Superstar

1999

Superstar

Critics Consensus

Dumb script and flat jokes made this another SNL misfire.

32%

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Total Count: 74

60%

Audience Score

User Ratings: 64,779
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Movie Info

Molly Shannon brings her Saturday Night Live character Mary Katherine Gallagher to the silver screen. A mildly hyperactive Catholic school student convinced that she smells bad, Mary Catherine has a dream: she wants a boy to kiss her. Not just any old sloppy teenage make-out party kind of smooch, but the sort of kiss that will make her tingle with joy from head to toe. The trouble is, boys aren't all that interested in Mary Catherine, especially not Sky (Will Ferrell), the boy she'd most like to be kissed by. So Mary Catherine has a goal: if she wants to be kissed the way boys kiss girls in the movies, then she must become a movie star. Not a bad idea, but how does one bring this about? Superstar co-stars Elaine Hendrix and former Kids in the Hall cast member Mark McKinney, while another Kids in the Hall alumnus, Bruce McCulloch, directed.

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Cast

Molly Shannon
as Mary Katherine Gallagher
Will Ferrell
as Sky Corrigan/Jesus
Elaine Hendrix
as Evian
Harland Williams
as Slater
Mark McKinney
as Father Ritley
Glynis Johns
as Grandma
Jason Blicker
as Howard
Gerry Bamman
as Father John
Emmy Laybourne
as Helen
Jennifer Irwin
as Maria
Rob Stefaniuk
as Thomas
Natalie Radford
as Autumn
Karyn Dwyer
as Summer
Tom Green (III)
as Dylan
Chuck Campbell
as Owen
Jack Newman
as Mr. Feinstein
Donna Hanover
as Mrs. Corrigan
Don Redican
as Freaky Freddy
Joan Massiah
as Crucifix Nun
Jean Howell
as Moira
Frank Scott
as George
Mallory Margel
as Little Mary
Deirdre McCloskey
as Rosemary Gallagher
David Warrack
as Father David
Aidan Kelly
as Thornton Gallagher
Jane Moffat
as Sister Eileen
Tracy Wright
as Sister Anne
Robert Clark
as Little Boy Slater
Rick Campanelli
as Reporter
Ariel Manson-Wagner
as Reporter
Boyd Banks
as Weatherman
Sal Scozzari
as Special Ed Kid
Christina M. Gordon
as Special Ed Kid
Susie Dias
as Special Ed Kid
David Meinke
as Special Ed Kid
Tina Campbell
as Cheerleader
Christine Nowland
as Cheerleader
Carol MacKereth
as Cheerleader
Michael McCloskey
as Shamus O'Shea
Siobhan Donaghy
as Una O'Shea
Blake Brooker
as Man with Cake
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Critic Reviews for Superstar

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Audience Reviews for Superstar

  • Feb 17, 2015
    It is a great little comedy. One of my favorites. Mary Katherine Gallagher is a force to be reckoned with.
    Jarrin R Super Reviewer
  • Oct 05, 2012
    This crap is absolutely awful. I mean I didn't even smile during this movie.
    Mace R Super Reviewer
  • Dec 02, 2011
    Funny but a bad movie, very stupid
    Bradley W Super Reviewer
  • Aug 15, 2011
    Funny but a bad movie, very stupid
    Jim C Super Reviewer
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