Superstar

PG-13 5.2
1999 1 hr 22 min Comedy

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.

  • Cast:
    Molly Shannon , Will Ferrell , Elaine Hendrix , Harland Williams , Mark McKinney , Glynis Johns , Jason Blicker

Reviews

Scanialara
1999/10/08

You won't be disappointed!

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Vashirdfel
1999/10/09

Simply A Masterpiece

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BelSports
1999/10/10

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

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Siflutter
1999/10/11

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

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ChelsinWonderland
1999/10/12

i remember watching on TV and i died laughing it is one of the most funniest movies and molly Shannon plays Mary Kathrine Gallagher a nerdy catholic school girl who wants to be a star and win her school talent show and their are plenty of laugh out loud moments and molly Shannon plays Mary Kathrine Gallagher really good and i really couldn't picture anyone else playing that role and well the whole main cast played their roles really good too. this is really a good comedy movie very funny a really underrated comedy. anyway i hope people see this movie it is a funny movie and i hope people enjoy as much as i did thanks for reading my opinion on this movie

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Syl
1999/10/13

First of all, Glynis Johns should be made a Dame of the British Empire by now. She is in her 80s but she provides a service playing Mary Catherine Gallagher's loving grandmother. Molly Shannon is also incredibly funny if you enjoy her role as Mary Catherine Gallagher who sniffs her armpits when she's nervous and knocks over everything from pianos to tables. Will Ferrell is very funny as the guy she chases. There are lot of familiar faces from Saturday Night Live besides Will and Molly. Of course, I don't think this movie should have been in the cinemas. It would have fared better on Comedy Central just for laughs. Oh well, I have one question is that when the beloved Glynis Johns will be made Dame Glynis and that is the question.

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simonabobic
1999/10/14

i have never heard about Molly Shannon till i saw SUPERSTAR!it was great.even though the actors weren't as teen as their role asked for the movie was great.at first i thought that this would influence the movie and would make me not see the essential,what the movie really wanted to show,the theme,but finally i realised that if the roles had been interpreted by teenagers the movie wouldn't'have been so remarkable.i saw myself in every character:when i was little i used to dream about me being a superstar,sometimes i'm doing the same things Mary Katherine did("sometimes when i get nervous,i put my fingers under my arms,and then smell them like this...");was funny when she destroyed the banana & showed it to that guy who attracted by her.also ,something that teenagers use to do,which is not quite good & i'm ashamed i sometimes act like this, ,is "fighting" with their parents,and in Mary's case with her granny. i loved the movie and it became one of my favorite's!

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reginamia
1999/10/15

Because we had seen all the other comedies at the DVD store, my son and I finally watched Superstar. It had been so panned by every review I had ever seen, I thought it would be a waste of time. Perhaps especially for those who have memories of Catholic schools, it is as delightful as it is silly. My twelve-year-old does not have these memories but he laughed hysterically none the less.I do recommend this film, but I do not recommend the critics who gave it only one star. Like psychologists, film critics must understand both the genres they review, and every type of audience that will view the film. This comedy may not be for everyone, but I cannot imagine anyone taking real offense at it either.

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