Miss Firecracker
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
April 28, 1989Runtime
102 minRating
PGGenres
ComedyDirected by
Thomas SchlammeScreenplay by
Beth HenleyLanguage
EnglishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
ReleasedCast
Holly Hunter
Carnelle ScottAlfre Woodard
Popeye JacksonMary Steenburgen
Elaine RutledgeTim Robbins
Delmount WilliamsScott Glenn
Mac SamTrey Wilson
Benjamin DrapperAnn Wedgeworth
Miss BlueAmy Wright
Missy MahoneyVeanne Cox
Tessy MahoneyChristine Lahti
Clara ArcherBert Remsen
Mr. MortonKathleen Chalfant
Miss LillyBrent Spiner
Preacher MannImages
Videos
Miss Firecracker - Trailer
Holly Hunter in Miss Firecracker (1989)
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