Mango Kiss

Mango Kiss is a 2004 American comedy film written Sarah Elisabeth Brown and Sascha Rice, and directed by Sascha Rice. The plot concerns love between two lesbian friends, Lou and Sassafras. It is based on the play Bermuda Triangles, written by Sarah Elisabeth Brown. The story for the play was based on the playwright’s experience living within the lesbian subculture found in San Francisco in the 1990s.

Plot

Lou falls in love with her best friend Sassafras, who doesn’t know. In order to bring their careers as performance artists forward, they move to San Francisco, where they get into the BDSM scene. Soon they start a princess/daddy role-play: Lou plays out a Sea Captain Daddy role and Sass takes on a brat princess.

Cast

Danièle Ferraro as Sassafras

Michelle Wolff as Lou

Sally Kirkland as Emilia

Dru Mouser as Leslie

Tina Marie Murray as Chelsea Chuwawa

Shannon Rossiter as Micky

Joe Mellis as Kaz

Malia Spanyol as Bridget

Windy Morgan Bunts as Ginny

Dominique Zeltzman as Sonya

Lena Zee as Karla

Alicia Simmons-Miracle as Boss Daddy (billed as Alicia Simmons)

Laura Baca as Allison

Max Miller as Val

Walter Barry as Mr. Fuchsia

Chris Villa as Mr. Leather (billed as Christopher Villa)

Delphine Brody as Booze Girl

Katherine Armstrong as Little Girl on Beach

Reviews

With a sly sense of humor and plenty of sex, Mango Kiss is a rollicking, sugar-coated spree through the wacky world of women-whipping-women. And, believe it or not, I’ll kiss and tell you that at its heart Mango Kiss is an ode to old-fashioned romance.

Awards

2004

Park City Film Music Festival (Feature Film: Director’s Choice)

Gold Medal for Excellence

Sydney Mardi Gras Film Festival

Best Lesbian Film –

Park City Film Music Festival

Director’s Choice Award: Gold Medal for Excellence

North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival

Emerging Filmmaker Award: Best Women’s Feature

References

External links

Mango Kiss – official Website

Mango Kiss at IMDb

rottentomatoes.com

Review of Mango Kiss

Variety