Character: Leslie Miller

Directed by: Michael Patrick Jann

Written by: Lona Williams

Produced by: Claire Rudnick Polstein, Donna Langley, Gavin Polone, Judy Hofflund, Lona Williams

Cast Members: Kirsten Dunst, Denise Richards, Ellen Barkin, Allison Janney, Kirstie Alley

Released date: July 23, 1999

Genre: Comedy, Romance, Thriller

An annual beauty pageant in small-town Minnesota turns ridiculously competitive and ultimately chaotic in this biting comedy. Amber Atkins, the daughter of hard-drinking mom Annette, and Becky Leeman , who is motivated by her former beauty-queen mother, Gladys, are among the top contenders in the event. As Amber, Becky, and other local girls prepare for the big day, bizarre incidents occur, leading up to an ending with a bang.

Taglines

→ The battle between the good and the bad is about to get ugly.

Trivia

♦ Film debut of Amy Adams.