lona Williams
Distributor
Filmes Castello Lopes [pt], Pony Canyon Inc., Metropolitan Filmexport [fr], Capella International, Icon Film Distribution Ltd., New Line Cinema, New Line Home Video [us], Concorde Filmverleih
Production Co
New Line Cinema, Capella International, KC Medien AG
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 23, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 3, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$10.6M
Runtime
1h 39m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.37:1)