Comedian Adison Eyring presents this over-the-top satire of beauty-pageant life, in which an annual contest in small-town Minnesota turns ridiculously and hilariously competitive. She’ll tell us why this particular comedy connected with her.
I bet the cast had something to do with it. Who’s in it, you ask? Well, how about Ellen Barkin, Kirsten Dunst, Allison Janney, Denise Richards, Brittany Murphy, Kirstie Alley and Amy Adams. What a cast! Where are Melissa Joan Hart and Sarah Michelle Gellar? They auditioned, but didn’t make the cut.
The film was critically derided upon its release but has gained steam over the years as a cult favorite, which is not too surprising, since critics seemed to get everything wrong in the ‘90s. Michael Patrick Jann (Let’s Go To Prison!) directed the film, which takes its place among the frontrunners in the genre (Little Miss Sunshine, Miss Congeniality, Smile).
Adison Eyring is a standup comedian and writer from Houston, Texas. She’s interested in diverse storytelling about how absurd it is to be a modern woman.