Product Details

• Actors: Danièle Ferraro, Michelle Wolff, Sally Kirkland, Dru Mouser, Tina Marie Murray
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Wolfe Video
• DVD Release Date: November 30, 2004
• Run Time: 84 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00064AFG4
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #51,318 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Mango Kiss" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Lou and Sass are performance art partners and best friends who have recently moved to San Francisco. Shy Lou s life turns upside down when she confesses her passion for the outgoing Sass and they change from roommates to lovers. The path to romantic bliss takes a wide detour however when they meet new friends with some rather frisky ideas. Starring Michelle Wolff (Unspeakable) Dani le Ferraro (No Ordinary Hero) and featuring Golden Globe Winner Sally Kirkland. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: NR Age: 754703762412 UPC: 754703762412 Manufacturer No: 3991D

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rates as one of the best lesbian films to date, March 18, 2005

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Drake-by-the-Lake "movie critic" (State of Euphoria) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mango Kiss (DVD)

My five stars is not intended to place this film above all others, but instead, reflects its luster in the underpopulated Lesbian film genre. Among all films, possibly it would still rate four stars. A happy, naughty, sexy, not too serious, sometimes melodramatic romp through the Lesbian world. Every one of the actresses perform well. The script has passion and intelligence. The DVD menu offers behind-the-scenes footage and interesting interviews. Highly enjoyable, and recommended as an addition to your library, whether you are a devotee of the genre or not.

Though partial to negative reviews, I am suspicious of some of the ones here that only give a blanket one-sentence justification for their one-star rating. I get the impression somebody doesn't like somebody associated with the movie, or is offended by the butch/femme stereotypes. I am lifting that comment from the one legitimate-sounding negative review that I marked as Helpful. It is true that this movie has fun with the old stereotypes, but please, people. . . it's light-hearted, sexy role-playing and whatnot. Not every movie has to portray the political ideal or whatever you hold forth as perfection. Lighten up!

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must See, August 15, 2005

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L. Raynes "movie lady" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mango Kiss (DVD)

A passionate playful wonderful artistic piece. While it may not be for those uptight about kinky sex it is a masterpiece for lesbians who appreciate playful sex and fun dramatic characters with a creative plot. A little fun never hurts anyone and this is just a fun, creative piece to get one's juices flowing. If you're looking for a more serious film this is not for you, but every bit of this deserves at least a 4 star rating no matter what your tastes are.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Is it supposed to be about role playing or role blurring?, March 22, 2005

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Michael Meredith "e-Mike" (St. Louis, MO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mango Kiss (DVD)

The box cover bills this film as a "wildly entertaining and sexy comedy of errors", which is an overstatement of barely forgivable proportion. First, Mango Kiss is only mildly entertaining. Yes, it is sexy in a lesbian, kinky role playing kind of way. But the comedy is slight, limited to some wry observations by Lou (Michelle Wolfe) who provides a voice-over narration that does little to move the story along.

Lou and her friend Sassy (played by Daniele Ferraro) move to San Francisco to discover themselves and define their relationship. That definition eventually evolves into "captain and young boy", which seems to work for the two lovers, were it not for Sassy's wandering eye and experimental libido. Hence the errors.

A psychologist would probably have a field day with this film as it trots out one alternative personality after another. My problem is not with the roles that the characters indulge themselves in, so much as the idea that they have to immerse themselves so fully into these roles that their lives are taken over by the role playing. The overriding question might be "does Sassy love The Captain, or does she love Lou? And is Lou really The Captain or just a personna for her to slip into from time to time?

The script is uneven at best, but the collection of characters does provide some interest; from the neighbor couple that lives a 50's sitcom suburban lifestyle (albeit a lesbian 50's sitcom) to various punk rockers, S and M and bondage adherents. Sally Kirkland provides some spark as Sassy's mother, a survivor of the Free Love generation, who is supportive yet still a little bewildered by the entire thing.

There are far worse movies out there, but if you're looking for relationship insight or any kind of coherent story, consider something else.