Wigstock: The Movie (1995)

Director:

Barry Shils

Release Date:

9 June 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

A Celebration of Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Big Hair!

Plot:

Documentary/Concert film covering the annual Drag festival in New York City. Highlights include a performance by drag diva...

Plot Keywords:

Drag Queen | Transvestism | Homosexual | Transsexual | Wig

Cast

Paul Alexander	...	Himself
Joseph Arias	...	Himself
Alexis Arquette	...	Himself
Nicola Bateman	...	Herself
Leigh Bowery	...	Himself
Candis Cayne	...	Himself (Candis Cayne) (as Brendan McDanniel)
Wayne County	...	Himself
Chloe Dzubilo	...	Herself
John Epperson		(as Lypsinka)
Flloyd	...	Himself
Mistress Formika	...	Himself
Kent Fuher	...	Jackie (as Jackie Beat)
Donna Giles	...	Herself
Girlina	...	Herself
Deborah Harry	...	Herself
Antony Hegarty	...	Himself
David Ilku	...	Dueling Bankhead
Michael Formica Jones	...	Misstress Formika
Kevin 'Flotilla DeBarge' Joseph	...	Himself (as Flotilla De Barge)
John Kelly	...	Himself
Lady Miss Kier	...	Herself
Lee Kimble	...	Barbara Patterson Lloyd
The Lady Bunny	...	Herself
Clinton Leupp	...	Miss Coco Peru (as Coco Peru)
Clark Render	...	Dueling Bankhead
RuPaul	...	Himself
John Sex	...	Himself (archive footage)
Thairin Smothers	...	Himself
Tabboo!	...	Himself
Miss Understood	...	Herself
Crystal Waters	...	Herself
Wendy Wild	...	Herself

Also Known As:

Wigstock - Der Film (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated R for sex-related material and language.

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Spain:13 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Samuel Goldwyn Company, The

Quotes:

Lady Bunny: I think Mother Nature must be a drag queen, can you believe this weather?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Wiggle Show (2007)

Soundtrack:

Cold Summer's Day

Wig Wam Bam!

I first saw Wigstock in an Art-house cinema in Berlin amidst an audience largely made up of glamorous and extremely vocal German drag queens. And let me tell you, it was one of the most fun experiences in my life. Talk about audience participation? It was a riot!

I've since bought first the video and now the DVD and watch it again and again - whenever I need a pick me up - whenever I need to remind myself that, as The Lady Bunny says: "We can all get it together and have a great time!" I have only two criticisms of this movie. 1. At a running time of approx 85 mins, it is not long enough! And 2. I really don't like Leigh Bowery's performance at all. Otherwise, it's all good. The audience are every bit as fabulous as the performers on stage and backstage.

A couple of my fellow posters have complained about the lipsynching. Why? It's a given in drag culture. And Girlina and the like are awesome exponents. Got a complaint? You try lipsynching in those heels, honey! This film somehow manages to be both a celebration of diversity and community. I am totally in awe. My thanks to all concerned.