Miss Congeniality (2000)

Director:

Donald Petrie

Writers (WGA):

Marc Lawrence (written by) &
Katie Ford (written by) ...

Release Date:

22 December 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Unpolished. Unkempt. Unleashed. Undercover.

Plot:

An FBI agent must go undercover in the Miss United States beauty pageant to prevent a group from bombing the event.

Plot Keywords:

Pageant | Beauty Pageant | Undercover | Female Agent | FBI

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 7 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Sandra Bullock	...	Gracie Hart
Michael Caine	...	Victor Melling
Benjamin Bratt	...	Eric Matthews
Candice Bergen	...	Kathy Morningside
Ernie Hudson	...	Harry McDonald
William Shatner	...	Stan Fields
John DiResta	...	Agent Clonsky
Heather Burns	...	Cheryl Frasier, Miss Rhode Island
Melissa De Sousa	...	Karen Krantz, Miss New York
Steve Monroe	...	Frank Tobin
Deirdre Quinn	...	Mary Jo Wright, Miss Texas
Wendy Raquel Robinson	...	Leslie Davis, Miss California
Asia De Marcos	...	Alana Krewson, Miss Hawaii
Ken Thomas	...	Agent Harris
Gabriel Folse	...	Agent Jerry Grant

Also Known As:

Miss Undercover (Europe) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual references and a scene of violence.

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English | Russian | French | Hawaiian | Spanish

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | South Korea:12 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Canada:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Hong Kong:IIA | Hungary:14 | Ireland:12 (video rating) | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M | Norway:11 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Austin Studios - 1901 E. 51st Street, Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

Castle Rock Entertainment

Trivia:

William Shatner's character "Stan Fields" is a reference to the actor's Canadian heritage. "Stanfields" is a very famous brand of underwear (known for its long johns) sold in Canada. Also "Stan Fields" sounds remarkably similar to former "Miss America" host Bert Parks.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: At the club, where the girls go to their table to consume yet more pizza. There are seven glasses of beer on the table, they are not full. In fact they are all exactly the same amount of not full.

Quotes:

Cheryl "Rhode Island": Once I stole a pair of red underwear from the department store. My mom wouldn't buy them for me - she said they were Satan's panties!

Movie Connections:

Spoofs The Right Stuff (1983)

Soundtrack:

If Everybody Looked the Same

Welcome back, Sandra

I have been a huge fan of Sandra Bullock's since before Speed. The past few years her movies, haven't fared too well and it's a shame as I didn't think her last few roles were that bad. Sure the movies could've been better but it wasn't her fault that Speed 2 flopped and I didn't think it was that bad.

Anyway it was great to see Sandra back at her best and Miss Congeniality definitely didn't disappoint, but the only thing Sandra, you cannot play ugly, even at your character's worst you were beautiful.

Benjamin Bratt gave a brilliant performance as Sandra's co-worker and of course potential lover that their chemistry was totally electrifying as well - a movie works so much better when you have that chemistry between actors.

Michael Caine and Ernie Hudson were equally impressive in their roles and not to mention William Shatner and Candace Bergman - she's hasn't lost that comedic skill and the DVD addition of deleted scenes will sure bring more laughter as well.

I'm not going to write the whole plot of the movie and give away certain elements as being a huge fan of movies, I don't watch trailors or read anything to do with a movie before I see it as I want to enjoy the ride and not know what to expect even though you do know the outcome in some movies.

Sandra is definitely, well in my opinion the best actress today and it's great to see her in a role that showcases her talents as I honestly don't think this movie could have worked without her.