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.
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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
Reception
Variety's Dennis Harvey calls it "thinly plotted" and writes that the "pic works so hard to render kinkiness precious that the effect is just silly, then downright annoying. Surface elements are saleable enough to give indie production gay-fest legs and decent specialized home-format prospects. Theatrical distribution wooks unwikewy (sic)." Julie E. Washington of the Plain Dealer gave it a B− and says "There's not much plot in "Mango Kiss". Connie Ogle in the Miami Herald gave it 3 stars and finishes " You may cringe at a couple of embarrassing candy metaphors and skeptically view Sass' way-too-frank discussions with her mom (Sally Kirkland), but director Sascha Rice never lets Mango Kiss take itself too seriously. For that, we say: Thank you. ma'am. May we have another?"
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