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''Nora's Hair Salon'' is a 2004
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, written by Chanel Capra and
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, and
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by Jerry LaMothe. This film stars
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,
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, and
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.


Plot

Nora Harper (
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) is an
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businesswoman who owns a hair salon in
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. She keeps a watchful eye over her employees, friends, relatives, and regular customers. Lilleana (
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) is a new employee from the
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who is in an abusive relationship with Bennie (
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). Chloe (
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) is a hairstylist with aspirations of a career in show business. Ming (
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) is an opinionated manicurist with anger issues. Devin (
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) is a
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man who is uncertain about his relationship with Delicious (
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), and fears losing his girlfriend (played by
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as herself) in the event she discovers his attraction to men. Later in the film, Nora suffers a
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; her friends from the salon hope for her recovery, but she dies shortly before the end of the film. In the end, the salon remains open, selling Nora's hairstyling products.


Cast

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Jenifer Lewis Jenifer Jeanette Lewis (born January 25, 1957) is an American actress. She began her career appearing in Broadway musicals and worked as a back-up singer for Bette Midler before appearing in films ''Beaches'' (1988) and '' Sister Act'' (1992). L ...
as Nora Harper *
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as Chloe (addressed as "Clo") *
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as Lilleana *
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as Devin *
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as Benny *
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as Ming *
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as Dahlia *Christine Carlo as Xenobia *
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as Delicious *
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as Leronne *
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as Herself *
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as Herself *Cheyenne Maxey as Girl Scout


Sequel

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sequel was released, titled '' Nora's Hair Salon 2: A Cut Above'' featuring
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in the starring role, and co-starring
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,
Donn Swaby Donn Swaby (born August 20, 1973) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the role of Chad Harris-Crane on the television soap opera ''Passions''. Career He attended and graduated from Archbishop Molloy High School in Queens, New ...
,
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, and
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. The film is lighter in tone and content than its predecessor, with a PG-13 rating. Creator and co-star
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cameos as Devin, who has become a minister and is now
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, much to the chagrin of his ex Delicious. A third film was released in 2011 titled ''Nora's Hair Salon 3: The Cutting Edge''. However, none of the original cast appears. This time around, Delicious is the main character and new owner of the salon.


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