To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar is a 1995 American road comedy film directed by Beeban Kidron and starring Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze, and John Leguizamo as three New York City drag queens who embark on a road trip. Its title refers to an iconic autographed photo of Julie Newmar that they carry with them on their journey. Newmar additionally appears in the film as herself.
Plot
After tying for the win in New York City's "Drag Queen of the Year" contest, Noxeema Jackson and Vida Boheme win a trip to Hollywood to take part in the even bigger "Miss Drag Queen of America Pageant". Before they depart, Vida persuades Noxeema to take along the inexperienced "drag princess" Chi-Chi Rodriguez as their protégé (they initially refer to him simply as a "boy in a dress" rather than as a full-fledged drag queen). To do this, they cash in their plane tickets to a friend, John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt, (which in reality is the title of a song), and use the money to buy a yellow convertible 1967 Cadillac DeVille. They set off for Los Angeles in it, carrying with them an iconic autographed photo of Julie Newmar (signed "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar") that Vida took from a restaurant wall.
More details
| author | Douglas Carter Beane |
|---|---|
| director | Beeban Kidron |
| editor | Andrew Mondshein |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | abuse adam\'s apple bed and breakfast claim clothing store drag queen john jacob jingleheimer schmidt los angeles on the road one by one one night presumed dead racial slur rest stop search small town song spartacus strand talk volunteer wait young man |
| musicBy | Rachel Portman |
| producer | G. Mac Brown |
| publisher | Universal Pictures |
| recordedAt | New Jersey New York City |
| theme | buddy comedy female buddy lgbt-related road movie satirical |