Sandra Bullock	Gracie Hart
Michael Caine	Victor Melling
Benjamin Bratt	Eric Matthews
Candice Bergen	Kathy Morningside
Ernie Hudson	FBI Asst. Director Harry McDonald
William Shatner	Stan Fields
John DiResta	Agent Clonsky
Heather Burns	Cheryl Frasier, Miss Rhode Island
Melissa De Sousa	Karen Krantz, Miss New York
Steve Monroe	Frank Tobin
Deirdre Quinn	Mary Jo Wright, Miss Texas
Wendy Raquel Robinson	Leslie Davis, Miss California
Asia De Marcos	Alana Krewson, Miss Hawaii
Ken Thomas	FBI Agent Harris
Gabriel Folse	FBI Agent Jerry Grant
Christopher Shea	FBI Agent Jensen
Mary Ashleigh Green	Young Gracie Hart
Cody Linley	Tough Boy
Eric Ian Goldberg	Alan
Danny Kamin	Krashow (as Daniel Kamin)
Konstantin Selivanov	Ivan
Debbie Nelson	Stacey the Pageant Announcer
Don Cass	Dave the Pageant Director
Bernadette Nason	Pageant Matron
Stephen Bruton	Mike the Bartender
Jessica Holcomb	Beth Carter
Jennifer Gareis	Tina
Ellen H. Schwartz	Herself (as Ellen Schwartz)
Cassandra L. Small	Starbucks Cop
Marco Perella	Starbucks Guy
Cynthia Dorn	Preliminary Judge
Catenya McHenry	Newscaster
Paige Bishop	Warehouse Dentist
Lucien Douglas	Warehouse Hair Stylist
Georgia Foy	Lori Emerson-Summers, Reigning Miss United States
LeeAnne Locken	Kelly Beth Kelley, Miss Nebraska
Pei-San Brown	Ali Lowchowski, Miss Arkansas
Isamari White	Lana Harmony Frankfurt, Miss Florida
Kimberly Crawford	Lily Hardywood, Miss Maine

Director	Donald Petrie
Producer	Sandra Bullock Bruce Davey Bruce Berman Katie Ford Marc Lawrence
Writer	Marc Lawrence Katie Ford Caryn Lucas

It's a good thing Sandra Bullock knows her strengths and weaknesses, because without Bullock as star and producer, Miss Congeniality would be an insufferable mess as opposed to being a mildly enjoyable trifle that is custom-made for Bullock's established screen persona. Only Bullock's fans could really appreciate this fluff (even then they'll wish its ripe premise had been more intelligently handled), but it's not without some highlights to accompany Bullock's reliable charms. Here she plays clumsy, nerdy FBI agent Gracie Hart, who is given the horrific pseudonym Gracie Lou Freebush (one example of the movie's juvenile tendencies) when assigned to infiltrate a beauty pageant to investigate threats of a terrorist attack.

Transforming Bullock from frumpy to stunning is a piece of cake (although she gives pageant coach Michael Caine a run for his money), so the movie's premise is trivial at best. More enjoyable is her character's uncouth disdain for pageant contestants and her mistaken perception that they're all a bunch of bimbos. The movie nicely charts Gracie's realization that her own pageant makeover provides a much-needed ego boost. In addition to Caine's effortless scene-stealing, pageant host William Shatner and organizer Candice Bergen are smart choices for comedic support (Shatner's a perfect Bert Parks wannabe), but the movie desperately needs a credible foundation for its comedy to really pay off. Bullock's bureau boss (Benjamin Bratt) is an unconvincing dimwit, and none of the plotting is as smart as say Beverly Hills Cop in combining procedure with laughs. That leaves Bullock to carry the burden of a comedy that just barely works in her favor. --Jeff Shannon

Edition Details Audience Rating PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Country USA Language English Distributor Warner Home Video Edition Special Edition Barcode 085391897620 Region Region 1 Chapters 33 Release Date 9/14/2004 Packaging Snap Case Screen Ratio 1.85 (16:9) Anamorphic Subtitles English; French Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Layers Single Side, Dual Layer No. of Disks/Tapes 1 Features "The Making of..." Documentary Cast & Filmmakers Bio's Commentaries-Other Commentary-Director Theatrical Trailers Color Closed-captioned

Personal Details Purchase Date June 2002 Seen It Yes Location USA Owner MIC Store Blockbuster Purchase Price $14.96 Condition Excellent Links Amazon US IMDB Amazon US DVD Empire