Vegas in Space (1991)

Three soldiers are ordered to change their gender (via a pill) and are sent on a secret mission (undercover as show girls) to the women only planet of Clitoris' capital city "Vegas in Space... See full summary »

Director:

Phillip R. Ford

Writers:

Doris Fish (screenplay), Miss X (screenplay)

Stars:

Doris Fish, Miss X, Ginger Quest

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Doris Fish	...	Capt. Dan Tracey / Capt. Tracey Daniels
Miss X	...	Queen Veneer / Vel Croford, Empress of Earth
Ginger Quest	...	Empress Nueva Gabor
Ramona Fischer	...	Lt. Mike Shadows / Lt. Sheila Shadows
Lori Naslund	...	Lt. Steve Dane / Lt. Debbie Dane
Timmy Spence	...	Lt. Dick Hunter
Tippi	...	Princess Angel
Freida Lay	...	Jane The Computer / La La Galaxy
Arturo Galster	...	Noodles Nebula
Silvana Nova	...	Wynetta Whitehead
Sandelle Kincaid	...	Babs Velour
Tommy Pace	...	Mrs. Velour
Jennifer Blowdryer	...	Futura Volare, KUN-TV
John Canalli	...	Princess Jaundice
Janice Sukaitis	...	Martian Lady Driver

Storyline

Three soldiers are ordered to change their gender (via a pill) and are sent on a secret mission (undercover as show girls) to the women only planet of Clitoris' capital city "Vegas in Space." Once they arrive, they must maneuver through complex politics and decadent parties, to uncover a plot to disrupt the most important pleasure planet in the Universe. Oh yeah, everyone except two of the "men" who become "women" is played by a drag queen, at least one is a dual role!

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Plot Keywords:

drag queen | cult film | troma | wig | anxiety | 

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Taglines:

The First All-Drag Queen Sci-Fi Musical Ever!

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Genres:

Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

R

Details

Official Sites:

Troma

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

October 1991 (USA)

Filming Locations:

San Francisco, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Troma Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Producers intended to use the medley from the cast's nightclub show for the big musical number near the end of the film. The medley included brief passages from many well-known show tunes. Due to Doris Fish's death and the high cost of the rights to even fragments of those songs, the scene had to be post-dubbed, with a different song and alternate singers.

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Crazy Credits

Opening credits indicate the film was "based upon the party by Ginger Quest".

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Connections

Featured in Hagan Reviews: Vegas in Space (2014)

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Soundtracks

Space Surfing
Music and Lyrics by Ramona Fischer
Arranged and Performed by The Showgirls From Earth
Engineered by Tom Mallon

User Reviews

A Legendary Drag Queen Classic!!!

Of all the B-grade, camp films I've come across this has to be the queen (pun intended) of them all! With production values and acting that make Ed Wood look like Peter Jackson, this has to be one of the worst movies ever made and everyone involved knew it to be so. From the opening theme to the climactic scene at the end, Vegas in Space is filled with fabulous one-liners and absolutely hilarious costumes and characters. The late Doris Fish and Miss X, both drag icons of a bygone era and sorely missed, are both fabulous and disturbing in the same breath. This movie is not to be missed by any fan of gay camp culture or just plain good old-fashioned bad movies. As Princess Angel says in the film, "Glamour first, glamour last, glamour always!"