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Written and directed by first-time feature filmmaker Brian Pelletier, Fishnet tells the story of Sulie and Trixie, a lesbian couple from Los Angeles working as dancers in a burlesque club. A tough, full-figured woman named Lady Jeanette, played by Emma Messenger, runs the club. Everything is going just fine, until a mobster shows up trying to muscle Lady Jeanette. In an impulsive effort to save the day, Trixie shoots the mobster and the two young women flee for safety to Sulie.s parents. house in Texas.

Jillian Easton (Virus X, Mega Piranha) plays Sulie, a woman from a conservative rural Texas upbrining, drawn to L.A. where she first met her creative passion and her romantic love. Rebekah Kochan (Homewrecker, Eating Out Series) plays Trixie, a wild, fun-loving L.A. woman and Sulie.s romantic partner. These two actresses offer the better moments in Fishnet, comfortable delivering the lines in...

Fishnet is an outrageous, burlesque-fueled romp that combines elements of Thelma and Louise and Sister Act, with a camp factor approaching near-John Waters levels. With a delightfully over-the-top cast and a plot that would make any 80s screenwriter proud, it's the goofiest lesbian movie this side of Better Than Chocolate. It's also one of the most fun, with a surprisingly touching story tucked behind all the jokes and theatrical posturing.

It all begins with burlesque – a good quarter of the movie's run time involves dirty dancing – as our protagonists are professional burlesque performers. Trixie (Rebekah Kochan) and Sulie (Jillian Easton) are girlfriends, happily in love and gainfully employed by Lady Jeanette (Emma Messenger), an absolute cartoon character who runs the bar and the dance troupe.

After an initial routine complete with nipple tassels, we're thrust into the dressing room where the regulars are properly introduced. Olga (Zabeth Russell), a...