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 Prize-winning playwright Beth Henley and is based on her 1984 play, The Miss Firecracker Contest.

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  • Apr 28, 1989

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  • 102 min (61.2 hs )

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Thomas Schlamme

Thomas David Schlamme (born May 22, 1950) is an American television director. Schlamme moved from his native Houston to New York in 1973. After serving in several low level positions for production companies, he founded his own company, Schlamme Productions, in 1980. From there, he produced...

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  • An explosive comedy!

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  • 102 min (61.2 hs )

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