Superstar

– Orphan Mary Katherine Gallagher, an ugly duckling at St. Monica High School, has a dream: to be kiss..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 21 Minutes
Release Year:
1999
Superstar (1999)

Orphan Mary Katherine Gallagher, an ugly duckling at St. Monica High School, has a dream: to be kissed soulfully. She decides she can realize this dream if she becomes a superstar, so her prayers, her fantasies, and her conversations with her only friend focus on achieving super-stardom.

Producing Country:
USA
Genre:
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Release Date:

08 Oct 1999

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Bruce McCulloch

Writer:

Molly Shannon (character), Steve Koren

Main Actors:

Molly Shannon, Will Ferrell, Elaine Hendrix, Harland Williams

Plot:

Orphan Mary Katherine Gallagher, an ugly duckling at St. Monica High School, has a dream: to be kissed soulfully. She decides she can realize this dream if she becomes a superstar, so her prayers, her fantasies, and her conversations with her only friend focus on achieving super-stardom. Her big chance is a school talent contest; her main competition is Evian, the school beauty, who is dancing with Sky, the object of Mary Katherine's kiss dream. Mary Katherine gets some talent-show help from her fellow special education students, her grandma, and Jesus, and inspiration from secrets in her past. Watching are Sky, Evian, and a silent classmate.

Awards:

2 nominations.

Production:

Paramount Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
32%
Metacritic:
42%