Storyline
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.
Directors
Cast
Molly Shannon, Jennifer Irwin, Will Ferrell, Natalie Radford, Boyd Banks, Harland Williams, Jonathan Gabriel Robbins, Jane Moffat, Gerry Bamman, Elaine Hendrix, Emmy Laybourne, Chuck Campbell, Tom Green, Karyn Dwyer, Aidan Kelly, Jason Blicker, Joan Massiah, Jack Newman, Mark McKinney, Glynis Johns, Donna Hanover, Rob Stefaniuk, Dan Redican, Jean Howell, Mallory Margel, Tracy Wright, Robert Clark, Joanna Bennett, Spencer Humm, Fraser McGregor, Jason Sehorn
Trailer
Reviews
75
San Francisco Examiner
There's an unstable genius brewing beneath Mary Katherine's scarlet headband. As "SNL" women go, only Gilda Radner seemed as willing to rib so much of herself for our pleasure.
75
Boston Globe
Part of the reason for the comic surehandedness is the obvious chemistry between Shannon, Ferrell, and director Bruce McCulloch.
70
Variety
A pleasant surprise...more directorial personality here than most "SNL"-derived features get...the cheerily absurd, color-saturated atmosphere recalls John Waters' "Hairspray."
70
Dallas Observer
In Mary Katherine Gallagher's dogged perseverance, it's easy to find not only cheap laughs but real soul. In her way, she's a saint.
60
The film's light success really comes down to Shannon, though, the exuberant "SNL" star whose alter ego actually seems more real and sympathetic here than she does in brief TV skits.
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