Beauty Shop (2005)

Gina is a hairstylist who opens up a beauty shop full of employees and customers more interested in speaking their minds than getting a cut.

Director:

Bille Woodruff

Writers:

Elizabeth Hunter (story), Kate Lanier (screenplay),

Stars:

Queen Latifah, Alicia Silverstone, Andie MacDowell

13 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Queen Latifah	...	Gina Norris
Alicia Silverstone	...	Lynn
Andie MacDowell	...	Terri
Alfre Woodard	...	Ms. Josephine
Mena Suvari	...	Joanne
Della Reese	...	Mrs. Towner
Golden Brooks	...	Chanel
Laura Hayes	...	Paulette (as Miss Laura Hayes)
Paige Hurd	...	Vanessa
Little JJ	...	Willie (as L'il JJ)
LisaRaye	...	Rochelle (as Lisaraye McCoy)
Keshia Knight Pulliam	...	Darnelle
Sherri Shepherd	...	Ida
Kimora Lee Simmons	...	Denise
Sheryl Underwood	...	Catfish Rita

Storyline

You thought you'd heard it all in the barbershop, but you haven't heard anything yet - the women get their own chance to shampoo, shine, and speak their minds in Beauty Shop.

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Plot Keywords:

client | interracial relationship | chicago illinois | single parent | reference to peter pan | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 on appeal for sexual material, language and brief drug references

Details

Official Sites:

MGM

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 March 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Salón de belleza

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$48,030 (South Africa) (10 June 2005)

Gross:

$48,030 (South Africa) (10 June 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), State Street Pictures, Mandeville Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Was originally suppose to be a third part to the popular barbershop series but formed it's own title soon after.

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Goofs

Towards the end, when the radio announcer calls Gina's shop to talk to her, by turning up the radio for Gina to hear her voice, there would be so much feedback that no one will be able to hear the radio announcer and vice versa

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Quotes

Chanel: [after James asks Lyn to dance] Oh, who the hell cares? He's gay as Peter Pan on a pair of ice skates!
Ms. Josephine: [James and Lyn kiss] He's gay all right - he's happy as hell!

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Connections

Referenced in The Cleveland Show: To Live and Die in Va. (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Don't Cha"
(2004)
Written by CeeLo Green
Performed by Tori Alamaze
Courtesy of Radiculture Records

User Reviews

A Fun Comedy!

This movie is a spin-off sequel to Barberer Shop 2: Back in Business. Gina is a hairstylist who opens up a beauty shop full of employees and customers more interested in speaking their minds than getting a cut.

Latifah does it again! Her charm lights up the screen. Gina's business starts off bad. Her own shop just looks bad. Luckily, her friends help her clean up the place and that's where she hires employees. She gets one of her white friends in the other shop to help her work there. Some of her black friends comes to help.

This is one of those comedies that doesn't uses f-words. The acting from Latifah, Woodard, Silverstone, and Bacon are great. Actually, I've never seen Bacon act like that in his entire film career. It's funny to see that. Bacon's character then gets jealous because Gina is doing much better than he has expected. The jokes are funny in this film.

If you just want to see a feel-good film, here it is!