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| Nora's Hair Salon | |
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| Directed by | Jerry LaMothe |
| Written by | Chanel Capra Jean-Claude La Marre |
| Produced by | Jean-Claude La Marre Tim Swain Tamala Jones |
| Starring | Jenifer Lewis Tamala Jones Tatyana Ali |
| Distributed by | DEJ Productions |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Language | English |
Nora's Hair Salon is a 2004 independent comedy-drama film, written by Chanel Capra and Jean-Claude La Marre, and directed by Jerry LaMothe. [1] This film stars Jenifer Lewis, Tamala Jones, and Tatyana Ali.
Nora Harper (Jenifer Lewis) is an African-American businesswoman who owns a hair salon in Los Angeles, California. She keeps a watchful eye over her employees, friends, relatives, and regular customers. Lilleana (Tatyana Ali) is a new employee from the Dominican Republic who is in an abusive relationship with Bennie (Bobby Brown). Chloe (Tamala Jones) is a hairstylist with aspirations of a career in show business. Ming (Lucille Soong) is an opinionated manicurist with anger issues. Devin (Jean-Claude La Marre) is a bisexual man who is uncertain about his relationship with Delicious , and fears losing his girlfriend (played by Lil' Kim as herself) in the event she discovers his attraction to men. Later in the film, Nora suffers a heart attack; her friends from the salon hope for her recovery, but she dies shortly before the end of the film. In the end, the salon remains open, selling Nora's hairstyling products.
A direct-to-video sequel was released, titled Nora's Hair Salon 2: A Cut Above featuring Tatyana Ali in the starring role, and co-starring Stacey Dash, Donn Swaby, Bobby Brown, and Mekhi Phifer. The film is lighter in tone and content than its predecessor, with a PG-13 rating. Creator and co-star Jean-Claude La Marre cameos as Devin, who has become a minister and is now straight, much to the chagrin of his ex Delicious.
A third film was released in 2011 titled Nora's Hair Salon 3: The Cutting Edge. However, none of the original cast appears. This time around, Delicious is the main character and new owner of the salon.