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Miss Firecracker
“An explosive comedy!”
58%
Movie
1h 42m
AI Analysis
Miss Firecracker (1989) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Miss Firecracker (1989) — a movie tagged as Comedy with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Unhappy Carnelle Scott is desperate to escape her reputation as Yazoo City's 'Miss Hot Tamale.' She throws herself into a do-or-die effort to win the Mississippi town's big talent contest, an honor won ten years ago by her older sister and unattainable role model Elain. Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~102 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Miss Firecracker 58% (28 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
58%
from 28 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Unhappy Carnelle Scott is desperate to escape her reputation as Yazoo City's 'Miss Hot Tamale.' She throws herself into a do-or-die effort to win the Mississippi town's big talent contest, an honor won ten years ago by her older sister and unattainable role model Elain.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1989-04-28
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- TMDB rating
- 5.8
- TMDB ID
- 39197
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Is there an official trailer for Miss Firecracker?
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What is Miss Firecracker about?
Unhappy Carnelle Scott is desperate to escape her reputation as Yazoo City's 'Miss Hot Tamale.' She throws herself into a do-or-die effort to win the Mississippi town's big talent contest, an honor... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Miss Firecracker?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Miss Firecracker?
The official runtime for Miss Firecracker is approximately 102 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Holly Hunter
Carnelle Scott
Alfre Woodard
Popeye Jackson
Mary Steenburgen
Elaine Rutledge
Tim Robbins
Delmount Williams
Scott Glenn
Mac Sam
Trey Wilson
Benjamin Drapper
Ann Wedgeworth
Miss Blue
Amy Wright
Missy Mahoney
Veanne Cox
Tessy Mahoney
Christine Lahti
Clara Archer
Bert Remsen
Mr. Morton
Kathleen Chalfant
Miss Lilly
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Lori Hayes
Sally Chin
Brent Spiner
Preacher Mann
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