Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)

This is some shit my hometown did

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

R2 Mine too! I think critics did not get it.

Denise Richards is a great comic actress! She is such a good sport

The Guardian has a great article about it!

I saw this on release and did not appreciate the humor, I can now appreciate all the jokes.

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?

R6 They are not smart then lol

Possibly the gayest movie ever made, behind Mommie Dearest.

It’s definitely one of my top 10. People either get it and love it, or hate it. Or so it seems.

Lona Williams based the story on her experience as Minnesota's Junior Miss in 1985 (she finished as first runner-up at nationals).

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.

I really think Ellen Barkin played herself in this movie.

That video at r10 is priceless.

Those eyebrows on femmy-voiced Bruce are a dead giveaway now. How did we not know?

Everyone in this movie is so funny from the "goddam lazy bastards" mayor to the silent, scared looking female judge.

^ Jean Kangas, the long-suffering judge who worked for Becky Leeman's dad, was played by Lona Williams.

“Smile” was much better satire and not over-the-top silly. And a stronger cast.

That's nice R16 but I've never seen it being aired.

DDG has some classic dialog.

Peter's Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay.

"If they ask you to take your top off. get the money first."

I got some!

Let's not forget Nora Dunn as the state level coordinator who hated kids and the pageant

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.

Attached is a link to watch online!

One of the funniest movies I have ever seen. They don't make them like that anymore.

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.

R25 watch it immediately.

I can forgive Kirstie Alley for her scientology crazy shit due to this one performance.

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.

Incredible cast

Brittany Murphy was fantastic as usual. Denise Richards was at her most beautiful in this film.

They're never gonna let you perform naked, i asked.

I told you I'd move the car if a cripple came.

R25 did you watch it? The link to watch in R24 should work!

The tard's pants are off.

Mindy Sterling is hilarious in this

"Tammy only smoked after a good tractor ride"

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.

She had a big fat ass then and she's got a big fat ass now!

"My roommate did Adam West!"

[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.

She’s skinny Amber, not deaf!

The scene of the nurse wheeling Mary around in her farewell performance always makes crack up.

Sam McMurray as Kirstie Alley's husband and Denise Richards mom was funny. He's an underrated actor

Are we on Cops?

His furniture is as fake as my orgasm!!!

[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.

R146 What do you mean? He's a total ass in this movie.

I'm confused.

A favorite in this household. A swan ate my baby is used often here. Shockingly appropriate for so many things.

R48 what are you confused about?

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.

R51 I'm not. It is a funny movie.

For r42 (and all of us)

I’m watching now. Love it. So many funny lines. I tried watching with my partner once and he totally didn’t get it.

[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)

Yeah this movie could not get made today. The outrage!

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.

ENGRISH! SPEAK ENGRISH, YOU STUPID RITTLE RETARD!

Will you be our next Sarah Rose American Teen Princess?

Sarah Rose was based on Mary Kay right?

R3 Have you seen her episodes of 30 Rock? She's hilarious and one of the best of that show's (many) guest stars.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

I still have it on VHS.

My kingdom for a VCR!

Was oh-so-stoned when I saw it the first time. Fell off the couch several times I was laughing so hard.

Hysterically funny movie, so inappropriate and mean. I doubt this movie could ever get made today.

It's on HBO Max and it's free for streaming on youtube.

Really? It was almost like it was banned from all streaming and distribution for a while.

I live this movie..btw , Amy Adams first screen credit in this film.

I told you I'd move the car if a cripple came.

[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.

Add me to the list of gays who somehow never saw this film. Going to need to watch over holidays.

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.

[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.

R78 I looked up pics of them together. They look like cute quirky couple.

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.