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Drool Friday, July 10 • 7:00 • Ritz East 2 Sunday, July 12 • 12:00 • Ritz East 1 Philadelphia Premiere USA 2009, 88 min
In this hilariously dark romantic comedy, a family overcomes its prejudices and insecurities with the aid of a friendly neighbor and some great beauty products. Anora Fleese (gorgeous Laura Harring of Mulholland Drive) has a crappy existence. Beaten into submission by her abusive husband Cheb and treated like a doormat by her teenage siblings Tabby and Little Pete, it’s no surprise that Anora’s smile has disappeared — but at least she finds light relief in her vivid “fantasy man” dreams. When Imogene Cochran (Girlfriends star Jill Marie Jones) — a sassy “Kathy K” saleswoman peddling products for “the cocoa-skinned woman” in a community that isn’t too keen on cocoa-skinned anything — moves in next door, Anora’s life begins to change. Hooting and hollering over caffeine, painting toenails and sampling hand cream, Imogene and Anora grow close —real close. And that’s when all hell breaks loose. Before you can bat a Ms. Mascara eyelash, Imogene, Anora, Tabby and Little Pete are all piled into Imogene’s purple car on a mission to get to Savannah, before the ice melts on the body in the trunk. Marvelously marrying the difficult subjects of racism, spousal abuse and sexism with fantasy, whimsy and a great sense of timing, In this writer’s opinion, Drool is quite possibly the funniest lesbian film in our lineup. —Carol Coombes Director: Nancy Kissam Cast: Laura Harring, Jill Marie Jones, Oded Fehr, Ashley Duggan Smith, Christopher Newhouse, Ruthie Austin Screenwriter: Nancy Kissam Producers: John Portnoy, Nick Thurlow, Todd Williams Cinematographer: Kara Stephens Editor: Jennifer Godin Print Source: Strand Releasing
Drool is Nancy Kissam’s debut.