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

Colour:

Colour (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

silly material made worthwhile

Good-natured and funny comedy has Bullock perfectly cast as an uptight, tomboyish federal agent who, for the first time in her entire life, embraces her feminine ways after she's assigned to go undercover at a beauty pageant to try and apprehend an elusive criminal. She's never even worn a dress, much less makeup and accessories and the results are hilarious as she tries to do her job and be a credible contestant as well. Slightly predictable at times, but kept afloat by a meaningful story, good lines, and big time laughs. Bullock has never been more appealing, and she's surrounded here by a first-rate supporting cast. ***