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  • 1999
  • PG-13
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 1 h 21 m
  • 1999
  • PG-13
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 1 h 21 m

Summary All schoolgirl Mary Katherine Gallagher (Shannon) wants in life is a kiss. But no matter how hard she tries, no one will kiss her. When Catholic Teen Magazine sponsors a talent contest at her school - along with a grand prize of a free trip to Hollywood and the chance to be an extra in a movie with positive moral values - she sees the ...

Directed By: Bruce McCulloch

Written By: Molly Shannon, Steve Koren

  • 1999
  • PG-13
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 1 h 21 m
  • 1999
  • PG-13
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 1 h 21 m

Superstar

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 28 Critic Reviews
42
User Score Overwhelming Dislike Based on 51 User Ratings
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Summary All schoolgirl Mary Katherine Gallagher (Shannon) wants in life is a kiss. But no matter how hard she tries, no one will kiss her. When Catholic Teen Magazine sponsors a talent contest at her school - along with a grand prize of a free trip to Hollywood and the chance to be an extra in a movie with positive moral values - she sees the ...

Directed By: Bruce McCulloch

Written By: Molly Shannon, Steve Koren

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 28 Critic Reviews
42
25% Positive
7 Reviews
32% Mixed
9 Reviews
43% Negative
12 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 28 Critic Reviews
42
25% Positive
7 Reviews
32% Mixed
9 Reviews
43% Negative
12 Reviews

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88
Delivers plenty of laughs and succeeds on a level that recent ``SNL'' movies (``It's Pat!'' and ``A Night at the Roxbury'') didn't.
By Bob Graham FULL REVIEW
70
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.
By Bill Gallo FULL REVIEW
58
Considerably less fun than a marathon of Star Search episodes.
By Kevin Maynard FULL REVIEW
40
No dice...But no apologies are needed for Shannon--she earns her star spot.
By Peter Travers FULL REVIEW
37
What's funny for 5 minutes doesn't make for a full-length movie.
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25
Bless me, Father, for I actually laughed once during this gosh-awful spinoff...about as funny as an oozing fever blister.
By Susan Wloszczyna FULL REVIEW
20
If Superstar were meatloaf--and that would be an improvement--the recipe would be 4 pounds bread crumbs to 3 ounces sirloin. Make that chuck.
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User Score
Overwhelming Dislike Based on 51 User Ratings
1.4
8% Positive
4 Ratings
12% Mixed
6 Ratings
80% Negative
41 Ratings

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User Score
Overwhelming Dislike Based on 51 User Ratings
1.4
8% Positive
4 Ratings
12% Mixed
6 Ratings
80% Negative
41 Ratings

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Production Company Broadway Pictures, SNL Studios
Release Date Oct 8, 1999
Duration 1 h 21 m
Rating PG-13
Genres
Tagline Dare to dream.
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Awards

Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
• 1 Nomination
Canadian Comedy Awards
• 1 Nomination

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