For her entire life, Gracie Hart has dreamed of emulating the career of her mother, Emily, a highly esteemed FBI agent who died in the line of duty. Unfortunately, Gracie's aggressive nature has branded her as a loose cannon, and the only one in the bureau who actually believes in her is fellow agent and friend, Eric Matthews. When a terrorist threatens to bomb the Miss United States pageant, the FBI rushes to find a female agent to go undercover as a contestant. Unfortunately, Gracie is the only female FBI agent who can "look the part" despite her complete lack of refinement and femininity. She prides herself in being "just one of the boys" and is horrified at the idea of becoming a girly girl. To assist her with the emergency assignment, the bureau enlists the help of Victor Melling, an obsessive and pompous pageant consultant, to transform Gracie from a "woman without a detectable smidgen of estrogen" to "Gracie Lou Freebush," glamorous beauty queen. Transformation complete, Gracie must get comfortable with the mercilessly driven and perfectly coifed contestants, infiltrate the pageant and thwart the terrorists.
Production Castle Rock Entertainment (presents); Village Roadshow Pictures (in association with); NPV Entertainment; Fortis Films;
Cast Names Lisa Del Dotto; Katy Dunlap; Dustin Amy; Ricardo Azulay; Johnny Bartee; Fred Bothwell; Nikki Martinez; Devin Carbaugh; Jennifer Matyear; Robert F. Cawley; Jeremy Denzlinger; Troy Dillinger; Rana Morrison; Dan Eggleston; Nita Rainwater; Scott Grossman; Mylinda Royer; Troy Harris; Kirby M. Hiscox; Hollie Stenson; Ricky Lee; LaToya Ward; Brent Mitchell; Trevor Nelson; Michelle Yerger; Harry Santiago; James Singleton; Spike Spencer; Brian Stanton; Scott Swanson;
Box Office USD 106,807,667
Release Date 2000-12-14 (premiere) 2000-12-22
Genres Action; Comedy; Crime;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated PG-13 for sexual references and a scene of violence.