Miss Congeniality [Deluxe Edition]

Director: Donald Petrie Donald Petrie

Overview

Gracie Hart (Sandra Bullock) is an FBI agent with a reputation for being aggressive and hard-nosed, who has long wanted to duplicate the career of her deceased mother, also an FBI agent, who died in the line of duty. Her cantankerous nature, though, has made her few friends, excepting her trusting, sensitive partner Eric Matthews (Benjamin Bratt). However, her true abilities are put to the test when she is called upon to infiltrate a Miss United States pageant after a terrorist threatens to bomb it. Gracie, who prides herself on her toughness, must now feminize her behavior to effectively participate in the pageant with the aid of Victor Melling (Michael Caine), a pompous consultant who dreams of whisking away Gracie's past self and creating "Gracie Lou Freebush" for an appreciative, all-American audience. After her arduous conversion, Gracie must play the role of beauty queen and FBI agent, and try not to blow her undercover outfit. Miss Congeniality, which was produced by star Bullock, features television stalwarts William Shatner and Candice Bergen in supporting roles.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/15/2005
UPC:	0012569707344
Original Release:	2000
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:50:00
Sales rank:	16,919

Special Features

Closed Caption;Sneak peek at Miss Congeniality 2 Armed and Fabulous; Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Beauty Queen? quiz hosted by William Shatner; 3 additional scenes; 2 commentaries: Sandra Bullock & co-screenwriter Mark Lawrence; director Donald Petrie; 2 documentaries: Preparing the Pageant and The Pageant; Theatrical trailer; Languages: English & Français (dubbed in Quebec); Subtitles: English, Français & Español

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Sandra Bullock	Gracie Hart
Michael Caine	Victor Melling
Benjamin Bratt	Eric Matthews
Candice Bergen	Kathy Morningside,Actor
William Shatner	Stan Fields
Ernie Hudson	McDonald
John DiResta	Agent Clonsky
Heather Burns	Cheryl `Rhode Island'
Wendy Raquel Robinson	Leslie `California'
Melissa De Sousa	Karen `New York'
Steve Monroe	Frank Tobin
Deirdre Quinn	Mary Jo `Texas'
Asia De Marcos	Miss Hawaii
Ken Thomas	Agent Harris
Gabriel Folse	Agent Grant
Christopher Shea	Agent Jensen
Mary Ashleigh Green	Young Gracie,Miss Washington
Cody Linley	Tough Boy
Eric Ian Goldberg	Alan
Daniel Kamin	Krashow,Krashow
Konstantin Selivanov	Ivan
Mona Lee	Russian Waitress
Sergei Levtsuk	Russian Bodyguard
Johnny Caan	Russian Bodyguard
Debbie Nelson	Pageant Announcer
Don Cass	Pageant Director
Laurie Guzda	Assistant Director
Jimmy Graham	Backstage Security Guard
Ruperto Reyes Jr.	Security Guard
Bernadette Nason	Pageant Matron
Stephen Bruton	Bartender
Jessica Holcomb	Beth
Jennifer Gareis	Tina
Ellen Schwartz	Herself,Herself
Cassandra L. Small	Starbucks Cop
Marco Perella	Starbucks Guy
Cynthia Dorn	Preliminary Judge
Catenya McHenry	Newscaster
Paige Bishop	Warehouse Dentist
Lucien Douglas	Warehouse Hair Stylist
Georgia Foy	Miss United States
LeeAnne Locken	Miss Nebraska
Pei-San Brown	Miss Alaska
Isamari White	Miss Florida,Miss Tennessee
Kimberly Crawford	Miss Maine
Jamie Drake Stephens	Miss Maryland
Dyan Conner	Miss Massachusetts
Kelly Bright	Miss Minnesota
Dee Dee Adams	Miss Missouri
Shana McClendon	Miss Nevada
Janie Terrazas	Miss New Mexico
Holly Mills	Miss Ohio
Angela VanDeWalle	Miss Oregon
Tarah Bartley	Miss South Carolina
Summyr Miller	Miss Utah
Jessica Hale	Miss Vermont
Michelle Yerger	Actor
Jerry Wunderlich	Actor
Wendy Gunkel	Actor
LaToya Ward	Actor
Clint Tidwell	Actor
Scott Swanson	Actor
Hollie Stenson	Actor
James Singleton	Actor
Maverick Shaw	Actor
Harry Santiago	Actor
Mona Lee Fultz	Russian Waitress
John Cann	Russian Bodyguard
Rupert Reyes	Security Guard
Edward Shearmur	Composer,Composer

Technical Credits

Marc Lawrence

Katie Ford

Caryn Lucas

Mark Lawrence Miller

Donald Petrie	Director
Marc Lawrence	Screenwriter,Executive Producer,Producer
Sandra Bullock	Producer
Larz Anderson	Special Effects
Bruce Berman	Executive Producer,Producer
Denise Chamian	Casting
Jack Gill	Stunts
Randy Moore	Special Effects
Ginger Sledge	Executive Producer,Producer
John T. Van Vliet	Special Effects
Katie Ford	Producer,Screenwriter
Caryn Lucas	Screenwriter
Peter Bucossi	Stunts
Michael Babcock	Sound Effects
John Cann	Stunts
Endrick Lekay	Producer
Anna Behlmer	Sound Effects
David Betancourt	Sound Effects
Shayna Brown	Sound Effects
Rick Canelli	Sound Effects
Laura King	Stunts
Ray Prado	Director
Mark Lawrence Miller	Screenwriter
John Pritchett	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Following a long string of financially disappointing films, Sandra Bullock attempted a return to star status with this glossy, effective action comedy that she also produced through her company Fortis Films. If the script for Miss Congeniality is too by-the-numbers, predictable, and preprogrammed, it also makes exuberantly satirical use of its main idea of a butch FBI agent undercover at a beauty pageant, sending up that world's participants with relish. Particularly noteworthy are vigorous, funny supporting performances from Michael Caine and William Shatner as longtime pageant veterans suffering the vagaries of their profession with good humor and wit. When Bullock turns on her high-wattage charm, as she does here, she earns her status as an alternative Julia Roberts. (Indeed, her vibrant acting quickly earned her a Golden Globe nomination.) With a smidgen more edge and a dash of extra attitude -- perhaps casting her as a lesbian instead of a red-blooded heterosexual -- Bullock's film might truly have been a classic comedy. But in the hands of director Donald Petrie, who's overly friendly with the lowest common denominator, the watered-down final product is too eager to please. At its core, however, Miss Congeniality is an entertaining farce that prevails in its chief effort -- putting Bullock back on the mainstream map.