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The Girl Most Likely To...

Actor(s): Stockard Channing, Ed Asner
Director(s): Lee Philips

Movie Details

MPAA Rating: NR
Content Advisory: Mild Violence, Adult Situations
Movie Release: 1973
DVD Release: 10/04/2005
Format: DVD - Color - Closed Captioned
Audio Tracks: English
Subtitles: English, French
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 1 hrs 14 mins
Studio: MGM
Members Wishing: 8
Genres: Comedy, Black Comedy

DVD Synopsis

This TV movie stars Stockard Channing as an "ugly duckling" who is dumped on by everyone with whom she comes in contact. After her heart is broken by a callous campus jock, Stockard tearfully speeds off in her car and is involved in a serious accident. Plastic surgery is required, and when Ms. Channing emerges from behind the bandages, she is ravishingly beautiful. She uses her new attractiveness to exact revenge on those who'd wronged her, murdering her former nemeses in a variety of creative ways (for example, she entices a nasty cheerleader to back-flip out of a high rise window). Police inspector Ed Asner is called on the scene when the death rate soars, only to find himself falling in love with the crafty Ms. Channing. Despite its morbid plotline, The Girl Most Likely To... is actually a comedy, written by none other than Joan Rivers. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Actors

Stockard Channing - Miriam
Ed Asner

Member Movie Reviews

Pam F. (PamYla) from FOREST PARK, GA wrote on 5/1/2008...

Awesome movie, I remember watching it on tv when I was a teenager. I have always wanted to view it again, it is a great movie. Allthough in it her character has gone a bit far off the deep end as far as retaliation goes, still, in a small way, it paralled my life as a teen. The balcony seen with the cheerleader is hilarious!

Kendra M. (KendraM) from NASHVILLE, TN wrote on 1/13/2008...

I searched for this for several years, and a couple years ago bought a bootleg version that was so incredibly poor, I couldn't even really hear or see most of it.

Still, it's a fantastic film. I remembered it from way back when it must have been on tv and I was just a kid. The somersault scene and the bathtub scene stayed with me for years. I was so glad to be able to see it again.

Although a bit dated, now, it still is remarkable. Stockard Channing, never known for her absolute beauty, plays the lead role of a young woman who is consistently treated terribly and hurt constantly. But, through a series of events, she turns from unattractive and unwanted to beautiful and desired. With this, however, comes a transformation of character. Confidence is good, yes, but revenge? Probably not.

Despite the fact that Channing isn't doing "good", so to speak, Channing really plays this role well. While she takes revenge on everyone who has hurt her, you still are cheering for her. Ed Asner is on to her, though, as the tough-but-sympathetic detective.

Yes, although this has many comedic elements, I wouldn't just say it was a black comedy. Believe it or not, it's also a love story. And, though it's funny, it's also terribly sad. Definitely worth seeing if you haven't seen it.