Superstar

Genre: Comedy

Worldwide gross$30.6M

Orphan Mary Katherine Gallagher, an ugly duckling at St. Monica High School, has a dream: to kiss Sky, the most popular boy in school. 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. Her big chance is a school talent contest; her main competition is Evian, the prettiest girl in school, who is dancing with Sky, Mary Katherine's crush. Mary Katherine gets some talent-show help from her fellow special education students, her grandma, and Jesus, and inspiration from secrets in her past. Watching are Sky, Evian, and a silent classmate.

🏆 2 nominations total

Genres

Comedy, Romance

Director

Bruce McCulloch

Cast

Molly Shannon, Will Ferrell, Elaine Hendrix

Released

8 October 1999

Runtime

1h 21m

Certificate

PG-13

IMDb rating

5.2 / 10

Votes

21,515

Metascore

42

Rotten Tomatoes

33%

Box office

$30,636,478

Edition

Base