Episode #154 – Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
From FEAR AND LOATHING IN CINEMA by Bryan Kluger
March 23, 2026 · 2h 1m · Episode 154
About this episode
The episode discusses the darkly comedic film Drop Dead Gorgeous, exploring its themes and cast.
Episode #154 finds the panel wading into the tiara-strewn chaos of Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999), a mockumentary so dark it occasionally feels like it’s whispering its jokes from the trunk of a car. With a cast that reads like a particularly unhinged reunion, including Kirsten Dunst, Allison Janney, Denise Richards, Amy Adams, Kirstie Alley, Brittany Murphy, and a cheerfully bewildered Adam West, the film chronicles a small Minnesota town whose high-school beauty pageant appears to double as a low-stakes homicide ring. It is civic pride with a body count. The post Episode #154 – Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999) first appeared on Boomstick Comics .
People in this episode
Host: Bryan Kluger
Topics covered
- mockumentary
- dark comedy
- beauty pageant
- homicide
- film analysis
Keywords
- Drop Dead Gorgeous
- mockumentary
- dark comedy
- beauty pageant
- Kirsten Dunst
- film analysis
- 1999
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Drop Dead Gorgeous
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