Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999) **

Directed by Michael Patrick Jann. With Denise Richards, Kirsten Dunst and Ellen Barkin. Any film that has teen beauty pageant contestants puking their guts out in unisson, can't be all bad. But even that scene isn't as tasteless as the sight of Richards dancing with a crucified Jesus. A badly made, often desperate satire, shot in a documentary style, with plenty of truly outrageous bits, and a delightfully quirky performance by Brittany Murphy (watch her, she's a new-star-in-the-making).