Miss Firecracker
An explosive comedy!
1989 | 102m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Thomas Schlamme |
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| Writer: | Beth Henley |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 28, 1989 |
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| Director: | Thomas Schlamme |
| Writer: | Beth Henley |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | mississippi river, beauty contest, based on play or musical, red dress |
| Production Companies | Corsair Pictures, Firecracker Company, Guadalupe Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Holly Hunter | Carnelle Scott |
| Alfre Woodard | Popeye Jackson |
| Mary Steenburgen | Elaine Rutledge |
| Tim Robbins | Delmount Williams |
| Scott Glenn | Mac Sam |
| Trey Wilson | Benjamin Drapper |
| Ann Wedgeworth | Miss Blue |
| Amy Wright | Missy Mahoney |
| Veanne Cox | Tessy Mahoney |
| Christine Lahti | Clara Archer |
| Bert Remsen | Mr. Morton |
| Kathleen Chalfant | Miss Lilly |
| Lori Hayes | Sally Chin |
| Brent Spiner | Preacher Mann |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Thomas Schlamme | Director |
| Beth Henley | Screenplay, Theatre Play |
| David Mansfield | Music |
| Peter C. Frank | Editor |
| Debra Schutt | Art Direction |
| Molly Maginnis | Costume Design |
| Patrice Soriero | Choreographer |
| Maher Ahmad | Art Direction |
| Spooky Stevens | Unit Publicist |
| Arthur Albert | Director of Photography |
| Avy Kaufman | Casting |
| Mindy Marin | Casting |
| Kristi Zea | Production Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Fred Berner | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2024 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 3 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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