Taglines: Dare to dream.
Superstar movie storyline. Orphan Mary Katherine Gallagher, an ugly duckling at St. Monica High School, has a dream: to be kissed soulfully. She decides she can realize this dream if she becomes a superstar, so her prayers, her fantasies, and her conversations with her only friend focus on achieving super-stardom.
Her big chance is a school talent contest; her main competition is Evian, the school beauty, who is dancing with Sky, the object of Mary Katherine’s kiss dream. Mary Katherine gets some talent-show help from her fellow special education students, her grandma, and Jesus, and inspiration from secrets in her past. Watching are Sky, Evian, and a silent classmate.
Superstar is a 1999 American comedy film and a Saturday Night Live spin-off about a quirky, socially inept girl named Mary Katherine Gallagher. The character was created by SNL star Molly Shannon and appeared as a recurring character on SNL in numerous skits. The story follows Mary Katherine trying to find her place in her Roman Catholic private school.
The movie is directed by former The Kids in the Hall member Bruce McCulloch. It stars Molly Shannon, Will Ferrell, Harland Williams, and Elaine Hendrix. SNL and The Kids in the Hall alum Mark McKinney, who appeared in many of the Mary Katherine Gallagher SNL skits on TV, also has a minor role as a priest. Molly Shannon received a nomination for Blockbuster Entertainment Award “Favorite Actress – Comedy” but lost out to Heather Graham in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.
Superstar (1999)
Directed by: Bruce McCulloch
Starring: Molly Shannon, Will Ferrell, Elaine Hendrix, Harland Williams, Mark McKinney, Glynis Johns, Jason Blicker, Jennifer Irwin, Karyn Dwyer, Natalie Radford
Screenplay by: Steve Koren
Production Design by: Gregory P. Keen
Cinematography by: Walt Lloyd
Film Editing by: Malcolm Campbell
Costume Design by: Eydi Caines-Floyd
Set Decoration by: Doug McCullough
Art Direction by: Peter Grundy
Music by: Michael Gore
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sex-related humor and language.
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Release Date: October 8, 1999
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