On the surface, it sounds like a high-concept elevator pitch that should have crashed and burned: Three New York City drag queens (Vida, Noxeema, and Chi-Chi) get stranded in a dusty, bigoted middle-American town and teach the locals how to dance, love, and wear eyeshadow.
And remember: "Never underestimate the power of a woman in a tight dress." To Wong Foo- Thanks for Everything- Julie Newmar
Let’s set the scene: 1995. The internet was a dial-up screech.的主流 culture was still nervously side-eyeing anything that didn’t fit in a suburban picket fence. And then, out of the exhaust pipe of a beat-up Cadillac, came To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar . On the surface, it sounds like a high-concept
When they finally give that photo away to someone who needs it more, the message is clear: And then, out of the exhaust pipe of
The queens don't fight the small-minded sheriff (a perfectly cast Chris Penn) with fists. They win with a dance contest, a beautiful dress, and by being unfailingly decent human beings. They turn the other cheek, then powder it, then highlight it.
On the surface, it sounds like a high-concept elevator pitch that should have crashed and burned: Three New York City drag queens (Vida, Noxeema, and Chi-Chi) get stranded in a dusty, bigoted middle-American town and teach the locals how to dance, love, and wear eyeshadow.
And remember: "Never underestimate the power of a woman in a tight dress."
Let’s set the scene: 1995. The internet was a dial-up screech.的主流 culture was still nervously side-eyeing anything that didn’t fit in a suburban picket fence. And then, out of the exhaust pipe of a beat-up Cadillac, came To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar .
When they finally give that photo away to someone who needs it more, the message is clear:
The queens don't fight the small-minded sheriff (a perfectly cast Chris Penn) with fists. They win with a dance contest, a beautiful dress, and by being unfailingly decent human beings. They turn the other cheek, then powder it, then highlight it.