Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
Let's discuss one of the funniest films of the 1990's. A documentary crew follows the process of a beauty pageant in a small Minnesota town. All is fun until the residents start getting murdered.
Directed by Michael Patrick Jann
Written by Lona Williams
Starring Kirstie Alley, Kristen Dunst, Denise Richards, Ellen Barkin, Allison Janney, Mindy Sterling, Sam McMurray, Brittany Murphy, Amy Adams, Nora Dunn, Matt Malloy, Mike McShane, Lona Williams, and ADAM WEST
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 81 | November 27, 2024 5:49 AM
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This is some shit my hometown did
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 1 | December 11, 2022 5:52 PM
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That scene had me rolling on the floor, r1. I was shocked that movie got such bad reviews when it came out. It was one of my favorites that year
by Anonymous | reply 2 | December 11, 2022 6:08 PM
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R2 Mine too! I think critics did not get it.
Denise Richards is a great comic actress! She is such a good sport
by Anonymous | reply 3 | December 11, 2022 6:15 PM
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The Guardian has a great article about it!
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 4 | December 11, 2022 6:16 PM
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I saw this on release and did not appreciate the humor, I can now appreciate all the jokes.
by Anonymous | reply 5 | December 11, 2022 6:19 PM
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One of my faves I can watch over and over. A lot of my family did not get it when we watched one night during a visit. Too subversive?
by Anonymous | reply 6 | December 11, 2022 6:21 PM
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R6 They are not smart then lol
by Anonymous | reply 7 | December 11, 2022 6:25 PM
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Possibly the gayest movie ever made, behind Mommie Dearest.
by Anonymous | reply 8 | December 11, 2022 6:30 PM
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It’s definitely one of my top 10. People either get it and love it, or hate it. Or so it seems.
by Anonymous | reply 9 | December 11, 2022 8:36 PM
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Lona Williams based the story on her experience as Minnesota's Junior Miss in 1985 (she finished as first runner-up at nationals).
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 10 | December 11, 2022 8:41 PM
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Loretta is my absolute favorite of Allison Janney's movie roles. Somebody here claimed to have run into her at the airport while quoting her lines with a friend.
by Anonymous | reply 11 | December 11, 2022 8:45 PM
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I really think Ellen Barkin played herself in this movie.
by Anonymous | reply 12 | December 11, 2022 8:50 PM
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That video at r10 is priceless.
Those eyebrows on femmy-voiced Bruce are a dead giveaway now. How did we not know?
by Anonymous | reply 13 | December 11, 2022 9:03 PM
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Everyone in this movie is so funny from the "goddam lazy bastards" mayor to the silent, scared looking female judge.
by Anonymous | reply 14 | December 11, 2022 9:15 PM
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^ Jean Kangas, the long-suffering judge who worked for Becky Leeman's dad, was played by Lona Williams.
by Anonymous | reply 15 | December 11, 2022 9:17 PM
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“Smile” was much better satire and not over-the-top silly. And a stronger cast.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 16 | December 11, 2022 10:11 PM
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That's nice R16 but I've never seen it being aired.
DDG has some classic dialog.
by Anonymous | reply 17 | December 11, 2022 10:13 PM
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Peter's Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay.
by Anonymous | reply 18 | December 11, 2022 10:17 PM
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"If they ask you to take your top off. get the money first."
by Anonymous | reply 19 | December 11, 2022 10:21 PM
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Let's not forget Nora Dunn as the state level coordinator who hated kids and the pageant
by Anonymous | reply 21 | December 12, 2022 3:12 AM
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I remember clearly watching this at Universal City Walk AMC the weekend it opened. There may have been 10-15 people in the theater, all of whom were gay men. We laughed SO HARD.
It played on one of the subscription movie channels off and on, but has not streamed in many years now. I check reelgood frequently and it is never playing. Boo.
by Anonymous | reply 22 | December 12, 2022 3:29 AM
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Attached is a link to watch online!
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 23 | December 12, 2022 3:47 AM
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One of the funniest movies I have ever seen. They don't make them like that anymore.
by Anonymous | reply 24 | December 12, 2022 4:14 AM
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I can't believe I've never seen this. I am usually the person that likes and finds movies hilarious and re-watchable that others may not get or find funny.
by Anonymous | reply 25 | December 12, 2022 4:17 AM
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R25 watch it immediately.
by Anonymous | reply 26 | December 12, 2022 4:51 AM
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I can forgive Kirstie Alley for her scientology crazy shit due to this one performance.
by Anonymous | reply 27 | December 12, 2022 4:54 AM
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Also saw this when it came out in a mostly empty theater, and could never figure out why it flopped when crap like The Hangover makes millions. I dunno, maybe it is too gay for general appreciation, but pretty much everyone in it (Dunst, Barkin, Janney, Alley, Richards, Adams, Murphy) is perfect and I never get tired of watching it.
