Directed by:
Jeffrey SchwarzCast:
Divine, John Waters, Ricki Lake, Tab Hunter, David DeCoteau, Bruce Vilanch, Mink Stole, Holly Woodlawn, Mary Vivian Pearce, Beverly Bonner, Lisa Jane Persky (more)VOD (3)
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Young, chubby Harris Glenn Milstead liked musicals, was drawn to feminine pursuits, and was bullied. He was privately playing "dress-up games" in his mother's clothes. By 1963, Glenn was brave enough to show up at a party with his then girlfriend dressed as an astonishingly passable Elizabeth Taylor, among the many glamorous stars he openly idolized. After meeting a crowd of gay hipsters and freaks. Glenn started camping it up, shoplifting, writing bad checks, and smoking grass. Glenn also met the man who was about to change his life - John Waters. Like Glenn, Waters was obsessed with movies and they bonded over the films of Russ Meyer and Jayne Mansfield. They began to forge a new character, one which mocked the conventional "pretty" drag queens that aspired to look as real as possible. With Waters' encouragement, this character started to emerge. She was outrageous, outlandish and obviously overweight. Glenn's wicked, rebellious side matched the sensibilities of Waters, and John christened his new star "Divine" and they started making films together. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Divine
USA
Best movies:
Female Trouble (1974)
Hairspray (1988)
Polyester (1981)
John Waters
USA
Best movies:
Jackass: Number Two (2006)
Sweet and Lowdown (1999)
Hairspray (1988)
Ricki Lake
USA
Best movies:
Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989)
Working Girl (1988)
Hairspray (1988)
Tab Hunter
USA
Best movies:
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
Track of the Cat (1954)
The Sea Chase (1955)
David DeCoteau
USA
Best movies:
Zombie Cop (1991)
Puppet Master: Axis Termination (2017)
Bruce Vilanch
USA
Best movies:
Going Down in LA-LA Land (2011)
Mink Stole
USA
Best movies:
Lost Highway (1997)
Female Trouble (1974)
Hairspray (1988)
Holly Woodlawn
Puerto Rico
Best movies:
Twin Falls Idaho (1999)
Andy Warhol's Trash (1970)
Mary Vivian Pearce
Best movies:
Female Trouble (1974)
Hairspray (1988)
Polyester (1981)
Beverly Bonner
Best movies:
Brain Damage (1988)
Basket Case (1982)
Frankenhooker (1990)
Lisa Jane Persky
USA
Best movies:
When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
American Pop (1981)
Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
Tally Brown (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Silent Night, Bloody Night (1972)
Vincent Peranio
Best movies:
Pink Flamingos (1972)
Multiple Maniacs (1970)
Susan Lowe
USA
Best movies:
Female Trouble (1974)
Hairspray (1988)
Polyester (1981)
Van Smith (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Pink Flamingos (1972)
Helen Hanft
USA
Best movies:
Manhattan (1979)
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
Dummy (2002)
Michael Musto
USA
Best movies:
Death of a Dynasty (2003)
BearCity (2010)
The Smurfs (2011)
Mary Garlington
Best movies:
Polyester (1981)
Tammie Brown
USA