MoviesShows

Summary

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.

Details

Release Date: April 28, 1989

Runtime: 102 minutes

Genres: Comedy

Rating: ⭐ 5.6/10 (26 votes)

Similar movies

  • Communion

    Communion

  • Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills

    Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills

  • A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child

    A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child

  • Dune

    Dune

  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

  • Spider-Man: No Way Home

    Spider-Man: No Way Home

  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    Terminator 2: Judgment Day

  • Kung Fu Panda 2

    Kung Fu Panda 2

Cast

  • Holly Hunter

    Holly Hunter

    Carnelle Scott

  • Alfre Woodard

    Alfre Woodard

    Popeye Jackson

  • Mary Steenburgen

    Mary Steenburgen

    Elaine Rutledge

  • Tim Robbins

    Tim Robbins

    Delmount Williams

  • Scott Glenn

    Scott Glenn

    Mac Sam

  • Trey Wilson

    Trey Wilson

    Benjamin Drapper

  • Ann Wedgeworth

    Ann Wedgeworth

    Miss Blue

  • Amy Wright

    Amy Wright

    Missy Mahoney

  • Veanne Cox

    Veanne Cox

    Tessy Mahoney

  • Christine Lahti

    Christine Lahti

    Clara Archer

  • Bert Remsen

    Bert Remsen

    Mr. Morton

  • Kathleen Chalfant

    Kathleen Chalfant

    Miss Lilly

  • Brent Spiner

    Brent Spiner

    Preacher Mann