| Miss Firecracker | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Thomas Schlamme |
| Screenplay by | Beth Henley |
| Based on | The Miss Firecracker Contest by Beth Henley |
| Produced by | Lewis Allen Fred Berner Ross E. Milloy |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Arthur Albert |
| Edited by | Peter C. Frank |
| Music by | David Mansfield |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Corsair Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4 million[1] |
| Box office | $1.8 million[2] |
Miss Firecracker is a 1989 American 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 Prize-winning playwright Beth Henley and is based on her 1984 play The Miss Firecracker Contest. Holly Hunter reprised the role of Carnelle Scott, whom she played in an off-Broadway production of Henley’s play.[3]
- ^ "Company News; Film Company Set By United Artists". The New York Times. March 15, 1988. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
- ^ "Box office information for Miss Firecracker". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
- ^ "Holly Hunter, Still the Character". Los Angeles Times. May 7, 1989. Retrieved September 8, 2022.