Nora's Hair Salon


Nora's Hair Salon is a 2004 independent comedy-drama film, written by Chanel Capra and Jean-Claude La Marre, and directed by Jerry LaMothe. This film stars Jenifer Lewis, Tamala Jones, and Tatyana Ali.

Plot

Nora Harper is an African-American businesswoman who owns a hair salon in Los Angeles, California. She keeps a watchful eye over her employees, friends, relatives, and regular customers. Lilleana is a new employee from the Dominican Republic who is in an abusive relationship with Bennie. Chloe is a hairstylist with aspirations of a career in show business. Ming is an opinionated manicurist with anger issues. Devin is a bisexual man who is uncertain about his relationship with Delicious, and fears losing his girlfriend in the event she discovers his attraction to men. Later in the film, Nora suffers a heart attack; 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

A direct-to-video sequel was released, titled Nora's Hair Salon 2: A Cut Above featuring Tatyana Ali in the starring role, and co-starring Stacey Dash, Donn Swaby, Bobby Brown, and Mekhi Phifer. The film is lighter in tone and content than its predecessor, with a PG-13 rating. Creator and co-star Jean-Claude La Marre cameos as Devin, who has become a minister and is now straight, 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.