Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay (2002) (TV)

Regisseur:

Ed Gernon

Drehbuchautor (WGA):

Patricia Resnick (written by)

Premierendatum:

7. Oktober 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Komödie | Drama

Werbezeile:

Challenging the queen of makeup isn't pretty.

Plot:

The film is about 2 companies who are battling it out for customers, Mary Kay (Shirley MacLaine), and...

Plot Keywords:

Business Rivalry | Business | Rise To Power | Quirky | Decadence

Filmpreise:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes.

Nutzerkommentare:

Surprisingly good

Besetzung

Shirley MacLaine	...	Mary Kay
R.H. Thomson	...	Richard Rogers
Barry Flatman	...	Dick Heath
Rachael Crawford	...	Annika Kern
Dean McKenzie	...	Clifton Sanders (as Dean Monroe McKenzie)
Marnie McPhail	...	Brooke
Shannen Doherty	...	Lexi Wilcox
Parker Posey	...	Jinger Heath
Rebecca Gibson	...	Tanya
Catherine Fitch	...	Beverly
Maggie Butterfield	...	Doris
Terri Cherniak	...	Liz
Marina Stephenson Kerr	...	Chris
Rhiannon Benedict	...	Haley (as Valerie Wynne)
Paul Christie	...	Lexy's Hubby

Alternativ:

Empire de Mary Kay, L' (Canada: French title)
The Battle of Mary Kay (UK)

Länge:

USA:100 Min | USA:120 Min | Argentina:120 Min

Produktionsland:

Canada | USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.33 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Stereo

Altersfreigabe:

Australia:PG | UK:PG | Argentina:Atp | Italy:T

Drehorte:

Centennial Concert Hall, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Firma:

Alliance Atlantis Communications

Dies und das:

Based on a true story.

Dialogzitate:

Lexi Wilcox: Mary Kay, Mary Kay - i just wanted to meet you, I just started two months ago - I just wanted to tell you I'm going to be queen next year
Mary Kay: When I first started sellin', I went to the sales director and you know what he said to me?
Lexi Wilcox: He said you would,
Mary Kay: I am saying that to you right now, I think you will.

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Surprisingly good

I decided to tape this movie on a lark. At first, I thought they were going for maximum silliness, but the story sucked me in anyway, and I enjoyed it all the way to the end.

Mary Kay's women are passionate about their product. For a lot a good reasons, too -- The lady herself was extremely inspirational. The rival company behaved more like modern entities: its executives rode their stock up, and then the employees hurt the most when the company crashed. Meanwhile, Mary Kay took her company private, kept treating her employees like human beings, and grew ever larger.

The movie's best line (from Mary Kay): "Son, you do know it was never about the makeup."

Shirley MacLaine outdid herself playing Mary Kay. Overall, the film was funny and serious at the same time, and a total treat. It's worth 8 out of 10 stars.