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The Bituminous Coal Queens of Pennsylvania is a american film of genre Documentary directed by David Hunt released in USA on 16 october 2005 with Fabian Forte

The Bituminous Coal Queens of Pennsylvania (2005)

The Bituminous Coal Queens of Pennsylvania
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Released in USA 16 october 2005
Length 1h29
Directed by
OriginUSA
Rating69% 3.4616053.4616053.4616053.4616053.461605

The Bituminous Coal Queens of Pennsylvania is a 2005 documentary film directed by David Hunt and Jody Eldred about the fiftieth annual "Pennsylvania Bituminous Coal Queen" beauty pageant which took place on Sunday, August 17, 2003 at the State Theatre Center for the Arts (Uniontown, Pennsylvania). The film is produced by Hunt's wife Patricia Heaton, and prominently features actress Sarah Rush, who was herself a Coal Queen in her youth. Heaton describes the film as "an homage to small town America".

The film follows the past and present contestants and winners of the annual beauty pageant sponsored by the bituminous coal industry of Greene County, Pennsylvania and was shot over a 10 day period in August 2003. The movie's budget swelled from $45,000 to $350,000 after the licensing for the various song snippets that appear in the contestants' acts.

A memorable character is the pageant's stage manager, who is easily offended when the contestants make requests and suggestions. He has since been fired.



Featured contestants


Name
Act
Representing


Dana Bukovitz
Tap dance
Frazier High School


Alyssa Corfont
Tap dance to "Fame"
Waynesburg Central High School


Elizabeth Gessner
Piano and voice performance of "Change the World"
Geibel Catholic High School


Mary Hawkins
Dance
Jefferson-Morgan High School


Christine Henry
Dance
Mapletown Junior-Senior High School


Jessica Levo
Voice performance of "I Enjoy Being a Girl"
Carmichaels Area High School


Abbey Lion
Dance
Laurel Highlands High School


Ryann Over
Dance/lipsync to "All That Jazz"
Uniontown Area Senior High School


Malana Piatt
Baton performance to "All That Jazz"
Bethlehem Center High School


Michelle Tanner
Voice performance of "The Rose"
Albert Gallatin Area High School


Laura Yost
Xylophone
Clay-Battelle High School

Actors

Fabian Forte
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