Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Molly ShannonMary Katherine Gallagher
- Will FerrellSky Corrigan / Jesus
- Elaine HendrixEvian
- Harland WilliamsSlater
- Mark McKinneyFather Ritley
- Glynis JohnsGrandma
- Jason BlickerHoward
- Gerry BammanFather John
- Emmy LaybourneHelen
- Jennifer IrwinMaria
Recommendations
- 75
San Francisco Examiner
There's an unstable genius brewing beneath Mary Katherine's scarlet headband. As "SNL" women go, only Gilda Radner seemed as willing to rib so much of herself for our pleasure. - 75
Boston Globe
Part of the reason for the comic surehandedness is the obvious chemistry between Shannon, Ferrell, and director Bruce McCulloch. - 70
Variety
A pleasant surprise...more directorial personality here than most "SNL"-derived features get...the cheerily absurd, color-saturated atmosphere recalls John Waters' "Hairspray." - 70
Dallas Observer
In Mary Katherine Gallagher's dogged perseverance, it's easy to find not only cheap laughs but real soul. In her way, she's a saint. - 60
Film.com
The film's light success really comes down to Shannon, though, the exuberant "SNL" star whose alter ego actually seems more real and sympathetic here than she does in brief TV skits. - 60
Washington Post
Endearing if slight, Superstar at least knows what it's doing the whole way. - 58
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Strikes a universal chord, no matter what rung of the popularity ladder we were on in high school. - 38
Philadelphia Inquirer
How'd this thing get made?
