To Wong Foo
- Thank you for everything! Julie Newmar
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To Wong Foo Thanks for
Everything, Julie Newmar,
Geregisseerd door Beeban
Kidron, VS, 1995, 109 min.
Wesley Snipes als dragqueen Noxeema Jackson
Patrick Swayze als als dragqueen Vida Boheme
John Leguizamo als Chi-Chi Rodriguez
Blythe Danner als Beatrice
Melinda Dillon als Merna
Beth Grant als Loretta
Alice Drummond als Clara
Michael Vartan als Tommy
Jennifer Milmore als Bobbie Lee
Cameo appearances
Julie Newmar as Herself
Naomi Campbell as Girl at China Bowl restaurant
Joseph Arias as Joey Arias
Lady Catiria as Herself
Alexander Heimberg as Miss Understood
Candis Cayne as Herself (credited as Brendan McDanniel)
Clinton Leupp as Miss Coco Peru
Steven Polito as Hedda Lettuce
Jon Ingle as The Lady Bunny
Quentin Crisp as NY Pageant Judge
José Sarria as NY Pageant Judge
RuPaul as Rachel Tensions
Robin Williams as John Jacob Jingleheimer SchmidtEen uitbundige roadmovieover
drie dragqueens die vanuit New
York op weg gaan naar Hollywood voor een travestietenshow. Tot hun
ergernis worden
ze omgeleid en komen terecht in Snydersville, een slaperig stadje in
het Midwesten,
waar ze proberen er maar het beste te maken. Met veel glitter en
glamour
schudden ze de slaperige inwoners wakker en maken er een doldwaas
weekend van,
vol zwierige pret en pittige dwaasheden.
After
tying for the win in New York City's "Drag Queen of the Year" contest,
Noxeema Jackson and Vida Boheme win a trip to Hollywood to take
part in the even bigger "Miss Drag Queen of America Pageant". Before
they depart, Vida persuades Noxeema to take along the inexperienced
"drag princess" Chi-Chi Rodriguez as their protégé (they initially
refer to him simply as a "boy in a dress" rather than as a
fully-fledged drag queen). To do this, they trade in their airplane
tickets for cash and buy a stylish but old Cadillac convertible with
money given to them by John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt. They set off
for Los Angeles in it, carrying with them an iconic autographed photo
of Julie Newmar (signed, "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie
Newmar") that Vida purloined from a restaurant wall.
While
on the road they are pulled over by the racist, homophobic, and sexist
Sheriff Dollard, who tries to rape Vida. He discovers Vida is not a
woman and, in the commotion, he falls backwards and is knocked
unconscious. They think he is dead, hurry off, and leave him behind. As
they recover from the incident at a rest stop, their car breaks down.
Bobby Ray, a young man from the nearby small town of Snydersville,
happens to pass by and gives them a ride, where they take refuge in a
bed and breakfast inn owned by Carol Ann and her abusive car
repairman husband.
They
become stranded in the town for the weekend as they wait for the
replacement part for their car to arrive. Chi-Chi is harassed by a
group of roughnecks, but is saved by Bobby Ray. While volunteering to
help with the town's Strawberry Social, they decide its small band of
women need a day with them, which consists of the following steps: get
your hair done, pick out a new outfit, and then just sit in a cafe and
talk. While searching for the new outfits, they are ecstatic to find
vintage fashions from the 1960s in the town's clothing store and give
the female residents (and themselves) a make-over.
Following
their makeover, they are abused by the same roughnecks that attempted
to attack Chi-Chi. Fed up, Noxeema handles the situation in a typically
New York City manner and teaches their ringleader a lesson in manners.
Vida, Noxeema, and Chi-Chi do what they can to be positive, and they
set out to improve the lives of the townspeople, including offering
assistance in organizing the Strawberry Social.
Meanwhile,
Sheriff Dollard is ridiculed by his colleagues, who believe he was beat
up by a girl. He goes off in search of the drag queens.
Vida,
in the meantime, becomes acutely aware of Carol Ann's abuse at the
hands of Virgil and, shortly thereafter, they overhear him giving her
another beating. Vida decides to intervene and beats him up before
throwing him out of the house.
Carol
Ann is able to repair their car, but they remain for the Strawberry
Social. Carol Ann reveals to Vida that she knew she was a drag queen
all along due to her Adam's apple, which is less prominent in women.
Not
too far away, Virgil runs into Sheriff Dollard at a bar and they
realize that the newcomers are the same people Dollard has been
searching for. They head back to Snydersville, and Dollard demands that
the townspeople turn them over. The other townspeople, who now realize
that their new friends are not women, begin to protect them. One by one
they step up and confront Dollard, each one claiming to be a drag queen
(in similar fashion to Spartacus). He is humiliated and flees. The
Strawberry Social commences with everyone dressed in vibrant red
outfits for it. The townfolk then say goodbye to their new friends as
Noxeema, Vida and Chi-Chi prepare to leave. In honor of their
friendship, Vida gives Carol Ann the autographed photo of Julie Newmar
that has accompanied them on their trip.
They
eventually make it to Los Angeles where Chi-Chi, after having received
many tips from Vida and Noxeema during their ordeal, wins the title of
Drag Queen of the Year. The crown is presented by Julie Newmar herself.
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