Miss Firecracker

Miss Firecracker is a 1989 comedy film directed by Thomas Schlamme. It stars Holly Hunter, Mary Steenburgen, Tim Robbins, Alfre Woodard, and Scott Glenn. The film, set in Yazoo City, Mississippi, was written by Pulitzer Prizewinning playwright Beth Henley and is based on her 1984 play, The Miss Firecracker Contest.

Costing US4 million, Miss Firecracker was the first production for Corsair Pictures, a division of United Artists Communications. Scheduled for February 1989, it was released on Aprilof that year and grossed US1.85 million in North America. A VHS release from HBO Home Video followed in November. Critical reception was mixed the film carries a 67 rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

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