Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
Brittany Murphy: Lisa Swenson
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Quotes
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Amber Atkins : [crying after her tap costume disappears] I just wanted to compete.
Lisa Swenson : I can't believe this is happening. I can't believe she said...
[thinks for a moment than takes her jacket off]
Lisa Swenson : Amber, here, my jacket, take it, cos you know I know I got my costume OK'd a month ago before the pageant, you can wear it! Come on, put it on, here...
Michelle Johnson : Oh wow... Lisa, I don't think you should do this.
Leslie Miller : They're never gonna let you perform naked. I asked.
Lisa Swenson : Shut up, you guys.
Amber Atkins : No...
Lisa Swenson : Amber, I'm not goin' to win. OK? And let's be honest our family only needs one Liza and Peter's got much better legs than me.
Amber Atkins : Your parents'll kill ya.
Lisa Swenson : Come on, I love 'em... And you know that they only had me cos Peter needed that kidney.
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Lisa Swenson : [being interviewed for the documentary] I fell in love with the big apple last summer when I was visiting my brother Peter there. He followed his dream all the way to New York... Wait, this is Peter as Liza. This is him as Madonna...
[she kisses the picture]
Lisa Swenson : This is Barbara.
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[after the pageant, where Lisa let Amber take her place]
Lisa Swenson's Father : I hope it was worth it.
Lisa Swenson : Dad, it was worth it. Amber shoulda won.
Lisa Swenson's Father : Yeah, well, I'll tell you one thing, Peter never would have pulled a shenanigan like this.
Lisa Swenson : Well, you know what, Dad? You know what? Peter's gay.
[shouts]
Lisa Swenson : GAY!
[she walks off]
Lisa Swenson's Father : What?
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Lisa Swenson : Why? Well, ah, it's kind of like askin' why all the guys chew Copenhagen, you know? I mea - If you're 17, and you're not a total fry, it's just what you do.