Does the dog die?
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Drop Dead Gorgeous
Movie • 1999 • Comedy
ReportIn a small Minnesota town, the annual beauty pageant is being covered by a TV crew. Former winner Gladys Leeman wants to make sure her daughter follows in her footsteps; explosions, falling lights, and trailer fires prove that. As the Leemans are the richest family in town, the police are pretty relaxed about it all. Despite everything, main rival (but sweet) Amber Atkins won't give up without a fight.
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KSNAP
No dog death is shown, but a dog's death is discussed.
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Is there incarceration?
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BuzzyMcGee
Gladys competes in the prison pageant after her conviction.
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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lawyer82
Discussion of a character's dad leaving because he was a Carney in the circus
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Abuse
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Is someone stalked?
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FleetwoodMacNCheez
Pageant contestants are killed and/or injured by an unknown person who wants to eliminate the competition.
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Is there domestic violence?
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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McKenzieWilkes
There are multiple moments of teens being hit by their parents/older siblings sort of played as a common thing.
I also don't know where to put this but there is an entire subplot of one of the judges having an "affinity" for young girls aka being a pedophile. No abuse from him is shown but moments from him can make those sensitive to that uncomfortable.
I also don't know where to put this but there is an entire subplot of one of the judges having an "affinity" for young girls aka being a pedophile. No abuse from him is shown but moments from him can make those sensitive to that uncomfortable.
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Addiction
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Is there addiction?
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The main character's mom is a severe alcoholic and smoker
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Is there a dead animal?
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damalojo
A dead animal isn't shown but there's some pretty graphic discussion of pork production, slaughtering pigs, and some blood
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
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Is someone drugged?
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At one point it's mentioned that the main characters mom is on prescription pain killers but nobody is given drugs without their knowledge
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Is there pedophilia?
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urfavratman
nothing happens but one of the recurrent jokes is the creepy judge
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Is someone restrained?
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When Amber and Rebecca get in a fight they are both held back/restrained. Amber's mom is restrained by police in the second half of the movie after she throws a fit over the swan float
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Bodily Harm
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Are any hands damaged?
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BuzzyMcGee
A character loses a hand in an explosion
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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damalojo
A character suffers from severe anorexia and has pronounced shortness of breath. She's shown receiving oxygen briefly
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Is someone choked?
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BuzzyMcGee
Amber and Becky fight and attempt to choke one another.
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Is someone burned alive?
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McKenzieWilkes
A third of the way into the film there is an explosion at a character's home. She runs back to look for her mother and her mother is alive, though she has severe burns on her body and predominantly her hand. As detailed below on the finger/toe mutilation entry her injuries may be considered graphic to those sensitive to burn injuries.
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Is there amputation?
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damalojo
A character loses part of her arm following an injury. The process is not shown on screen.
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Does a head get squashed?
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KSNAP
It isn't graphic.
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Cryptid_Crow
A contestant lands on top of a ladder while her legs are apart.
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Does someone become unconscious?
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A light falls on a girl and she's knocked out
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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TFMD
Due to a fire, a character's hand is burned and fused to a beer can; it's somewhat fake-looking but grotesque. It's shown throughout one scene and later in the movie this character has her hand bandaged up.
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Does a kid die?
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The plot revolves around a pageant where numerous teenagers die or are injured as a result of a competitive mother/daughter duo.
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Is a minor sexualized?
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It's a running joke for the first part of the movie that one of the judges for the pageant REALLY likes young girls
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Disability
Is someone disabled played by able-bodied?
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fraisierdesbois
One of the actors plays a man with a mental disability, for the laughs
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Is the r-slur used?
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Cryptid_Crow
A LOT
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
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Does a parent die?
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McKenzieWilkes
There is a bit of a fakeout early in the film after the trailer fire, but it's quickly revealed her mother is okay but just injured.
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Are there clowns?
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In the parade there is a clown! It's past 1 hour but I'm not going to find the exact time since it's brief
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Are there mannequins?
