Drop Dead Gorgeous

About Drop Dead Gorgeous

In a small Minnesota town, the annual beauty pageant is being covered by a TV crew. Former winner Gladys Leeman wants to make sure her daughter follows in her footsteps; explosions, falling lights, and trailer fires prove that.

Drop Dead Gorgeous is a 1999 comedy film directed by Michael Patrick Jann. At 98 minutes long, it arrived in July 1999.

Its themes are campy, mockumentary, gun, and faux documentary.

Kirsten Dunst takes the lead as Amber Atkins, Ellen Barkin as Annette Atkins, Denise Richards as Rebecca Ann 'Becky' Leeman, and Kirstie Alley as Gladys Leeman. The screenplay is by Lona Williams.

Serial Mom, Spree, and Population Zero make useful companions to Drop Dead Gorgeous, all filed under dark comedy, evil mother, and murder. TMDB voters put it at 6.5 out of 10 across 465 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.