CinemaOSMovie · 1987 · 1h 0m

Miss...Or Myth?

80%(1)IMDbDocumentary

A feminist activist organization determined to bring attention to superficiality and the rampant objectification of women in modern American society chooses the 1985 Miss California Beauty Pageant as the site for its disruptive guerrilla demonstration. The group meets in Santa Cruz, Calif., and orchestrates its own competition -- one that attracts media attention and shocks passersby with its thought-provoking and satirical alternate reading of the institution of the American beauty pageant.

Directed byGeoffrey Dunn

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 0m
Language
EN
Released
September 16, 1987

Featuring

Cast & crew

4 credited
Starring

Lisa Davenport

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Ann Simonton

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Lee Meriwether

Lee Meriwether

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Debra Johnson

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Geoffrey Dunn
Written by
Geoffrey Dunn
Produced by
Mark Schwartz

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