Mango Kiss

Light and trippy. This film never takes itself seriously. it is colorful, with some very good music, and characters that make it worth watching.

Two friends, and I really mean friends, Sassafras (Danièle Ferraro) and Lou (Michelle Wolff) move from flyover country to the lesbian section of San Francisco. They are lesbians, but "baby dykes." They are trying to find themselves in an era of role playing.

Eventually, they decide to become lovers, but leave the door open to other relationships.

Sassafras' mother (Sally Kirkland) tries to tell her that "open marriage" works in theory, but is messy in practice. They soon find that out. Despite their establishment of "rules" to guide the relationship, they soon fall into jealous traps.

I must say all this "Daddy" and "Princess" business got a little tiresome, but maybe I am not supposed to get it.

What I did get was that non-monogamy does not work. They got it too eventually.

I have to admit that San Francisco looked like a really fun city at the time.

Fine performances by Dru Mouser, Tina Marie Murray, and Shannon Rossiter, in addition to those mentioned.

I thought this movie was a funny portrayal of lesbian sub-culture of role playing, ultimately ending with a good message about human nature. The lead characters are lovable and chemistry is pretty good! As a lesbian I thought it was a good film for a slow night but I'm not sure if others would enjoy it as much. I'd recommend it for a light evening! Quite funny and moves fast! Also I thought the lead "butch" was pretty cute, and it covers a lot of the stereotypical lesbian "roles" and "roleplaying" and the greater context of what can happen if we are not ourselves. Quality is good but the plot if a bit simple. Also it reminds me of the 80s. I also liked how accepting the mother was of the gay relationship-and that she could see how much the lead loved the other main girl.

Realy enjoyed watching! Colorful, pop-artic, beautiful ,a great filming of a lesbian community.

This film is extremely well crafted. The talent of cast and crew shines through. The story is fresh and unique. It achieves a seemless intertwining of stylized fantasy scenes and bold reality.

While the plot focuses on a specific social group the themes are wide reaching. I saw this film at the Frameline film festival and I would go see it again in the theaters!

I borrowed this movie because not only because its gay theme but the thought of role playing really intrigued me. I was pleasantly surprised that it was shot in San Francisco since I live near SF. And of course it was nice to see shots of the Castro district (although the castro to me really caters more to gay male than female). But other than that I can't really recommend this movie. The characters aren't really developed for me to care and when they finally started to get to the "role playing" I was already bored out of my mind. And the role playing scenes that I did see were a bit embarrassing to watch. The acting leaves something to be desired. Needless to say I didn't finish the movie. I'd skip this one.