Beautiful (2000)
Overview
Determined to win the Miss American Miss pageant, Mona is ready to sacrifice anything and everything to guarantee herself the crown including her own daughter! She manages to persuade her best bud to raise the kid as her own (Miss AM can't be a mom), but just when this beauty-queen wannabe thinks her prize is in sight, she's surprised by a come-from-behind competitor. Love.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $14,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $3,200,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 7.252 |
Directed By
Sally Field
Crew
Sally Field
John Bertolli
Jon Bernstein
Steven Stabler
Kate Driver
Richard Vane
Brent Baum
Chrisi Karvonides-Dushenko
Mark Morgan
Jade Ramsey
Charles William Breen
Jon Bernstein
Beau Rogers
B.J. Rack
Stefan Atkins
Martin Fink
Wendy Japhet
A. Leslie Thomas
Barry London
David Forrest
Kurt Bryant
Robert D. Yeoman
John Frizzell
Debra Neil-Fisher
TOP CAST
Minnie Driver
Mona
Joey Lauren Adams
Ruby
Hallie Eisenberg
Vanessa
Kathleen Turner
Verna Chickle
Leslie Stefanson
Joyce Parkins
Bridgette Wilson-Sampras
Lorna Larkin (Miss Texas)
Kathleen Robertson
Wanda Love (Miss Tennessee)
Michael McKean
Lance DeSalvo
Gary Collins
Miss American Miss Host
Linda Hart
Nedra Hibbard
Brent Briscoe
Lurdy
Colleen Rennison
Mona at 12
Jacqueline Steiger
Ruby at 12
Sylvia Short
Alberta
Herta Ware
Clara
Ali Landry Monteverde
Belindy Lindbrook
Robin Bobeau
Miss Alabama (as Robin Renee')
Chuti Tiu
Miss Hawaii
Samantha Harris
Miss Minnesota
Dawn Forrester
Miss West Virginia (as Dawn Heusser)
Julie Condra
Miss Iowa
Jessica Collins
Miss Lawrenceville
Deborah Kellner
Reigning Miss Illinois
Brent Huff
Miss Illinois Local Pageant Host
Charles Dougherty
Director
Shawn Christian
Wink Hendricks
Margaret Emery
Pageant P.A.
Irene Roseen
Woman Official
Mark Christensen
Production Assistant
William Forward
Orthodontist
Elizabeth Lang
Dental Nurse
Alexander Folk
Tom the Grocer
Lu Elrod
Neighbor Woman
Adilah Barnes
Home Economics Teacher
Cindy Montoya-Picker
Dance Teacher
Landry Allbright
Summer
Lorna Scott
Mother in Diner
Earl Schuman
Elderly Couple in Restaurant
Mary E. Thompson
Elderly Couple in Restaurant
Rosine 'Ace' Hatem
Theresa
Claire Benedek
Shopper
Dale Raoul
Shopper
Robert Phelps
Mr. Willoughby
Jordan Lund
Detective
Warren Munson
Judge
Keli Daniels
Fitness Club Lady
Susan Segal
Fitness Club Lady
Annabella Price
Mother at Slumber Party
Sydney Berry
Little Girl at Slumber Party
Ken Baldwin
E.I. Crew Member
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