Themes: Sibling Relationships, Inheritance at Stake, Success is the Best Revenge
Main Cast: Mo'nique, Kellita Smith, Gina Torres, David Ramsey, Taraji P. Henson
Release Year: 2004
Country: US
Run Time: 100 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG13
Plot
Blood may be thicker than water, but it doesn't hold a candle to hairspray, as we learn in this urban comedy. Angela (Kellita Smith) is a successful hairdresser who operates her own salon based in Los Angeles. One day, Angela gets an unexpected visit from her sister Peaches (Mo'Nique), who runs a beauty shop of her own in Baltimore. The family reunion turns out to not be as happy as Angela may have hoped -- Peaches is trying to stay a step ahead of IRS agents who want to collect 50,000 dollars in back taxes, while also avoiding Marcella (Gina Torres), a fellow hair stylist who wants to take over Peaches' shop. Despite their differences, Angela and Peaches join forces in hopes of finding a way to get the bill paid and take Marcella out of the picture. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Keiko Agena - Jun Ni; Cee Cee Michaela - Simone; Joe Torry - Brian; Andre B. Blake - Gianni; Vivica A. Fox - Herself; James Avery - Seymour Gold; David Haines - Police Officer #1; Sarah Lilly - Jan (Secretary); Tom "Tiny" Lister, Jr. - Agent Little; John Salley - Himself; Tom Virtue - Agent Scott; Don Franklin - Basil; Mari Morrow - Gina; Devika Parikh - Wanda; Niecy Nash - Debra; Jacqueline Fleming - Margo; Bruce Bruce - Lime Pimp; E-40 - Cabbie; Tami Anderson - Zora; Melanie Comarcho - Gold-teeth Girl; Susan Leslie - Mother #2; Reagan Gomez-Preston - Fiona; Serena Williams - Agent Ross; Michelle Griffin - Mona; Bryce Wilson - Drake; Alex Avant - Officer Banks; Angela Dixon - Sherina; Jamaica JaToi - Pierre; Joyful M'Chelle - Stephanie Cole; Annie McKnight - Noxema; Kimberly Moss - Betty; Neferteri Shepherd - Ria; Adimu Colon - Rasta M.C.; Giorgi-O - Dark Gable; Nicole Pano - Woman Driver; Roshumba Williams - Star; Jerome Barnes - Comic #1; Gary Johnson - Comic #2
Credit
Bruce Bellamy - Art Director, Janis Woody - Associate Producer, Monica Swann - Casting, David Robertson - Choreography, Kim Ogletree - Co-producer, Janis Woody - Co-producer, Yolanda Braddy - Costume Designer, Adele Simmons - First Assistant Director, Leslie Small - Director, Suzanne Hines - Editor, Earvin "Magic" Johnson - Executive Producer, Leslie Small - Executive Producer, Steven Imes - Executive Producer, Kimberly Ray - Line Producer, Kennard Ramsey - Composer (Music Score), Big Bob Francis - Musical Direction/Supervision, Robert "Big Bob" Francis - Musical Direction/Supervision, Leon King - Production Designer, Keith Smith - Cinematographer, Jeff Clanagan - Producer, Leslie Small - Producer, Nikkole Denson - Producer, Oliver Moss - Sound/Sound Designer, Andrea Wiley - Screenwriter, Sherri A. McGee - Screenwriter, Devon Watkins - Screenwriter, Devon Gregory - Screenwriter, Walter Glover, Jr. - Second Unit Director Of Photography, Patrick Yew - Production Supervisor, Kenneth L. Johnson - Supervising Sound Editor, Stewart & Bernard Casting - Extra Casting, Omar Daher - First Assistant Editor, Nya Patrinos - Set Decorator, Larry Hayes - Co-Executive Producer, Craig Sussman - Co-Executive Producer
Peaches (Mo'Nique), a hair stylist from Baltimore, and her estranged sister, Angela (Kellita Smith), the owner of an upscale salon in Beverly Hills, get reacquainted when Peaches decides to attend a celebration for Angela in Los Angeles. The reunion is bittersweet and worsens when Angela finds out that Peaches is on the run from the IRS and only has 60 days to pay $50,000 in back taxes. After some hilarious moments and passionate exchanges, the two sisters join forces to fight off a pesky rival salon owner Marcella (Gina Torres) and save Peaches from her troubles by competing for a lucrative cash prize and bragging rights at the city's annual hair show.
