The triumphs and tragedies of five childhood friends whose ambitions and talents have converged to produce the cosmetics industry's hottest fragrance, Sassy.
Costume
Peak late-'80s power suits and shoulder pads.
Production
Micro-budget ambition punching way above its weight.
Director
Roland S. Jefferson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Roland S. Jefferson never directed again after this; his entire filmography is this one gloriously messy vanity project.
Released the same year as New Jack City, this represents the 'other' Black cinema of 1991—aspirational melodrama instead of hood realism, now virtually erased from history.