SummaryMargaret (Lisa Haas) is a down-on-her-luck lesbian hooker in training. She meets Jo (Jackie Monahan), a beautiful, self-assured grifter from a wealthy family and an expert on picking up women, even as she considers herself a card-carrying heterosexual. The duo hit the streets where they encounter bargain-hunting housewives, double-dealing conserv... Read More
Directed By:Madeleine Olnek
Written By:Lisa Haas, Jackie Monahan, Madeleine Olnek
The Foxy Merkins
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Dec 5, 2014
50
While much of it is quite funny, the film ends up feeling like a good comedy sketch stretched out unnecessarily to a feature-length.
Dec 4, 2014
50
Olnek and collaborators share a genuinely offbeat sensibility, and The Foxy Merkins would have made a hilarious short. Yet it simply doesn’t come up with enough inventive scenes, let alone overall narrative spine, to sustain itself at feature length.
Dec 4, 2014
50
Initially more a series of gags than a cohesive narrative, Merkins gets by on its considerable wit and a few genuinely hilarious moments for the first hour, then tries to play catch-up in the final 30 minutes by attempting to capitalize on marginal subplots.
Dec 4, 2014
50
Behind its transgressive affectations, The Foxy Merkins is a sweet, playful divertissement.
Dec 2, 2014
30
The Foxy Merkins would have made an idiosyncratic and amusing short film; at 80 minutes, it's a one-joke comedy that quickly overstays its welcome.
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Production Company:
- Wisconsin
Release Date:Dec 5, 2014
Duration:1 h 21 m
Awards
Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 1 Nomination
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
