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Plot

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). Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay originally aired on October 6, 2002.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Comedy,Drama
Run Time:
97min.
DVD Release Date:
08/04/2009
Director(s):
Ed Gernon
Starring:
Shirley MacLaine , Parker Posey , Shannen Doherty , R.H. Thomson , Barry Flatman
Themes:
Fashion World,Golden Years,Work Ethics,Office Politics,Ladder to the Top,Success is the Best Revenge,Rise To Power
Tone:
Biting,Irreverent,Quirky,Sweeping,Decadent
Keywords:
America,beauty [physical],business,business-rivalry,cosmetics,woman
Language:
English