#111 POP Dive: 1999's Drop Dead Gorgeous with Actress Mindy Sterling & Writer Lona Williams
Everything Iconic with Danny Pellegrino
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🗓️ 4 February 2019
⏱️ 56 minutes
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In this Everything Iconic POP Dive, Danny welcomes actress Mindy Sterling about 1999's Drop Dead Gorgeous, which Mindy co-starred. They discuss favorite moments, working on the film, and so much more. Danny also talks with Lona Williams, the writer of the iconic film.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to an Everything Iconic Pop Dive with me, Danny Pellegrino, where my |
| 0:12.3 | guests and I take a break from talking housewives and current pop culture to dive into iconic |
| 0:17.4 | film, TV and music. |
| 0:19.8 | Today we're talking about the 1999 comedy Drop Dead Gorgeous. |
| 0:24.4 | Backed by Michael Patrick Jan, the film was released July 23, 1999 and grossed just $10 |
| 0:29.5 | million. |
| 0:30.9 | Since its release it's become a cult classic. |
| 0:33.3 | This year marks the 20th anniversary of the film that starred Kristen Dunst, Kirstie |
| 0:36.9 | Alley, Denise Richards, Alison Janie, Ellen Barkin, Brittany Murphy, Amy Adams and her |
| 0:41.6 | debut film role and one of my guests, my friend Mindy Sterling. |
| 0:45.9 | Mindy plays Iris Clark, one of the Minnesota Beauty pageant organizers in this dark comedy. |
| 0:51.2 | Mindy stopped by to talk about the film's legacy, favorite moments and why the film is |
| 0:54.7 | only available via an out of print DVD. |
| 0:58.1 | We need to get it on streaming. |
| 1:00.5 | After my chat with Mindy I got in touch with the writer of the film Lana Williams. |
| 1:04.3 | Lana was kind enough to talk about the writing process, working with the actors and so much |
| 1:08.0 | more. |
| 1:09.0 | This is an Everything Iconic Pop Dive into Drop Dead Gorgeous. |
| 1:14.2 | Every year in a small town of Mount Rose Minnesota, a special competition takes place. |
| 1:20.2 | I know what some of your big city, no brawler and hairy-legged women members might say. |
| 1:24.2 | You might say that a pageant is old-fashioned and demeaning to the girls. |
| 1:27.5 | No, I think you boys are going to find something a little bit different here in Mount |
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