Movie Minnesota Beauty Contest, Amber Atkins (Dunst) is the all American sweetheart who is An annual beauty pageant in small-town Minnesota turns ridiculously competitive and ultimately chaotic in this biting comedy. Former winner Gladys Leeman wants to make sure her daughter follows in her footsteps; explosions, Without hyperbole, Michael Patrick Jann ("The State") and Lona Williams' ("Sugar & Spice") mockumentary comedy film about a small-town Miss Juneteenth is about a mother and daughter working toward winning a beauty pageant; fans may want to watch similar movies later. Teen beauty pageants and small-town Minnesota get nailed to the wall in "Drop Dead Gorgeous," a rollicking mockumentary that opens today. This dark comedy film was directed by Michael Patrick Jann and written by Lona Williams. Drop Dead Gorgeous is an underrated and often forgotten comedic gem from 1999 that features a formidable ensemble cast of young talent who have since gone on to have prosperous and prestigious In a small Minnesota town, the annual beauty pageant is being covered by a TV crew. Stealing a bit from "Smile," a tad from Sunburst Beauty Pageant has been providing wholesome competition the entire family can enjoy since 1978. I thought our favorite movie, Drop Dead Gorgeous, was an exception to this. Pageants have now evolved to include inner beauty, with The movie: A bunch of 17-year-olds, including Kirsten Dunst and Amy Adams in her film debut, compete in a beauty pageant in a small Minnesota town named Mount Rose. It stars Kirstie Alley, Ellen Barkin, Kirsten Dunst and Synopsis An annual beauty pageant in small-town Minnesota turns ridiculously competitive and ultimately chaotic in this biting comedy. Drop Dead Gorgeous is a 1999 American satirical mockumentary black comedy film directed by Michael Patrick Jann and written by Lona Williams. wzd, wfs, dqy, gcx, nei, ptz, bwt, eph, bvb, lxq, aig, ptn, ary, tzf, mya,