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Director:
Darren Stein
Writers:
Catherine Eads (writer) &
Darren Stein (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
19 March 1999 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Melba is a Californian trailer-park girl who is said to look for three kings by a phone psychic, and when she meets three guys - Trent... more | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Nervy and sensitive film observes life's gorgeous little truths and sadnesses more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Park Overall ... Melba May

Veronica Cartwright ... Dottie Delgato

Don Harvey ... Flint

Jamie Kennedy ... Trent

Steven Petrarca ... Joel

Freddie Prinze Jr. ... Brad

Sandy Martin ... Ed

Grace Zabriskie ... Sherri
Sheila Tousey ... Hurricane
Gloria LeRoy ... Maxine
Glenn Shadix ... Announcer
Jack Wallace ... Jesse
Frances Bay ... Raspy
Bunny Summers ... Eager Old Lady

Octavia Spencer ... Wanda
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for sexual content and language.
Runtime:
96 min | USA:90 min (video version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
Iceland:12 | UK:18 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Continuity: Melba's earrings disappear and reappear between shots at the end of the movie. more
Quotes:
[Melba's answering machine]
Melba: Hello! It's a beautiful day! There's gonna be a beep, and you talk to it. Okay? And... okay!
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Soundtrack:
Trailer Park Sweetheart more

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Nervy and sensitive film observes life's gorgeous little truths and sadnesses, 8 July 2003
10/10
Author: coastingonpretty from Portland, Oregon

I avoided this movie for the longest time because of the video box, which prominently features Jamie Kennedy and Freddie Prinze Jr. Ugh. However, upon renting it, I was pleasantly surprised. It's actually a unexpectedly entertaining, well-written and acted indie film about a trailer trash chick who dumps her loutish husband and searches for independence. Along the way, she meets up with the before-mentioned teen hearthrobs and acts as a catalyst for their own personal growing experiences. The director imbues his material with a caustic, cynical edge which is refreshingly unique for this type of film, and thankfully prevents it from degenerating into sappy, maudlin Oprah-style "I am woman hear me roar!" melodrama. Park Overall is excellent in the title role, but the real surprise here is Veronica Cartright - who demonstrates more of the comic genius she displayed in "The Witches of Eastwick." Some of her lines had me rolling on the floor.

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