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Miss Firecracker
Directed by
Thomas Schlamme
Produced by Fred Berner
Produced by Fred Berner
Screenplay by
Beth Henley
Based on the play The Miss Firecracker Contest by
Beth Henley
With:
Holly Hunter, Mary Steenburgen, Tim Robbins, Alfre Woodard, Scott Glenn, Veanne Cox, Ann Wedgeworth, Trey Wilson, Amy Wright, Robert Fieldsteel, Kathleen Chalfant. Greg Germann, Brent Spiner, and Christine Lahti
Cinematography:
Arthur Albert
Editing: Peter C. Frank
Music: David Mansfield
Editing: Peter C. Frank
Music: David Mansfield
Runtime:
102 min
Release Date: 28 April 1989
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
Release Date: 28 April 1989
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
Though Henley's screen adaptation is not as funny or poignant as her play, this story about excentric southerners gearing up for a 4th of July beauty contest comes to life via a first-rate ensemble led by the fiercely committed Holly Hunter.