Beautiful (2000 film)
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| Directed by | Sally Field |
| Starring | Minnie Driver Joey Lauren Adams Kathleen Turner Kathleen Robertson |
| Music by | John Frizzell |
| Cinematography | Robert D. Yeoman |
| Editing by | Debra Neil-Fisher |
| Distributed by | Destination Films |
| Release date(s) | September 29, 2000 |
| Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Beautiful is a 2000 American film directed by Sally Field, starring Minnie Driver, Joey Lauren Adams, Hallie Kate Eisenberg, Kathleen Robertson, and Kathleen Turner. The plot is based around becoming Miss America and the sacrifices needed for this.[1]
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[edit] Plot
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Mona Hibbard (Driver) is a young woman from a troubled home who has one overarching goal: to become the winner of the Miss American Miss pageant. Unfortunately for Mona, women with children are not eligible for the crown, and she has a young daughter (Eisenberg), but her best friend Ruby Stilwell (Adams) selflessly agrees to raise Vanessa as her own daughter. As Mona gets closer to winning the title, she has to come to terms with her troubled past, her thoughtless present, the fact that Vanessa is starting to clue in to her true parentage, and an ambitious reporter (Leslie Stefanson) who is thrilled at the prospect of becoming a TV star by humiliating the despised Mona.[2]
[edit] Cast
- Minnie Driver as Mona Hibbard aka Miss Illinois
- Joey Lauren Adams as Ruby Stilwell
- Hallie Kate Eisenberg as Vanessa
- Kathleen Turner as Verna Chickle
- Leslie Stefanson as Joyce Parkins
- Bridgette Wilson as Miss Texas aka Lorna Larkin (former Miss Teen USA 1990)
- Kathleen Robertson as Miss Tennessee aka Wanda Love
- Michael McKean as Lance DeSalvo
- Gary Collins as Miss America Pageant Host
- Linda Hart as Nedra Hibbard
- Chuti Tiu as Miss Hawaii (former Miss Illinois 1994)
- Ali Landry as outgoing titleholder Belindy Lindbrook (former Miss USA 1996)
- Jessica Collins as Miss Lawrenceville, first runner at Miss Illinois (former Miss New York Teen USA 1988)
- Julie Condra as Miss Iowa
- Herta Ware as Clara
- Colleen Rennison as Mona, age 12
- Jacqueline Steiger as Ruby, age 12
[edit] References
- ^ Movie review. http://www.joblo.com/reviews.php?mode=joblo_movies&id=599.
- ^ Jimenez, Jose. "karla". dasd. me. http://www.espn.com. Retrieved 3-7-11.
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[edit] External links
- Beautiful at the Internet Movie Database
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