Beautiful Girl (TV 2003)

Despite discouragement from her mother (Fran Drescher), (Marissa Jaret Winokura) a woman enters a beauty pageant in hopes of winning a free honeymoon trip to Hawaii.

Director:

Douglas Barr

Writers:

Jane Read Martin (story), Abdi Nazemian (teleplay),

Stars:

Marissa Jaret Winokur, Mark Consuelos, Fran Drescher

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Marissa Jaret Winokur	...	Becca Wasserman
Mark Consuelos	...	Adam Lopez
Fran Drescher	...	Amanda Wasserman
Reagan Pasternak	...	Libby Leslie
Sarah Manninen	...	Rachel Wasserman
Amanda Brugel	...	Connie
Joyce Gordon	...	Nana Wasserman
Barbara Radecki	...	Caroline Leslie
Clare Stone	...	Mona Spellman
Charlotte Sullivan	...	Samantha Webb
Barbara Mamabolo	...	Cathy Farwell
Brooke D'Orsay	...	Eve Kindley
Stephanie Belding	...	Judith
Jordan Madley	...	Elizabeth
Lesley Faulkner	...	Sandra

Storyline

Despite discouragement from her mother (Fran Drescher), (Marissa Jaret Winokura) a woman enters a beauty pageant in hopes of winning a free honeymoon trip to Hawaii.

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Taglines:

An original romantic comedy with lots of curves.

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 October 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Beautiful Girl - Schwer in Ordnung

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nitelite Entertainment, Never Time Productions, Once Upon a Time Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Color:

Black and White Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

At the meeting for the second beauty pageant, a girl gives Becca a can of hairspray and says, "Hairspray will make you a star!" The can of hairspray's brand name is "Turn Blad". Marissa 'Jaret Winokur', who plays Becca, won a Tony award in 2003 for her role as Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray.

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Goofs

At the pageant the contestant from Swissvale is playing a alphorn but the sound is that of a tuba.

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Soundtracks

"Fall Reaching"
Written by Deborah Gibson

User Reviews

Beautiful Girl changed the way i feel!

Even though "Beautiful Girl" is only a movie, after watching it once, it was like i had to watch it again! There are many reasons why I like it so much. I feel that Marissa Jaret Winokur was absolutely PERFECT for the part of Becca! She brought such character to the film. When you think of beauty pagents you think of the stereo-typical skinny girls w/ pretty looks. Becca took the risk of being humiliated and proved that you don't have to be 100lbs. and be "pretty" to be beautiful. This movie has changed the way I look at people life in general. It has showed me that I can do anything that I want whether people agree with what I do or not! I think that "Beautiful Girl" is the perfect movie for teen girls, like myself, to watch. There's just something about it...it's unexplainable!