Dumplin' (2018)

Willowdean ('Dumplin'), the plus-size teenage daughter of a former beauty queen, signs up for her mom's Miss Teen Bluebonnet pageant as a protest that escalates when other contestants follow her footsteps, revolutionizing the pageant and their small Texas town.

Director:

Anne Fletcher

Writers:

Kristin Hahn (screenplay by), Julie Murphy (based on the novel by)

Stars:

Danielle Macdonald, Jennifer Aniston, Odeya Rush

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Danielle Macdonald	...	Willowdean
Jennifer Aniston	...	Rosie
Odeya Rush	...	Ellen
Maddie Baillio	...	Millie
Bex Taylor-Klaus	...	Hannah
Luke Benward	...	Bo
Georgie Flores	...	Callie
Dove Cameron	...	Bekah
Harold Perrineau	...	Lee
Kathy Najimy	...	Millie's Mom
Joshua Allan Eads	...	Candee Disch (as Ginger Minj)
Hilliary Begley	...	Lucy
Sam Pancake	...	Dale
Dan Finnerty	...	Eugene Reed
Molly McNearney	...	Delia Shepherd

Storyline

Willowdean ('Dumplin'), the plus-size teenage daughter of a former beauty queen, signs up for her mom's Miss Teen Bluebonnet pageant as a protest that escalates when other contestants follow her footsteps, revolutionizing the pageant and their small Texas town.

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Plot Keywords:

small town | dolly parton | title directed by female | beauty pageant | plus size | 

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Taglines:

Find out who you are and do it on purpose.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Musical

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Instagram

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 December 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dumplin'

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia

Company Credits

Production Co:

COTA Films, Echo Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kathy Najimy, credited here as "Millie's mom," previously played recurring character Dr. Mildred "Millie" Finch in Numb3rs.

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Goofs

When Will finds the flyer for the "Dolly Parton Night Every Saturday Night" in her aunt's scrapbook, the flyer does not have an address on it anywhere stating where The Hideaway is. How did Will and her friends know how to find the place and then claim at the door to not know it was a bar?

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Quotes

Ellen: Callie is doing the pageant this year. Will's mom is the pageant director. She was Miss Teen Bluebonnet in 1991.
Callie: Rosie Dickson's your mom? Really?
Willowdean: Far as I know.
Callie: Hey, maybe sometime Elle Belle and I could come over and I could ask your mom some questions about the pageant. You know, just casually.
Willowdean: Well, unfortunately, my mom's not home all that much. She's either at pageant meetings or at the nursing home wiping old peoples' butts. It's what happens to a lot of ex-beauty queens.

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Connections

Featured in 76th Golden Globe Awards (2019)

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Soundtracks

In for the Drill
Written by Mel Wesson, Dirty Dirk and Bart Hendrickson (as Bart K. Hendrickson)
Courtesy of Extreme Music

User Reviews

warm and perfect

"Find out who you are and do it on purpose" - Dolly Parton

Damn, Julie Murphy. You wrote every fat girls story. I knew this going into the movie tonight, this cold December night I tucked myself into bed with a box of tissues, some pizza, and my cat. I was prepared. Ready to experience one of my favorite books on the "big screen", not to mention all the Dolly and Jennifer Aniston my heart desired. Well, Julie, I cried the entire time, mission accomplished, job well done. The movie is as bright, delicious, and strong as the book, with a little extra sparkle and zhuzh.

I hope everyone out there takes a minute to think about the fat girl inside of yourself, whatever that means, and think about fondly wishing her luck on her mission to finding out who she is on purpose.