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There's a burning mannequin head in one shot
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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TFMD
There's a pretty graphic and long scene. After the pageant contestants eat a seafood buffet and then a girl does a tap dance routine, the next contestant vomits when she takes the stage. Then other contestants start to vomit, and it goes on for a couple minutes.
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Is there audio gore?
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fraisierdesbois
Several people vomiting at the same time..
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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FleetwoodMacNCheez
The cops are depicted as lazy and incompetent.
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Are needles/syringes used?
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Amy's mother, while in the hospital gets a shot and makes a comment about how the nurse has stuck her multiple times and that the needles must be dull. The needles themselves aren't shown in prominent ways.
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Lilyantigone
Potentially? There is a character who is in the hospital for severe anorexia. It is not specified what ward she is being treated in.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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McKenzieWilkes
There are a few instances in which characters are visited in the hospital. Usually, these are noted with establishing shots of the hospital signs.
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Mental Health
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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McKenzieWilkes
The previous winner of the pageant is hospitalized with anorexia. She is shown near the beginning of the film when two characters visit her and later during the pageant. The portrayal of her is sympathetic as a character but her physical appearance definitely played for comedy quite often.
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Noxious
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Is there shakey cam?
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damalojo
It's a mockumentary so it has that handheld camera style. For the most part, it's filmed at a walking pace but has more chaotic moments
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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Not sure what's considered "obscene" but there is cussing
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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The end credits might effect photosensitive people but I don't think there's any scenes in the actual movie
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Paranoia
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Is the fourth wall broken?
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It's a mockumentary and the characters address the cameramen
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Pregnancy
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Does someone miscarry?
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FleetwoodMacNCheez
No miscarriage mentions, but I don't know where else to put this. A pregnant teenager is repeatedly interviewed about the pageant. She is always smoking and drinking when addressing the camera.
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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BuzzyMcGee
Two pregnant teens are interviewed periodically throughout the film. A pageant contestant worries she might be pregnant.
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Prejudice
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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McKenzieWilkes
Absolutely. There is a character who is neurodivergent that is treated horribly by those around him whenever he's on screen and the r-word is used almost exclusively when referring to him. It's throughout most of the first hour and fifteen minutes of the film.
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It's less blatant antisemitism but I can see how it could make one uncomfortable. Mostly the way the Lutheran characters refer to the Jewish people in the town. There's a specific line where a man says, "don't Jew me so much on the price," a very casual and gross antisemitic thing to say to someone. There aren't a ton of moments like this, but a few!
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Does an LGBT person die?
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A coded lesbian is the first death.
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Is there hate speech?
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Cryptid_Crow
The r word is used profusely, there's also racism
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Relationships
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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BuzzyMcGee
Most of the characters are Lutheran.
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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MingaLei
A pedophile leers at the pageant contestants throughout the movie
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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MingaLei
Mostly offscreen - 2 teenagers make out in front of the camera, and then later the girl talks about being “late”. No sex scenes though.
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Sickness
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Social
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Is someone homeless?
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The main character and her mom live in a trailer and then it burns down so they probably were but homelessness is not part of the plot
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Spoiler
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Vehicular
Does a car honk or tires screech?
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fraisierdesbois
Yes, they do! During an early scene, two women are in a car (one of them is driving) and they almost hit a man. Not sure why people are voting "no"
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Does a car crash?
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McKenzieWilkes
Near the beginning of the film a character is on a tractor trailer that explodes and dies from that. It's less of a car crash but this feels like the best place to put it! The vehicle itself isn't seen, but the explosion from far away is.
There is another, similar explosion that leads to the death of a character during the parade right after the first pageant. It'll become very obvious that it's coming - once again no gore is seen but a vehicle explodes while someone is on top of it.
There is another, similar explosion that leads to the death of a character during the parade right after the first pageant. It'll become very obvious that it's coming - once again no gore is seen but a vehicle explodes while someone is on top of it.
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Is there gun violence?
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McKenzieWilkes
Absolutely. A main character is in a gun club so guns are shown often on screen in scenes with her. Another character is shot in the head, not on screen but the body with the wound is shown in a small scene but it's from the side and can't be seen well/isn't gory.
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