I like Smile too, but sometimes there's something to be said for going straight for the bad taste jugular.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 28 | December 12, 2022 4:59 AM
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Brittany Murphy was fantastic as usual. Denise Richards was at her most beautiful in this film.
by Anonymous | reply 30 | December 12, 2022 5:05 AM
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They're never gonna let you perform naked, i asked.
by Anonymous | reply 31 | December 12, 2022 11:41 AM
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I told you I'd move the car if a cripple came.
by Anonymous | reply 32 | December 12, 2022 2:26 PM
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R25 did you watch it? The link to watch in R24 should work!
by Anonymous | reply 33 | December 12, 2022 4:16 PM
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The tard's pants are off.
by Anonymous | reply 34 | December 12, 2022 7:03 PM
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Mindy Sterling is hilarious in this
by Anonymous | reply 35 | December 12, 2022 7:53 PM
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"Tammy only smoked after a good tractor ride"
by Anonymous | reply 36 | December 12, 2022 8:40 PM
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Criminally underrated and fairy hard to find. There wasn't even a torrent of it available until the past year, when I assume a Blu-Ray was finally released.
by Anonymous | reply 37 | December 12, 2022 8:46 PM
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She had a big fat ass then and she's got a big fat ass now!
by Anonymous | reply 38 | December 12, 2022 8:53 PM
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"My roommate did Adam West!"
by Anonymous | reply 39 | December 12, 2022 9:25 PM
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[quote] Loretta is my absolute favorite of Allison Janney's movie roles. Somebody here claimed to have run into her at the airport while quoting her lines with a friend.
When the IMDB boards were around, there was poster who said they met Janney in NYC when she was Broadway. She said that she told Janney that she loved Drop Dead Gorgeous and Janney did a few lines from the movie. I have a lot of respect for Janney because she's a late in life success story who is appreciative of her success compared to whiner Viola Davis.
by Anonymous | reply 40 | December 12, 2022 9:30 PM
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She’s skinny Amber, not deaf!
by Anonymous | reply 41 | December 12, 2022 11:07 PM
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The scene of the nurse wheeling Mary around in her farewell performance always makes crack up.
by Anonymous | reply 42 | December 12, 2022 11:09 PM
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Sam McMurray as Kirstie Alley's husband and Denise Richards mom was funny. He's an underrated actor
by Anonymous | reply 43 | December 12, 2022 11:49 PM
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His furniture is as fake as my orgasm!!!
by Anonymous | reply 45 | December 13, 2022 1:24 AM
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[quote]Sam McMurray as Kirstie Alley's husband and Denise Richards mom was funny. He's an underrated actor.
To pull off that dual role, he'd have to be.
by Anonymous | reply 46 | December 13, 2022 2:11 AM
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R146 What do you mean? He's a total ass in this movie.
by Anonymous | reply 47 | December 13, 2022 3:09 AM
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A favorite in this household. A swan ate my baby is used often here. Shockingly appropriate for so many things.
by Anonymous | reply 49 | December 13, 2022 3:50 AM
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R48 what are you confused about?
by Anonymous | reply 50 | December 13, 2022 3:59 AM
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Quit trying to convince us that "we can love Kirstie Allie now because she's dead."
Lots of shits are dead who we don't care to celebrate.
by Anonymous | reply 51 | December 13, 2022 4:22 AM
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R51 I'm not. It is a funny movie.
by Anonymous | reply 52 | December 13, 2022 6:54 PM
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I’m watching now. Love it. So many funny lines. I tried watching with my partner once and he totally didn’t get it.
by Anonymous | reply 54 | December 14, 2022 12:34 AM
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[quote]I tried watching with my partner once and he totally didn’t get it
I tried as well with a friend once who didn't either. She even thought it was somewhat offensive with the 'retard' and anorexia stuff. (She's no longer my friend)
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 55 | December 14, 2022 12:39 AM
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Yeah this movie could not get made today. The outrage!
by Anonymous | reply 56 | December 14, 2022 1:14 AM
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I can still remember when it came out and how it didn't play for very long at all and seemed to be forgotten. I couldn't understand it. The cast was fantastic and it's still one of the funniest movies I've ever seen in my entire life. Just about every person I've shown it to or recommended it to since has ended up enjoying it.
by Anonymous | reply 57 | December 14, 2022 1:16 AM
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ENGRISH! SPEAK ENGRISH, YOU STUPID RITTLE RETARD!
by Anonymous | reply 58 | December 14, 2022 1:17 AM
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Will you be our next Sarah Rose American Teen Princess?
by Anonymous | reply 59 | December 14, 2022 1:33 AM
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Sarah Rose was based on Mary Kay right?
