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Drop Dead Gorgeous

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Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)

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Reviews Counted:65

Fresh:29

Rotten:36

Average Rating:5.3/10

Consensus: It's dark humor sometimes hits, but mostly misses the target.

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: There can be only one Miss Teen Princess and an overbearing mother will stop at nothing to make sure her daughter wins a beauty contest. A twisted comedy set in a small Minnesota town loaded with... There can be only one Miss Teen Princess and an overbearing mother will stop at nothing to make sure her daughter wins a beauty contest. A twisted comedy set in a small Minnesota town loaded with some very unladylike behavior. Watch out for the affected Midwestern accents! [More]

Starring: Kirstie Alley, Kirsten Dunst, Ellen Barkin, Denise Richards

Starring: Kirstie Alley, Kirsten Dunst, Ellen Barkin, Denise Richards

Director: Michael Patrick Jann

Director: Michael Patrick Jann
Producer: Judy Hofflund, Gavin Polone

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Dec 14, 1999

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Reviews for Drop Dead Gorgeous

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Perfectly wicked and hilarious!

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Jeanne Aufmuth
Jeanne Aufmuth
Palo Alto Weekly

Funny and sharply satiric!

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Jeff Millar
Jeff Millar
Houston Chronicle
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Derivative, a rip-off!

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Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Charmingly hilarious!

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Jim Judy
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JoBlo
JoBlo
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Drop Dead Gorgeous is undeniably a refinement of the Farrelly Bros.' brand of audacity.

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Joe Baltake
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee

Broad, obvious and thuddingly unfunny!

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John Hartl
John Hartl
Seattle Times
N/R

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Jon Popick
Jon Popick
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Crude and witless!

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Jonathan Foreman
Jonathan Foreman
New York Post
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Ghoulishly funny!

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Lawrence Toppman
Lawrence Toppman
Charlotte Observer

A graceless mockumentary!

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Lisa Schwarzbaum
Lisa Schwarzbaum
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Liz Braun
Liz Braun
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Mac Verstandig
Mac Verstandig
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Madeleine Williams
Madeleine Williams
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Screenwriter Lona Williams doesn't seem to have gotten much beyond the petty absurdity of theme headdresses and ludicrous talent competitions.

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Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

It all feels a bit like an uninspired take on Christopher Guest's genuinely hilarious Waiting for Guffman.

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Marc Savlov
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle

Viciously funny!

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Mark de la Viņa
Mark de la Viņa
San Jose Mercury News

Good taste may be on vacation but big laughs are out in full force.

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Mark Halverson
Mark Halverson
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Mary Elizabeth Williams
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