Lip Service

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Lip Service

"Under The Covers in the City of Angels"

1999

1h 20m

4.9(7 votes)

Romance

Crime

Drama

Overview

A worried fiance hires the Lip Service private detective agency to find out, whether his bride, an adult-film actress, got involved with one of her co-stars emotionally.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Susan Featherly

Linda Isherwood

Zoe Paul

Sam Harper

Elina Madison

Carla Rothfuss

Venessa Blair

Dominique LeMay

Ariauna Albright

Daphne (as Gabriel Shayne)

Brad Bartram

Julien Paris

Dave Anderson

Jason South

Ken Davitian

Director

Stacy Howell

Porn Girl

Thomas Vozza

Yuro Trashe

Creative team

Directed by: Ted Nicolaou
Written by: Earl Kenton
C. Courtney Joyner
Produced by: Pat Siciliano

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