Product Details

• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Urban Works
• VHS Release Date: March 22, 2005
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0002MHEUK
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #683,469 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

From Executive Producers Magic Johnson, Steve Imes and Leslie Small comes a "tender, life-affirming" story about the reunion of two sisters. Starring Mo’Nique, Kellita Smith, Joe Torry, Gina Torres, Taraji Henson and special appearances by Serena Williams and Vivica A. Fox, Hair Show is both a touching, and heart-warming film and laugh-out-loud outrageous fun! Peaches (Mo'Nique), a hair stylist from Baltimore, and her estranged sister, Angela (Kellita Smith), the owner of an upscale salon in Beverly Hills, get reacquainted when Peaches decides to attend a celebration for Angela in L.A. The reunion is bittersweet and worsens when Angela finds out that Peaches is on the run from the IRS and has only a few days to pay $50,000 in back taxes. After some hilarious moments and passionate exchanges the two sisters join forces to fight off a pesky rival salon owner Marcella (Gina Torres) and save Peaches from her troubles by competing for a lucrative cash prize and bragging rights at the city’s annual hair show. Hair Show proves that blood and family run thicker than water.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It Wasn't That Bad!, February 13, 2006

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D.B. - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beauty Shop - The Original Stage Play (DVD)

Even though I thought that sweetness was overdoing his gay roll, it had it's perks. It kept me awake and had me laughing to the point where I couldn't breathe. Especially when Big mama pulled the gun out on the girl and waltzed out in that zebra cat suit and the cast thought it was so funny, they forgot their lines and had the guy come out and tell them what was to be said next. The play has its ups and downs, but you gotta be in a certain mood to watch it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Beauty Shop: Original Staged MESS!!!!, July 21, 2005

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D. Pruitt (NYC, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beauty Shop - The Original Stage Play (DVD)

This is the worst mess I've ever seen. The cast is lousy and the actors stink. The sound is horrible and some of the cast members are shouting there dialogue instead of speaking loud and clearly. There is a difference in speaking loud and clear or just plain shouting. It's hard to watch because of the lack of structure-In short this stage play is a HOT MESS!! Don't waste your money on this one. Do not rent or buy this dvd if you do you will be highly disappointed. So if you must see it borrow it from a friend that will probably thank you for taking it off there hands.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Even as a play alone it's pretty bad, March 13, 2006

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PolarisDiB "dibness" (Southwest, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beauty Shop - The Original Stage Play (DVD)

What's the point?

I have a particular fondness of theatre, but the best part of theatre is being there. This movie tries hard to give that experience by showing reaction shots of the audience, but it's not the same.

Some stage shows are open enough and large enough to translate well into a filmed narration without changing sets or adapting. This isn't one of them. In fact, even as a play alone it's pretty bad. The characters are one-dimensional caricatures, the script is lousy, most of the acting is pretty bad, and it doesn't really have a storyline... really...

The only part that's even remotely interesting is the scene where Big Mama wears the zebra suit and the cast just loses control and completely breaks the fourth wall. Yet even still that moment would be a lot more special and a lot more endearing had I actually been there than have to rely on shoddily shot video editing to tell me where to look.

All in all, it was a pretty ridiculous experience, not worth even the price of a rental.

--PolarisDiB