by Anonymous | reply 60 | December 14, 2022 1:43 AM
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R3 Have you seen her episodes of 30 Rock? She's hilarious and one of the best of that show's (many) guest stars.
by Anonymous | reply 61 | December 14, 2022 1:46 AM
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guess im one of the few who got to see it in a small but sold out theater in LA opening weekend. Audience went nuts. Rare to have that much laughter in a movie theater. Probably over 50 jokes landed big
The foreign rights had been sold off prior to release and New Line was still a junior studio without big $$ so it didn't make sense for them to put money into advertising---they wouldn't have recouped.....unlike a major studio that might have taken a swing with it.
by Anonymous | reply 62 | December 14, 2022 8:26 AM
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This movie would NEVER get made today. It does everything un-PC by 2023 standards.
Let's give special mention to Brittany Murphy, who can make a brilliant, heartbreaking moment in a subversive comedy when she gives Dunst her costume so she can still compete.
by Anonymous | reply 63 | February 7, 2023 4:19 AM
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My sister drug me to the theater to see this when it came out, and I'm glad she did. We were the only people in the theater and laughed our asses off.
by Anonymous | reply 64 | February 7, 2023 4:32 AM
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Initial movie ticket success depends on a studio and producers promoting the hell out of the release. Good word of mouth takes a great deal longer and usually starts with the rental release. Hocus Pocus and Showgirls became cult classics the same way, good word-of-mouth (in Showgirls' case "so bad, it's good" word of mouth).
by Anonymous | reply 65 | February 7, 2023 4:55 AM
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I was 14 when this movie was released in theaters and I remember seeing the TV spots. But, I don't think any of the theaters in my small hometown or nearby towns screened it. I saw it on cable around 2000 and it became one of my favorite comedy movies.
by Anonymous | reply 66 | February 7, 2023 5:09 AM
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Thank you, R23 for posting the link. This was even better than I remembered and I loved it when I initially saw it. I laughed out loud. I loved the entire cast including Kirstie Alley and I agree, this is one of my favorite Allison Janney performances among many. Miss Brittany Murphy and her laugh.
by Anonymous | reply 67 | February 12, 2023 8:05 AM
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Link at [R23] doesn’t work for me on an iPad. I just get a ton of pop ups when I click on the movie.
by Anonymous | reply 68 | February 12, 2023 11:57 AM
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Was oh-so-stoned when I saw it the first time. Fell off the couch several times I was laughing so hard.
by Anonymous | reply 70 | February 12, 2023 10:58 PM
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Hysterically funny movie, so inappropriate and mean. I doubt this movie could ever get made today.
by Anonymous | reply 71 | February 13, 2023 12:05 AM
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It's on HBO Max and it's free for streaming on youtube.
by Anonymous | reply 72 | May 7, 2023 12:30 AM
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Really? It was almost like it was banned from all streaming and distribution for a while.
by Anonymous | reply 73 | May 7, 2023 2:40 AM
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I live this movie..btw , Amy Adams first screen credit in this film.
by Anonymous | reply 74 | May 7, 2023 3:18 AM
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I told you I'd move the car if a cripple came.
by Anonymous | reply 75 | November 25, 2024 9:04 PM
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[quote] Really? It was almost like it was banned from all streaming and distribution for a while.
It's one of those movies that occasionally pops up on a streaming service for several months and then it gets removed. I remember pre-covid, it showed up on Hulu for awhile. I don't think the movie has ever been made available for digital video purchase on Amazon, Apple, or on Google Play. The only upside is that it's available on DVD and Blu-Ray.
by Anonymous | reply 76 | November 25, 2024 9:39 PM
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Add me to the list of gays who somehow never saw this film. Going to need to watch over holidays.
by Anonymous | reply 77 | November 25, 2024 10:00 PM
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Fun fact: Shannon Nelson, the woman who played the dog loving contestant, has two kids with and is engaged to Coach Beard / Brendan Hunt from Ted Lasso.
by Anonymous | reply 78 | November 26, 2024 5:06 PM
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[quote] I can forgive Kirstie Alley for her scientology crazy shit due to this one performance.
Kirstie was a Scieno nutso as a person. But, she was a decent actress and had some good performances.
by Anonymous | reply 79 | November 26, 2024 5:36 PM
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R78 I looked up pics of them together. They look like cute quirky couple.
by Anonymous | reply 80 | November 27, 2024 4:59 AM
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According to IMDB trivia, Goldie Hawn and Sigourney Weaver were originally sought out for the roles of Annette and Gladys, respectively.
Melissa Joan Hart and Sarah Michelle Gellar auditioned for roles, apparently.
I haven’t seen the film in years, but it seemed like the cast was perfect.
by Anonymous | reply 81 | November 27, 2024 5:49 AM
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