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.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
Genres:
Comedy
Release:
April 1989
Production:
Guadalupe Productions, Corsair Pictures, Firecracker Company
Cast:
Holly Hunter, Alfre Woodard, Mary Steenburgen, Tim Robbins, Scott Glenn, Trey Wilson, Ann Wedgeworth, Amy Wright, Veanne Cox, Christine Lahti, Bert Remsen, Kathleen Chalfant, Lori Hayes, Brent Spiner
Tags:
mississippi river, beauty contest, based on play or musical, red dress
