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Tate Taylor (writer)
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Is losing the weight worth losing your friends?
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If you like Todd Solondz, director "Welcome to the Dollhouse"...
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Missi Pyle | ... | Lucy |
 | Melissa McCarthy | ... | Becky |
 | Josh Hopkins | ... | George |
 | Octavia Spencer | ... | Mary |
 | Jack Noseworthy | ... | Trevor |
 | Larry Sullivan | ... | Austin |
 | Phill Lewis | ... | Raye |
| Philip Littell | ... | Richard |
 | Allison Janney | ... | Suzanna |
 | William Sanderson | ... | Sam |
 | Allison Mackie | ... | Flight Attendant #1 |
 | Anna Maria Horsford | ... | Raye's Mother |
| Jeannetta Arnette | ... | Waitress |
| Drew Matthews | ... | Young Raye |
 | Amy Landers | ... | Strict Flight Attendant |
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Rated R for sexual content, brief graphic nudity, pervasive language, and some drug use.
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USA:99 min (original release)
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Hey everyone,
I'm a HUGE fan of authors and directors who do something different!!! Thank God, I just happened to have come across this film at the Sunset Laemmle 5 called "Pretty Ugly People".
A play on words, these people are "pretty" on the outside but have "ugly" things about themselves they need to face. I'm a huge fan of an author that can shock your sensibilities and make you laugh, all at the same time. Not only that, but I surprised myself when (not to ruin the movie for you) I burst out into tears during the film's sudden surprising turn.
I remember, 12 years ago, when I saw Todd Solondz's movie, "Welcome to the Dollhouse", it was the first time someone made me laugh-out-loud at his shocking dialogue that revealed each character's pathetic existence which was often times layered with an ignorance that made them "ugly". In many of the same ways, "Pretty Ugly People" holds that same hilarity, as it gives voices to some endearing characters as they struggle to find themselves and find their "pretty" selves and the other side ugly.
Like my friend, Heather Ulsvick, who I had seen "Welcome to the Dollhouse" with 12-years ago (who was horrified and shocked by the movie), I appreciate the diverse ways of reacting and interpreting the art around us. For me, that's my kind of movie!
Pretty Ugly People was a shocking pleasure and I find myself quoting moments of the movie. "Ignorance is bliss. Ignorant men, yield blissful women."
In regards to the previous comment mentioned (by someone who only watched the first 10 minutes of the movie), I find it shocking that someone who only watched the introduction to the film could make such a baseless assessment of the film's intention. If your black, white, gay or straight, a virgin or sexually promiscuous, you will will be guaranteed a cleverly crafted dose of stinging dialogue that promises to give us all a tongue lashing that will leave you laughing.... laughing that is if you have the grace to laugh at yourself.
Go see this movie!