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Overview
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1969 ... San Francisco ... Sexual AnarchyPlot:
Documentary about the gender-bending San Francisco performance group who became a pop culture phenomenon in the early 1970s. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
4 wins & 4 nominations moreUser Comments:
As shimmery and funny as it is informative! moreCast
(Credited cast)| Larry Brinkin | ... | Himself | |
| Peggy Cass | ... | Herself (archive footage) | |
| Pristine Condition | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Jackie Curtis | ... | Herself (archive footage) | |
| Candy Darling | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Dusty Dawn | ... | Herself | |
| Divine | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Anton Dunnigan | ... | Himself | |
| Ahmet Ertegun | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| John Flowers | ... | Himself | |
| Allen Ginsberg | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Goldie Glitters | ... | Himself | |
| The Grateful Dead | ... | Themselves (archive footage) | |
| Ann Harris | ... | Herself | |
| Fayette Hauser | ... | Herself | |
| Hibiscus | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Jilala | ... | Himself | |
| Michael Kalmen | ... | Himself | |
| Richard Koldewyn | ... | Himself | |
| Angela Lansbury | ... | Herself (archive footage) | |
| Taylor Mead | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Sylvia Miles | ... | Herself | |
| Peter Mintun | ... | Himself | |
| Milton Miron | ... | Himself | |
| Rumi Missabu | ... | Himself | |
| Richard Nixon | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Tricia Nixon | ... | Herself (archive footage) | |
| Marshall Olds | ... | Himself | |
| Maureen Orth | ... | Herself | |
| Anthony Perkins | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Ronald Reagan | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Kreemah Ritz | ... | Himself | |
| John Rothermel | ... | Himself | |
| Sylvester | ... | Himself | |
| Pamela Tent-Carpenter | ... | Herself | |
| Gore Vidal | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| John Waters | ... | Himself | |
| Errol Wetson | ... | Himself | |
| Holly Woodlawn | ... | Himself |
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Rated R for nudity, sexual content, drug references and some language.Parents Guide:
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100 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
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On the Weekend of 22 December 2002, the movie grossed $75.00 (by contrast, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) took in $62,007,000). moreQuotes:
John Waters: Well, the Cockettes were basically complete sexual anarchy[smiles]
John Waters: which is always a good thing.
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I saw the film The Cockettes after a long, seemingly endless stream of disappointing documentaries. It was such a great pleasure to finally see these filmmakers take a veritable goldmine of fascinating material and do it justice. While including enough supplemental material to keep the interest moving, this film really sticks to its guns and offers a satisfying glimpse at the rise and fall of The Cockettes.
I was also really impressed with the quality of archive footage that appears in the film. At first, I had to lean into my screen and ask myself if these were re-enactments. Really, truly stunning.
I think the best measure of this film is the sense of loss one feels when the credits roll~ a mourning that one wasn't there to experience the subject firsthand and be in on the party. But what a wonderful hour and 40 minutes!