The Great American Beauty Contest is a 1973 American satirical comedy–drama[2] television film, starring JoAnna Cameron and featuring Eleanor Parker, Robert Cummings, Louis Jourdan and Farrah Fawcett in an early film appearance.[2][3][4]
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | Stanford Whitmore |
Directed by | Robert Day |
Starring | JoAnna Cameron Eleanor Parker Robert Cummings Louis Jourdan Farrah Fawcett |
Music by | Kenneth Wannberg |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Executive producers | Leonard Goldberg Aaron Spelling |
Producers | Everett Chambers Robert Monroe (associate producer) |
Production locations | Los Angeles County Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California |
Cinematography | James A. Crabe |
Editors | James D. Mitchell Bruce Schoengarth Frank Capacchione |
Running time | 74 minutes |
Production companies | ABC Circle Films Spelling-Goldberg Productions |
Distributor | ABC Sony Pictures Television |
Budget | $410,000[1] |
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Original network | ABC |
Picture format | Color |
Audio format | Mono |
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It was directed by Robert Day and was originally shown on the ABC TV network in the United States on February 13, 1973.
A feminist enters a beauty contest, hoping to win and deliver a speech on exploitation and sexism at the end.
The film was announced in December 1972.[5]
"It's turning out to be great camp", said Aaron Spelling during filming.[6]
AllMovie characterizes the film as "An unsubtle but effective TV-movie satire of the 'Miss America' syndrome", and calls the belly dance performed by Farrah Fawcett "endearingly ridiculous."[2]
The Los Angeles Times called it "witty, perceptive."[7]
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