Mango Kiss (2004)

Director:

Sascha Rice

Writers:

Sarah Brown (writer)
Sascha Rice (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

A fruity kind of love.

Plot:

"Mango Kiss" is a story about Lou whose world turns upside-down when she falls in love with her best friend Sassafras...

Plot Keywords:

Role Playing | Love | Mother Daughter Relationship | Nudity | Lesbian Relationship

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Danièle Ferraro	...	Sassafras
Michelle Wolff	...	Lou
Sally Kirkland	...	Emilia
Dru Mouser	...	Leslie
Tina Marie Murray	...	Chelsea Chuwawa
Shannon Rossiter	...	Micky
Joe Mellis	...	Kaz
Malia Spanyol	...	Bridget
Windy Morgan Bunts	...	Ginny
Dominique Zeltzman	...	Sonya
Lena Zee	...	Karla
Alicia D. Simmons	...	Boss Daddy (as Alicia Simmons)
Laura Baca	...	Allison
Max Miller	...	Val
Walter Barry	...	Mr. Fuchsia

Also Known As:

Mango Me

Runtime:

USA:84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M

Quotes:

Sassafras: Did you ever consider non-monogamy?
Leslie: For me, it's all a matter of bubblegum ice cream. I only like one flavor on my cone & when the ice cream's gone, you still got gum to chew & gum lasts forever, even if you swallow it by accident.
Sassafras: How do you ignore the whole candy store?
Leslie: A natural aversion to decision making.
Sassafras: I guess I just must be a radical girl.
Leslie: Radical? Try committing yourself to one person for the rest of your life! If that's not extreme I don't know what is.

Just because you know the bow from the stern doesn't mean you are ready for the high seas.

Light and trippy. This film never takes itself seriously. it is colorful, with some very good music, and characters that make it worth watching.

Two friends, and I really mean friends, Sassafras (Danièle Ferraro) and Lou (Michelle Wolff) move from flyover country to the lesbian section of San Francisco. They are lesbians, but "baby dykes." They are trying to find themselves in an era of role playing.

Eventually, they decide to become lovers, but leave the door open to other relationships.

Sassafras' mother (Sally Kirkland) tries to tell her that "open marriage" works in theory, but is messy in practice. They soon find that out. Despite their establishment of "rules" to guide the relationship, they soon fall into jealous traps.

I must say all this "Daddy" and "Princess" business got a little tiresome, but maybe I am not supposed to get it.

What I did get was that non-monogamy does not work. They got it too eventually.

I have to admit that San Francisco looked like a really fun city at the time.

Fine performances by Dru Mouser, Tina Marie Murray, and Shannon Rossiter, in addition to those mentioned.