Miss Congeniality
DVD Release: Miss Congeniality
- Release Date: 2001
- Behind-the-scenes documentaries: "Preparing for the Pageant" and "The Pageant"
- Languages & subtitles: English & Français (dubbed in Quebec]
- Feature-length audio commentaries with Sandra Bullock, co-screenwriter Marc Lawrence, and director Donald Petrie
- Interactive menus
- Theatrical trailer
- Cast/filmmaker
- Profiles
- Scene access
DVD Release: Miss Congeniality [Deluxe Edition]
- Release Date: 2005
- Sneak peek at Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
- 2 commentaries: Sandra Bullock & co-screenwriter Marc Lawrence; director Donald Petrie
- 2 documentaries: Preparing for the Pageant and The Pageant
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- Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Beauty Queen? quiz hosted by William Shatner
- 3 additional scenes
- Theatrical trailer
DVD Release: Miss Congeniality [Deluxe Edition]
- Release Date: 2005
- 2 commentaries: Sandra Bullock & co-screenwriter Mark Lawrence; director Donald Petrie
- 2 documentaries: Preparing the Pageant and The Pageant
- Languages: English & Français (dubbed in Quebec)
- Subtitles: English, Français & Español
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- Sneak peek at Miss Congeniality 2 Armed and Fabulous
- Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Beauty Queen? quiz hosted by William Shatner
- 3 additional scenes
- Theatrical trailer
DVD Release: Miss Congeniality [Deluxe Edition] [With CD]
- Release Date: 2005
- Sneak peek at Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
- 2 commentaries: Sandra Bullock & co-screenwriter Marc Lawrence; director Donald Petrie
- 2 documentaries: "Preparing for the Pageant" and "The Pageant"
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- Do You Have What it Takes to Be a Beauty Queen? - quiz hosted by William Shatner
- 3 additional scenes
- Theatrical trailer
- English and French language tracks
- English, French & Spanish subtitles
DVD Release: Miss Congeniality
- 2 commentaries: Sandra Bullock & co-screenwriter Marc Lawrence; director Donald Petrie
- 2 documentaries: Preparing for the Pageant and The Pageant
- Languages: English & Français (dubbed in Quebec)
- Subtitles: English, Français & Español (feature film only)
- Sneak peek at Miss Congeniality 2 Armed and Fabulous
- Do You Have What It Take to Be a Beauty Queen? quiz hosted by William Shatner
- 3 additional scenes
- Theatrical trailer
- Rating:


- Genre: Comedy
- Movie Type: Police Comedy
- Themes: Fish Out of Water, Going Undercover, Cinderella Stories
- Director: Donald Petrie
- Main Cast: Sandra Bullock, Michael Caine, Benjamin Bratt, William Shatner, Ernie Hudson, John DiResta, Candice Bergen
- Release Year: 2000
- Country: US
- Run Time: 111 minutes
- MPAA Rating: PG13
Plot
Gracie Hart (Sandra Bullock) is an FBI agent with a reputation for being aggressive and hard-nosed, who has long wanted to duplicate the career of her deceased mother, also an FBI agent, who died in the line of duty. Her cantankerous nature, though, has made her few friends, excepting her trusting, sensitive partner Eric Matthews (Benjamin Bratt). However, her true abilities are put to the test when she is called upon to infiltrate a Miss United States pageant after a terrorist threatens to bomb it. Gracie, who prides herself on her toughness, must now feminize her behavior to effectively participate in the pageant with the aid of Victor Melling (Michael Caine), a pompous consultant who dreams of whisking away Gracie's past self and creating "Gracie Lou Freebush" for an appreciative, all-American audience. After her arduous conversion, Gracie must play the role of beauty queen and FBI agent, and try not to blow her undercover outfit. Miss Congeniality, which was produced by star Bullock, features television stalwarts William Shatner and Candice Bergen in supporting roles. ~ Jason Clark, All Movie GuideReview
Following a long string of financially disappointing films, Sandra Bullock attempted a return to star status with this glossy, effective action comedy that she also produced through her company Fortis Films. If the script for Miss Congeniality is too by-the-numbers, predictable, and preprogrammed, it also makes exuberantly satirical use of its main idea of a butch FBI agent undercover at a beauty pageant, sending up that world's participants with relish. Particularly noteworthy are vigorous, funny supporting performances from Michael Caine and William Shatner as longtime pageant veterans suffering the vagaries of their profession with good humor and wit. When Bullock turns on her high-wattage charm, as she does here, she earns her status as an alternative Julia Roberts. (Indeed, her vibrant acting quickly earned her a Golden Globe nomination.) With a smidgen more edge and a dash of extra attitude -- perhaps casting her as a lesbian instead of a red-blooded heterosexual -- Bullock's film might truly have been a classic comedy. But in the hands of director Donald Petrie, who's overly friendly with the lowest common denominator, the watered-down final product is too eager to please. At its core, however, Miss Congeniality is an entertaining farce that prevails in its chief effort -- putting Bullock back on the mainstream map. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie GuideCast
- Sandra Bullock - Gracie Hart
- Michael Caine - Victor Melling
- Benjamin Bratt - Eric Matthews
- William Shatner - Stan Fields
- Ernie Hudson - McDonald
- John DiResta - Agent Clonsky
- Candice Bergen - Kathy Morningside
Heather Burns - Cheryl "Rhode Island"; Melissa DeSousa - Karen "New York"; Steve Monroe - Frank Tobin








