Hurricane Bianca (2016)

A New York teacher, who moves to small town Texas where he's fired for being gay, returns disguised as a mean lady to get revenge on the nasty town.

Director:

Matt Kugelman

Writer:

Matt Kugelman

Stars:

Roy Haylock, Lola Botha, Grayson Thorne Kilpatrick

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Roy Haylock	...	Richard Martinez
Lola Botha	...	Lola
Grayson Thorne Kilpatrick	...	Freckly Boy (as Grayson Kilpatrick)
Willam Belli	...	Bailey
D.J. 'Shangela' Pierce	...	Stephen
Markus Kelle	...	Chakha Convict
Alan Cumming	...	Lawrence Taylor
RuPaul	...	Weatherman
Gene Fogarty	...	Cowboy Willie
Misti Morley	...	Janice
Rachel Dratch	...	Deborah Ward
Kaleb King	...	Bobby
Denton Blane Everett	...	Coach Chuck (as Denton Blaine Everett)
Keven Jackson	...	The Sleeper
Molly Ryman	...	Carly Ward

Storyline

New York substitute science teacher/stand-up comic Richard Martinez - who isn't even remotely effective at either - finally lands a full-time position in Texas through the Teaching Ambassador Program, but his stint falls short when it's discovered he's gay. With only one friendly local behind him, Richard returns to the school as sassy Bianca Del Rio, an outspoken teacher who'll put the unruly students and hypocritical school staff in their proper places, instantly becoming the best teacher he's ever been and the school has ever seen.

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Plot Keywords:

drag | teacher | gay | texas | revenge | 

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Taglines:

Prepare to get schooled

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

19 September 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bianca, a hurrikán

Filming Locations:

Dallas, Texas, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cranium Entertainment,Zero Trans Fat Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Roy Haylock had to film the hallway exchange between Bianca Del Rio and Deborah Ward without heels on because the height difference was too dramatic between him and Rachel Dratch.

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Goofs

The volcano experiment in the science lab involves mixing chemicals including nitroglycerin. It is very highly unlikely that high school students would be allowed to handle nitroglycerin (even in a highly diluted form) as they did during the experiment.

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Quotes

Cheerleaders: 5, 6, 7, 8: We are the Maverick girls! We wear our hair in curls! We wear our dungarees / Above our dirty knees! We wear no underwear! Check out our derriere! Whoo!
[moons the team]

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Connections

References My Girl (1991)

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Soundtracks

Hurricane Bianca Theme
Performed by Mark Vogel
Written by Mark Vogel
Published by Lindak Music, BMI

User Reviews

I am sure there is a niche audience out there for a movie such a this...

I was not sure what to expect from this movie. I happened to find it by sheer random luck, and I wasn't familiar with it at all prior to finding it. While the synopsis wasn't overly enticing, I still decided to watch the movie, because you do happen to stumble upon a gem every now and again.

The story in this movie was adequate, although rather predictable. Was it entertaining? Sure. Just don't get your expectations turned up too high, because this movie doesn't deliver anything outstanding in any particular way or sense.

The acting in "Hurricane Bianca" was actually okay, and people were doing fair jobs with their given characters.

Personally, I don't understand the need that these men in drag have of putting on way too much make-up. It just looks downright ridiculous. And I can't even begin to fathom what is the reason for this, nor do I feel the urge or need to actually find out.

A very politically correct movie if there ever was one. I feel like "Hurricane Bianca" caters to a very specific niche in the audience, and I can't claim to be part of that niche, because I was not overly impressed or entertained with the outcome of this movie.