Miss Firecracker

April. 28,1989      PG
Rating:
6.1
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Holly Hunter as  Carnelle Scott
Alfre Woodard as  Popeye Jackson
Mary Steenburgen as  Elaine Rutledge
Tim Robbins as  Delmount Williams
Scott Glenn as  Mac Sam
Trey Wilson as  Benjamin Drapper
Ann Wedgeworth as  Miss Blue
Amy Wright as  Missy Mahoney
Veanne Cox as  Tessy Mahoney
Christine Lahti as  Clara Archer

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Reviews

Scanialara
1989/04/28

You won't be disappointed!

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Lucybespro
1989/04/29

It is a performances centric movie

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Dynamixor
1989/04/30

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

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Raymond Sierra
1989/05/01

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

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