Miss Congeniality Page #6

Synopsis: 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 w
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Director(s): Donald Petrie
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
  Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 7 wins & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.2
Metacritic:
43
Rotten Tomatoes:
42%
PG-13
Year:
2000
109 min
Website
4,715 Views


wax, electrolysis, laser...

... to commence at 2300 hours.

Bikini wax.

How you doing?.

Ever seen one this big?.

Sandwich, I mean.

That's a lot of meat.

Thank you!

Nobody said this job was easy.

This earpiece lets you hear anybody

on our frequencies.

I don't need it. With all this foil,

I'm getting HBO.

This is a pin camera.

There's an actual lens in there.

It provides a digital video

feed to our hookups.

Here's your new l. D.s.

Pageant identity.

Gracie Lou Freebush?.

I remembered you liked that.

Well, my lQ just dropped 1 0 points.

More...fluffy.

Eyebrows. There should be two.

Another two coats. And a sealant.

Unbelievable.

Where the hell is she?. What could

possibly be taking this long?.

Hart, is that you?.

I'm in a dress, I have gel in my hair,

I haven't slept...

... I' m starved and l' m armed.

Don't mess with me.

I' m fine. I' m cool. I' m good.

Yeah, that's her.

Mr. Vic, nice work!

Thank you.

My God, l' m good.

Okay, Gracie Lou, listen up.

" Operation Thong " has commenced.

Why don't you stun-gun yourself?.

I knew she'd like that one.

Victor?.

T ry not to speak.

Victor!

Miss Morningside, if it's possible...

...you look more radiant than ever.

Then I guess it's possible.

Hello.

Hi.

Miss Hart?!

I mean, Miss Freebush.

Victor, I see you haven't

completely lost your touch.

You look absolutely perfect.

And you're just in time

for the orientation breakfast.

You'll take the bags to the room?.

It's been a while

since you've been with us...

... but you remember

how everything goes.

One little mistake

and l' m a bloody bellhop.

Ohio. Oh-hi-yo!

Washington. Nice apples.

Original. You come up with that

all by yourself?.

-Miss Greenbush!

-I got it. I got it.

New Jersey? Welcome.

-Who's she?.

-Have you seen her before?.

Oh, hey, New Jersey?.

This one's empty.

Thanks.

-l' m Cheryl from Rhode lsland.

-Hi, l' m--

Gracie Lou Freebush. I memorized

the orientation pamphlet.

I know all 49 ladies

by name and picture.

Fifty, including myself.

Your picture wasn't there, so I knew

it was you from your lack of picture.

How about a little song for the drive?.

I think you know the one I mean.

From sea to shining sea

Like Lady Liberty

she reigns over all she sees

she 's beauty and she 's grace

she 's Miss United states

Entering Barbie-town.

We' re up and running.

I love my job!

-Not a bad view.

-Not at all.

There's our table!

I got here three days early

so I could--

Look at all the hoochie mama!

Not the pastry!

Ladies, I would like you to meet

Gracie Lou Freebush from New Jersey.

IKaren lKrantz, New York.

What's up, Jersey?.

-Mary Jo Wright, T exas.

-Hi there.

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Marc Lawrence

Marc Lawrence (born Max Goldsmith, February 17, 1910 – November 28, 2005) was an American character actor who specialized in underworld types. He has also been credited as F. A. Foss, Marc Laurence and Marc C. Lawrence. more…

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