The read
Audiences rate it 19 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 21m.
Synopsis
Two lesbian hookers wind their way through a world of bargain-hunting housewives and double-dealing conservative women in this buddy comedy, an homage to and riff on iconic male hustler films. Margaret is a down-on-her-luck hooker in training, who meets up with Jo, a beautiful and self-assured grifter from a wealthy family and an expert on servicing women, even as she considers herself proudly heterosexual. The film follows their adventures together on the street, through encounters with husky-voiced seductresses, mumbling erotic accessory salesmen and shopaholic swingers. Navigating the bizarre fetishes and sexual needs of their 'dates' brings into focus the hilarious and pathetic disparity between the two hookers, fellow travelers who will share the road together but only for a while.
Ratings
Audiences rate it 19 points higher than critics do.
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Madeleine OlnekDirector
- Madeleine OlnekWriter
- Jackie MonahanWriter
- Lisa HaasWriter
Cast
- Lisa HaasMargaret
- Jackie MonahanJo
- Susan ZieglerKinky Republican Lady
- Alex KarpovskyThe Mumbling Erotic Accessory Salesman / CNN Executive
- Dennis DavisMargaret's Brother
- Rae C. WrightThe Jittery Cancelling Businesswoman Client
- Jennifer PredigerAshley, Margaret's Composting Girlfriend
- Diane CieslaJo's Mother
- Barbara J. DavyAccounts Payable
- Betsy FarrellAccounts Receivable
- Deb MargolinThe MFA Drama Student
- Charles RogersThe Main 'Security' Cop #1