Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay (TV)
2002·Canada·120 min.
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In this broadly satirical TV biopic, Shirley MacLaine pulls out all the stops as legendary cosmetics queen Mary Kay Ash. In Citizen Kane fashion, Mary Kay relates her rise to the top of the home-beauty industry to an inquiring reporter (Rachel Crawford), never allowing an opportunity pass to emphasize how many doors she has opened for the working women of America. Ultimately, however, Mary Kay's predominance is threatened by a much younger (and shriller) rival, Jinger Heath (Parker Posey), whose BeautiControl company takes an enormous bite out of Mary Kay's share of the market. Caught in the middle is a slightly off-center beauty named Lexi Wilcox (Shannen Doherty).
DirectorEd Gernon
ScreenwriterPatricia Resnick
MusicJonathan Goldsmith
CinematographySteve Danyluk
CastShirley MacLaine·Parker Posey·Shannen Doherty·R.H. Thomson·Barry Flatman·Rachael Crawford·Dean McKenzie·Marnie McPhail·Rebecca Gibson·Catherine Fitch·Maggie Butterfield·Terri Cherniak·Paul Christie·Ned Vukovic·Toby KennettShow all
Original titleHell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay (TV)