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To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar [1995 film]

by Beeban Kidron (Director), Douglas Carter Beane (Screenwriter)

Other authors: Naomi Campbell (Actor), Stockard Channing (Actor), RuPaul Charles (Actor), Blythe Danner (Actor), Melinda Dillon (Actor)16 more, Alice Drummond (Actor), Beth Grant (Actor), Jamie Harrold (Actor), Mike Hodge (Actor), Arliss Howard (Actor), Marceline Hugot (Actor), John Leguizamo (Actor), Jason London (Actor), Jennifer Milmore (Actor), Julie Newmar (Actor), Christopher Penn (Actor), Rachel Portman (Music), Wesley Snipes (Actor), Patrick Swayze (Actor), Michael Vartan (Actor), Robin Williams (Actor)

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En route from New York City to Hollywood for a drag queen beauty pageant, Noxeema, Vida and Chi Chi are stranded in a tiny Midwestern town when their 1967 Cadillac breaks down. When their glitz and glamour wake up the sleepy local citizens, the stage is set for an outrageously funny weekend.
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After jointly winning a local drag queen pageant in New York City, Noxeema Jackson and Vida Boheme win the right and are given the round trip airfare to compete in the Drag Queen of America pageant in Hollywood, California. Noxeema sees herself as the next Dorothy Dandridge, who bucked the trend of most black American movie actresses of her time by never playing the slave house maid. Vida's style reflects her past of growing up in upper class suburban Pennsylvania. One of their fellow New York City contestants, Chi-Chi Rodriguez, is a straight-talking, but naive and inexperienced drag queen. Seeing that Chi-Chi needs some drag queen confidence (despite her bravada), Vida and a reluctant Noxeema decide to cash in their plane tickets and buy an older model Cadillac convertible and drive to Hollywood with Chi-Chi. Their drive takes them through much of the country where alternate lifestyles are less tolerated than they may be in New York City or Los Angeles. The three have an extended stay in small town Snydersville, where their car breaks down. If they ever make it out of Snydersville, they may be the better for their stay by learning more about themselves while dealing with the issues of town residents and spending more time together. Their stay is made even more precarious when they find out that Sheriff Dollard, a homophobic, racist, and sexist highway Sheriff with whom they had an earlier encounter, is on their tail.

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  DrLed | Mar 7, 2018 |
Three drag queens travel cross-country until their car breaks down, leaving them stranded in a small town.

Director:
Beeban Kidron
Writer:
Douglas Carter Beane
Stars:
Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze and John Leguizamo
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Beane, Douglas CarterScreenwritermain authorall editionsconfirmed
Campbell, NaomiActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Channing, StockardActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Charles, RuPaulActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Danner, BlytheActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Dillon, MelindaActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Drummond, AliceActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Grant, BethActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Harrold, JamieActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Hodge, MikeActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Howard, ArlissActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Hugot, MarcelineActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Leguizamo, JohnActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
London, JasonActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Milmore, JenniferActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Newmar, JulieActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Penn, ChristopherActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Portman, RachelMusicsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Snipes, WesleyActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Swayze, PatrickActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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En route from New York City to Hollywood for a drag queen beauty pageant, Noxeema, Vida and Chi Chi are stranded in a tiny Midwestern town when their 1967 Cadillac breaks down. When their glitz and glamour wake up the sleepy local citizens, the stage is set for an outrageously funny weekend.

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