A Tale of Two 'Scenes from a Marriage'
That gut-wrenching feeling you have while watching it is okay but needed, and you, the viewer, will be okay.
The Foxy Merkins (2013)
Two lesbian hookers wind their way through a world of bargain-hunting housewives and double-dealing conservative women in this buddy comedy, an homage to and riff on iconic male hustler films. Margaret is a down-on-her-luck hooker in training, who meets up with Jo, a beautiful and self-assured grifter from a wealthy family and an expert on servicing women, even as she considers herself proudly heterosexual. The film follows their adventures together on the street, through encounters with husky-voiced seductresses, mumbling erotic accessory salesmen and shopaholic swingers. Navigating the bizarre fetishes and sexual needs of their 'dates' brings into focus the hilarious and pathetic disparity between the two hookers, fellow travelers who will share the road together but only for a while.
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Two lesbian hookers wind their way through a world of bargain-hunting housewives and double-dealing conservative women in this buddy comedy, an homage to and riff on iconic male hustler films. Margaret is a down-on-her-luck hooker in training, who meets up with Jo, a beautiful and self-assured grifter from a wealthy family and an expert on servicing women, even as she considers herself proudly heterosexual. The film follows their adventures together on the street, through encounters with husky-voiced seductresses, mumbling erotic accessory salesmen and shopaholic swingers. Navigating the bizarre fetishes and sexual needs of their 'dates' brings into focus the hilarious and pathetic disparity between the two hookers, fellow travelers who will share the road together but only for a while.
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Genre:Comedy, Adventure
Written By:Lisa Haas, Jackie Monahan, Madeleine Olnek
In Theaters:8/9/2013
Box Office:
Runtime:81 minutes
Studio:Wisconsin
Cast
Madeleine Olnek
Director
Lisa Haas
Margaret
Jackie Monahan
Jo
Susan Ziegler
Kinky Republican Lady
Alex Karpovsky
The Mumbling Erotic Accessory Salesman / CNN Executive
Dennis Davis
Margaret's Brother
Rae C. Wright
The Jittery Cancelling Businesswoman Client
Jennifer Prediger
Ashley, Margaret's Composting Girlfriend
Diane Ciesla
Jo's Mother
Barbara J. Davy
Accounts Payable
Betsy Farrell
Accounts Receivable
Deb Margolin
The MFA Drama Student
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