Forever Fabulous

The script evolved from a planned but never-filmed short called "Feminist Warriors" (which was loosely based on the JonBenét Ramsey murder) and was slated to star Jean Smart, Cathy Moriarty and Suzanne Pleshette. The script underwent a massive rewrite and, in the end, only Smart stayed with the project.

When Corinne says she's not judging Loreli, Loreli holds a cigarette erect. In the following shot, Loreli's smashing the cigarette out in the ashtray.

Early screenings of the film included a lot of music that was subsequently changed. Most notable is the scene in Amarillo, Texas where the beauty queens rehearse a routine that Loreli designed for them when they were children -- in the final cut of the film, an original instrumental is heard; in the earlier cuts, "Making Our Dreams Come True," the theme song for Laverne & Shirley (1976) scored the scene.