Trivia / Smile (1975)

• Cast the Expert: A number of the contestants were played by actual beauty contest contestants.
• Enforced Method Acting: Michael Ritchie and screenwriter Jerry Belson did not reveal the ending of the movie to the cast and the crew to create tension as to who would actually win the contest.
• Throw It In!: Bruce Dern improvised his character's scene with the Marines.

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