Miss Firecracker

Apr 28, 1989

1h 42m

★ 5.6

An explosive comedy!

Overview

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.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Guadalupe Productions

Corsair Pictures

Firecracker Company

Miss Firecracker Trailers

Cast

Carnelle Scott

Holly Hunter

Popeye Jackson

Alfre Woodard

Elaine Rutledge

Mary Steenburgen

Delmount Williams

Tim Robbins

Mac Sam

Scott Glenn

Benjamin Drapper

Trey Wilson

Miss Blue

Ann Wedgeworth

Missy Mahoney

Amy Wright

Tessy Mahoney

Veanne Cox

Clara Archer

Christine Lahti

Mr. Morton

Bert Remsen

Miss Lilly

Kathleen Chalfant

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6.4

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7.3

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6.3

The Miser

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7.7

Harvey

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6.7

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0.0

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6.0

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5.9

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5.4

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3.4

Three Days to Vegas

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5.8

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5.6

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4.2

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6.6

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4.9

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6.3

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6.2

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