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To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

Cast

Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze, John Leguizamo, Stockard Channing View All

Crew

Beeban Kidron (Director), Douglas Carter Beane (Screenplay) View All

Release: Sep. 7th, 1995

Runtime: 1 hour, 45 minutes

Three New York drag queens on their way to Hollywood for a beauty pageant get stranded in a small Midwestern town for the entire weekend when their car breaks down. While waiting for parts for their Cadillac convertible, the flamboyant trio shows the local homophobic rednecks that appearing different doesn't mean they don't have humanity in common.

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mark f
It's about two drag queens, Vida (Swayze) and Noxzeema (Wesley Snipes), who take under their wings a "drag princess", Chi-Chi (John Leguizamo) who has a few things to learn before she can become a queen.

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Gideon58
and John Leguizamo took real career risks when they accepted the roles of three drag queens who embark on a cross country car trip to Hollywood who find themselves stranded in a one horse redneck town one weekend when their car breaks down.