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5.5/10   298 votes
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Director:
Darren Stein
Writers:
Catherine Eads (writer) &
Darren Stein (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
19 March 1999 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Melba is a Californian trailer-park girl who is said to look for three kings by a phone psychic, and when she meets three guys - Trent... more | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
This movie is great! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Park Overall ... Melba May

Veronica Cartwright ... Dottie Delgato

Don Harvey ... Flint

Jamie Kennedy ... Trent

Steven Petrarca ... Joel

Freddie Prinze Jr. ... Brad

Sandy Martin ... Ed

Grace Zabriskie ... Sherri
Sheila Tousey ... Hurricane
Gloria LeRoy ... Maxine
Glenn Shadix ... Announcer
Jack Wallace ... Jesse
Frances Bay ... Raspy
Bunny Summers ... Eager Old Lady

Octavia Spencer ... Wanda
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for sexual content and language.
Runtime:
96 min | USA:90 min (video version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
Iceland:12 | UK:18 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Continuity: In the strip club, Ed and Flint get into a fight. Just before Flint dives off the stage at Ed, you can see that he is not wearing his ball cap. However, when he lands on Ed and starts choking her, you can see he is wearing it again. more
Quotes:
[Melba's answering machine]
Melba: Hello! It's a beautiful day! There's gonna be a beep, and you talk to it. Okay? And... okay!
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Soundtrack:
11th Street more

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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
This movie is great!, 29 August 2003
Author: Galen Adair from Oregon

I really loved this movie. Very clever writing, very good acting (even Freddie Prinze Jr. did a pretty good job). I don't really know how to explain it without ruining it. Just see it, it's very good.

10 out of 10

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