Carnelle Scott is a restless Mississippi girl looking for a life change. She decides to enter a beauty pageant, which her cousin had won years before. Despite a lack of support from those close to her Carnelle remains determined. She enlists the help of a seamstress to outfit her for the competition, while rebuffing the advances of predatory men, as she aims to bring home the crown.
Unfortunately the movie Miss Firecracker is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Thomas Schlamme | Director |
| Writing | Beth Henley | Screenplay |
| Production | Fred Berner | Producer |
| Sound | David Mansfield | Music |
| Camera | Arthur Albert | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Peter C. Frank | Editor |
| Production | Avy Kaufman | Casting |
| Production | Mindy Marin | Casting |
| Art | Kristi Zea | Production Design |
| Art | Maher Ahmad | Art Direction |
| Art | Debra Schutt | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Molly Maginnis | Costume Design |
| Crew | Patrice Soriero | Choreographer |
| Crew | Spooky Stevens | Unit Publicist |
