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Smile is a 1975 American satirical comedy film directed by Michael Ritchie, written by Jerry Belson, and starring Bruce Dern, Barbara Feldon, Michael Kidd, and Geoffrey Lewis.
Smile: Directed by Michael Ritchie. With Bruce Dern, Barbara Feldon, Michael Kidd, Geoffrey Lewis. A social comedy about a beauty pageant for young Californian women, held annually in Santa Rosa, and how it affects the locals and participants.
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- Comedy
- Michael Ritchie
- 1975-10
Synopsis. This beauty pageant’s about to get ugly. It’s time again for California’s “Young American Miss” beauty pageant, the biggest event of the year for Big Bob Freelander and Brenda DiCarlo, who give their all to put on a successful pageant.
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- Michael Ritchie
Page 1 of 6, 11 total items. The time has come for the annual Young American Miss Pageant in California. Executive producer Brenda (Barbara Feldon) focuses maniacally on the event, ignoring any ...
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- Michael Ritchie
- PG
- Bruce Dern
Dec 22, 2003 · Smile (1975) -- (Movie Clip) Inner Beauty Pageant director Brenda (Barbara Feldon) kicks off interviews, Big Bob (Bruce Dern) leading the panel, Robin (Joan Prather) among the contestants, in Michael Ritchie's Smile, 1975.
- Michael Ritchie
- Bruce Dern
But "Smile" does a good job of working over the hypocrisy and sexism of a typical beauty pageant. The only male in the film who honestly owns up to the contest's underlying dynamics is Little Bob, Big Bob's adolescent son, who tries to sneak Polaroids of the girls undressing.
Smile is a 1975 satirical comedy-drama film directed by Michael Ritchie with a screenplay by Jerry Belson about a beauty pageant in Santa Rosa, California. It stars Bruce Dern and Barbara Feldon and introduced a number of young actresses who later went on to larger roles, such as Melanie Griffith.