Superstar (1999)

User Rating:

4.4/10   

Director:

Bruce McCulloch

Writers (WGA):

Molly Shannon (character)
Steve Koren (written by)

Release Date:

8 October 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Dare to dream.

Plot:

Yet another SNL skit-turned movie. In this one, Molly Shannon plays nerdy Catholic schoolgirl, Mary Katherine Gallagher, who's dreaming of superstardom.

Plot Keywords:

Kiss | Prayer | Talent Show | Girl In Bra And Panties | Saturday Night Live

Awards:

2 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 19	7:00 PM	TMC
Mon. July 20	4:20 AM	TMC

Cast

Molly Shannon	...	Mary Katherine Gallagher
Will Ferrell	...	Sky Corrigan / Jesus
Elaine Hendrix	...	Evian Carrie Graham
Harland Williams	...	Eric Slater
Mark McKinney	...	Father Tylenol Ritley
Glynis Johns	...	Grandma Gallagher
Jason Blicker	...	Howard Feinstein
Gerry Bamman	...	Father John Insomnic
Emmy Laybourne	...	Helen Lewengrub
Jennifer Irwin	...	Maria Ganitisis
Rob Stefaniuk	...	Thomas Smith
Natalie Radford	...	Autumn Winters
Karyn Dwyer	...	Summer Falls
Tom Green	...	Dylan Schmultz-Plutzker
Chuck Campbell	...	Owen Flanagan

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sex-related humor and language.

Runtime:

81 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:15 | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | France:U | Germany:6 | New Zealand:M | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

SNL Studios

Trivia:

This marks the final film appearance of actress Glynis Johns.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Mary is licking the stop-sign, a lime Volkswagen drives by. A short while later, the same lime Volkswage is seen several times in different shots, either driving or parked. * The green Volkswagen Bug repeatedly seen in outside shots isn't one car driving around. All cars used in the movie were Volkswagen Bugs.

Quotes:

Father: Thomas Smith?
Thomas: Here! But I don't know where here is man, 'cause I'm so wasted man!
Father: Thomas, it is a sin to even pretend that you-you-you're baked.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in For Pete's Wake! (2007)

Soundtrack:

BEAUTIFUL

Reply to SamRag comment : This movie rocks

Ceirtanly Molly Shannon is one of the most brilliant humorists right now, and yet we hope she still has a lot to do. From her beginnings, she has always been involved in interesting projects dealing with both comedy and drama, but always from the independent wing of the factory. Some of her appearances on TV: Twin Peaks, Will&Grace, Sex and the City and the most popular on Saturday Night Live, performing one of her greatest characters: Mary Katherine Gallagher, who leads this crazy movie. Besides, she also appears in Never Been Kissed, Happiness, American Splendor... It is not a coincidence that all the projects she is involved in are such recommendable. Warning: Superstar is a freak movie. A pure freak film... freak enough to be a cult film. If you enjoy Family Dad, Kevin Spencer, Airport, Top Secret, John Waters' movies, Ghost World... you'll like this one for sure. That character , Mary Katherine Gallagher deserves an honor place in the comedy history. She's totally freak obsessed with being kissed. What else better than becoming a superstar for that purpose? There are all the necessary elements in this high school movie: the typical religious school, 30-year-old playing teenagers, the mean blond girl, the cute-one (that has at least 40 and wears a wig!!), the freaks from the special education class and a talent contest. The movie itself maintains the rhythm , with hilarious moments, and it's so easy going that you can't believe it longs 90 minutes. Of course Molly Shannon puts all the attractiveness to this movie, her character is the freakiest thing ever. Once you have seen it , it will be part of your cult movies to watch with friends and laugh time and again. If you like it, it does mean that you are a freak. But if you don't, it does mean you are a freak , a freak without sense of humor.