Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy
Brief Synopsis
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Based on the true story of Geralyn Lucas, a successful television news story editor's charmed but busy life is interrupted when she is diagnosed with breast cancer. Meanwhile, her accomplished surgeon husband tries to find strength to support his wife in spite of his feelings of helplessness.
Cast & Crew
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Peter Werner
Director
Patti Labelle
Ursula Campbell
John Bourgeois
Sarah Chalke
Talia Russo
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Release Date
2006
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Based on the true story of Geralyn Lucas, a successful television news story editor's charmed but busy life is interrupted when she is diagnosed with breast cancer. Meanwhile, her accomplished surgeon husband tries to find strength to support his wife in spite of his feelings of helplessness.
Director
Peter Werner
Director
Cast
Patti Labelle
Ursula Campbell
John Bourgeois
Sarah Chalke
Talia Russo
Ron Lea
Elizabeth Saunders
Lally Cadeau
Kim Roberts
Mayko Nguyen
Mark Deangelis
Thom Allison
Miranda Edwards
Conrad Pla
Briony Glassco
Marcia Diamond
Geoffrey Pounsett
Yanna Mcintosh
Janet Lo
Dax Ravina
Julie Khaner
Harvey Atkin
Andrew Gillies
Nicky Guadagni
Laurie Eliot
Jay Harrington
Lisa Merchant
Jordan Barker
Robin Brule
Dwight C. Mcfee
Crew
David Beatty
Editor
David Beatty
Associate Producer
Tim Bider
Production Designer
Sam Black
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
John Botelho
Gaffer
Katarina Chovanec
Hair Stylist
Chris David
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Teri Dean
Casting Director
Debi Drennan
Makeup Artist
Mark Duffield
Art Director
David Edgar
Set Decorator
Terry Gould
Producer
Felix Gray
Assistant Director
Rob Green
Executive Producer
Jack Grossbart
Executive Producer
Kevin Hourigan
Assistant Director
Melanie Jennings
Costume Designer
Linda L Kent
Executive Producer
Jessica Kiernan
Casting Assistant
Shana Landsburg
Casting Director
Chris Ledesma
Music Editor
Alan Lennox
Camera Operator
Linda Lockett
Assistant
Geralyn Lucas
Coproducer
Geralyn Lucas
Source Material
Joseph Melody
Sound Supervisor
Jim Murrin
Property Master
Karen Perez
Location Manager
Neil Roach
Director Of Photography
Urmas Rosin
Sound Mixer
Jonathan Schwartz
Assistant
Nancey Silvers
Writer
Ali Soles
Production Coordinator
Selene Strilesky
Script Supervisor
Chris Toudy
Key Grip
Ernest Troost
Music
Andrea Wassell
Production Accountant
Peter Werner
Co-Executive Producer
Z Jean Woods
Assistant Editor
Michael Wray
Unit Production Manager
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Release Date
2006
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Nominated for the 2007 Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
Aired in United States October 23, 2006
Picked up to production for the 2006-2007 season.
Aired in USA on Lifetime Network October 23, 2006.
Began shooting July 1, 2006.
