Kissing Jessica Stein
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Jessica, a Jewish copy editor living and working in New York City, is plagued by failed blind dates with men, and decides to answer a newspaper's personal advertisement. The advertisement has been placed by 'lesbian-curious' Helen Cooper, a thirtysomething art gallerist.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2002-03-13
Runtime: 97 mins
Director: Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
Writer: Jennifer Westfeldt, Heather Juergensen
Spoken language: English
Genres: Comedy
Original title: Kissing Jessica Stein
Production Companies: Michael Alden Productions, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Brad Zions Films, Eden Wurmfeld Films, Cineric
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Jennifer Westfeldt
Heather Juergensen
Scott Cohen
Jackie Hoffman
Tovah Feldshuh
Michael Mastro
Carson Elrod
Jon Hamm
David Aaron Baker
Esther Wurmfeld
Hillel Friedman
Ben Feldman
Ben Weber
Brian Stepanek
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