To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

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Welcome back to another edition of the GenreCast movie analysis podcast. The podcast wherein we talk about the movies not normally brought up in a film studies course. This week is no different, as we’re looking at the 1995 fish-out-of-water drag comedy To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar. 

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

Beeban Kidron’s Golden Globe-nominated film starred Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes, and John Leguizamo as three drag queens en route to LA for a drag contest. But, when they break down in rural America, they have to figure out how to navigate the cultural norms of the small town. This week, we’re talking drag queens and sexuality, race, economics, and Dalton coins the term “Rainbow Face”.

Expanding Your Syllabus:

Here are a couple of the articles referenced in this week’s episode:

The Amazing Story Behind ‘To Wong Foo’ from The Advocate

‘To Wong Foo’ Skirts the Truth from Washington Post

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