To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995)
Genre: Comedy
Plot Outline: Three drag queens travel cross-country until their car breaks down, leaving them stranded in a small town.
Starring: Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze, John Leguizamo
The above clip shows Vida Boheme (Swayze) and Noxeema Jackson (Snipes) after winning a major New York drag contest and a trip to Hollywood. They are persuaded to take the inexperienced drag princess Chi-Chi (Leguizamo) with them."To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar" is an example of a film in which cross-dressing provides the element of comedy. All three actors cast as drag queens are masculine in appearance and are not convincing as females. This is typical of a mainstream film, using cross-dressing as comedy. The film was distibuted by Universal Pictures.
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