Rotten
The fashion world is ripe with possibilities for a biting satire, but Lange's Sundance Festival entry is pedestrian, offering a disappointingly flat look at the glamour industry.
Emanuel Levy, Variety
Overview
A young, underappreciated intern at the ultra-hip magazine Skirt must learn to deal with kissy-face phoniness, model tantrums and bulimic editors, while trying to steal the heart of a dashing British art director from the grips of a supermodel.
Director and cast
- Michael Lange Director
- Dominique Swain as Jocelyn Bennett
- Ben Pullen as Paul Rochester
- Peggy Lipton as Roxanne Rochet
- David Deblinger as Richard Sinn
- Joan Rivers as Dolly Bellows
- Kathy Griffin as Cornelia Crisp
- Billy Porter as Sebastian Niederfarb
- Anna Thomson as Antoinette De la Paix
- Paulina Porizkova as Chi Chi Chemise
- James Urbaniak as Olivier Di Santo
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