Miss Congeniality (2000)

 ●  English ● 1 hr 50 mins

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Undercover FBI agent Gracie Hart shows no signs of having any femininity in her demeanor or appearance. Generally a bright and capable agent, she is in trouble at work when she makes an error in judgment in a case which results in a near disaster. As such, one of her by-the-books colleagues, Eric Matthews, who has never shown any inclination of thinking outside the box, is assigned to lead the high profile case of a terrorist coined The Citizen instead of her, while she is facing possible disciplinary action. Gracie pieces together the evidence to determine that The Citizen's next target will be the Miss United States beauty pageant. The pageant represents everything that Gracie abhors. Despite Gracie's mannish demeanor, Eric, with no other undercover female agent remotely fitting the demographic, assigns her to go undercover as a pageant contestant to see if she can flush out The Citizen, who is perhaps one of the other contestants. Although the pageant administration, led by former winner Cathy Morningside and long time host Stan Fields, provide the FBI with access to the pageant, Cathy in particular is less than thrilled to have a non-credible Gracie posing as a contestant which she feels will ruin the pageant. The FBI enlist the assistance of former pageant contestant coach Victor Melling, who is facing his own disgrace associated with the pageant, to do the near impossible task of transforming Gracie, not only into a woman, but a credible beauty pageant contestant. As Gracie proceeds in the transformation, she gets to know the other contestants, not only as potential criminals, but also as real people. She also discovers that another sinister element is present at the pageant. She will do whatever it takes to quash that element and protect her new friends, namely the other innocent contestants. But now displaying some femininity, Gracie begins to have more womanly feelings herself and in turn attracts the attention of men, one in particular about who she is happy.
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Cast: Michael Caine, Sandra Bullock

Crew: Donald Petrie (Director), László Kovács (Director of Photography), Ed Shearmur (Music Director)

Rating: A (India)

Genres: Action, Crime, Comedy

Release Dates: 22 Dec 2000 (India)

Tagline: Unpolished. Unkempt. Unleashed. Undercover.

Did you know? The scene with Gracie coming home after the mission in the restaurant was only scripted as "Gracie comes home and starts boxing." The rest (tripping, kicking the bed, microwave oven) was improvised. Read More
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as Victor Melling
as Gracie Hart
as Alana Krewson - Miss Hawaii
as Eric Matthews
as Pageant Matron
as Kathy Morningside
as Tough Boy
as Mary Jo Wright - Miss Texas
as Belinda Brown, Miss Tennessee
as Agent Jerry Grant
as Cheryl Frasier - Miss Rhode Island
as Tina
as Beth Carter
as Russian Bodyguard
as Jaimee Madison, Miss Minnesota
as Agent Harris
as Assistant Director
as Kelly Beth Kelley, Miss Nebraska
as Warehouse Hair Stylist
as Karen Krantz - Miss New York
as Russian Waitress
as Katwyna Towers, Miss Washington
as Frank Tobin
as Stan Fields

Direction

Director
First Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director

Production

Producer
Co-Producer
Unit Production Manager

Writers

Screenplay Writer
Story Writer

Camera and Electrical

Director of Photography

Music

Music Director

Sound

Sound Re-recording Mixer
Sound Effects Editor
Foley Artist
Boom Operator

Art

Production Designer
Art Director
Set Decorator

Casting

Casting Director

Editorial

Editor

Makeup and Hair

Hair Stylist

Special Effects

Special Effects Coordinator

Stunts

Stunt Coordinator
Film Type:
Feature
Language:
English
Spoken Languages:
French, Hawaiian, Russian, Spanish
Colour Info:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital, DTS, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
1.85:1 (Flat)
Stereoscopy:
No
Taglines:
Unpolished. Unkempt. Unleashed. Undercover.
She's Got A Killer To Catch... Right After The Swimsuit Competition.
Never Mess With An Agent In A Dress
This Christmas, get ready for a little peace on earth and good will towards men
She's about to give crime fighting a makeover.
Trivia:
Sandra Bullock and Benjamin Bratt did all of their own fighting scenes throughout the film. Stunt doubles were brought in, but only to make sure they were using proper form. At one point, Bullock accidentally injured Bratt when she had to kick him in the calves after he said, "Yes, you have to wear the bathing suit."

The scene with Gracie coming home after the mission in the restaurant was only scripted as "Gracie comes home and starts boxing." The rest (tripping, kicking the bed, microwave oven) was improvised.

Cheryl's (Miss Rhode Island's) answer to the question, "What is your idea of a perfect date?", was actually used as an answer in a real-life beauty pageant.