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Drop Dead Gorgeous is a 1999 American satirical mockumentary black comedy film directed by Michael Patrick Jann and written by Lona Williams. It stars Kirsten Dunst, Ellen Barkin, Brittany Murphy, Allison Janney, Denise Richards, Kirstie Alley, and Amy Adams in her film debut.
Jul 23, 2019 · Drop Dead Gorgeous, the cult beauty pageant comedy that turns 20 today, was made for a generation of freaks and outsiders, whose ambitions, oddities, queerness and poverty were otherwise...
Dec 16, 2023 · Drop Dead Gorgeous is a cult classic movie that has gained a loyal following over the years. Released in 1999, the film is a dark comedy that takes a satirical look at the world of beauty pageants in a small Minnesota town.
Jul 22, 2024 · IndieWire: When did you realize “Drop Dead Gorgeous” was becoming a cult favorite and thus softening the blow of its failure to launch upon release? Michael Patrick Jann: I had an inkling.
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In a 15th-anniversary profile of Drop Dead Gorgeous, BuzzFeedtraced how the movie, released in 1999 to rough box office sales and middling reviews, ended up becoming a cult classic film. As the publication outlined: However, the comedy movie has stood the test of time. ” … audiences over the past decade and a half have come to appreciate the unfair...
While Drop Dead Gorgeousfinally arrived on Hulu in 2019, the movie doesn’t appear to be available on any major streaming platforms currently (Amazon Prime, Netflix, or Hulu). However, the DVD is still on sale. The elusiveness of the film is part of what added to the cult-ish attitude surroundingit. As BuzzFeed confirmed, its legacy “didn’t end with...
The content of the movie — whose comedy tends to get quite bleak — also contributed to the cult fanbase. Darren Stein, the director of Jawbreaker(another cult classic film), told BuzzFeed that many cult films “go to a place that regular studio films don’t go to that’s usually darker, edgier, and more forbidden.” “It’s a truth-telling in a way that ...
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Aug 8, 2024 · Denise Richards says Drop Dead Gorgeous was 'before its time' as cult film hits 25. 25 years on, the dark beauty pageant movie is finally getting the recognition it deserves. Scarlett...
Jan 17, 2022 · With great gags, an extraordinary cast, and a clever script based in lived experience, Drop Dead Gorgeous may not have earned the viewership it deserved when first released, but with each passing year, its reputation as a cult classic of mockumentary form has grown.
