Nora's Hair Salon 2: A Cut Above | |
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Directed by | Jill Maxcy |
Written by | Chanel Capra Jill Maxcy |
Produced by | Lila Aviv Malik Barnhardt Maxwell Cain Albert C. Chevalier Ken Halsband Jean-Claude La Marre Thai Liu Glenn Miller Mekhi Phifer Ronnie Warner |
Starring | Tatyana Ali Bobby Brown Brandi Burnside Stacey Dash Donn Swaby |
Cinematography | Laura Beth Love |
Music by | Flexx |
Distributed by | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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