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The American beauty-contest ritual is skewered by screenwriter Jerry Belson and director Michael Ritchie in Smile. The film takes place during an annual pageant in Santa Rosa, CA. The event is supervised by local mover and shaker Brenda DiCarlo (Barbara Feldon), to whom the contest is the most important thing on earth. Nothing -- not even the violent backlash of her neglected husband, Andy (Nicholas Pryor) -- is allowed to interfere with her pet project. Choreographer Tommy French (Michael Kidd), outwardly nasty and cynical, takes money out of his own pocket to insure the safety of the contestants as they parade down a rickety stage runway; chief judge "Big Bob" Freelander (Bruce Dern) discovers that his son is a budding voyeur, information which leads to a silly "politically correct" consequence; and the various contestants scheme to upstage one another through a variety of means (one girl puts Vaseline on her teeth to assure a gleaming smile). Among the contestants are such stars-to-be as Colleen Camp, Denise Nickerson, Annette O'Toole, and Melanie Griffith.
Original Release
07/09/1975
US Release
07/09/1975
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Bruce Dern | Big Bob |
Barbara Feldon | Brenda |
Michael Kidd | Tommy |
Geoffrey Lewis | Wilson |
Eric Shea | Little Bob |
Nicholas Pryor | Andy |
Titos Vandis | Mr. Nachos / Emile |
Paul Benedict | Orren Brooks |
William Traylor | Ray Brandy |
Dennis Dugan | Logan |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Bruce Dern | Big Bob |
Barbara Feldon | Brenda |
Michael Kidd | Tommy |
Geoffrey Lewis | Wilson |
Eric Shea | Little Bob |
Nicholas Pryor | Andy |
Titos Vandis | Mr. Nachos / Emile |
Paul Benedict | Orren Brooks |
William Traylor | Ray Brandy |
Dennis Dugan | Logan |
Dick McGarvin | Ted Farley |
Adam Reed | Freddy |
Brad Thompson | Chuck |
George Wyner | Man at Party |
George Skaff | Dr. Malvert |
Helene Nelson | Young American Miss |
Joy Carlin | Janet |
Joan Prather | Robin - Young American Miss / Robin |
Denise Nickerson | Shirley - Young American Miss / Shirley |
Melanie Griffith | Karen - Young American Miss / Karen |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Marion Dougherty | Executive Producer |
David V. Picker | Executive Producer |
Michael Ritchie | Producer |
Tim Zinnemann | Producer |