To Wong Foo, thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | To Wong Foo, thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar |
| Original title | To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1995 |
| length | 105 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Beeban Kidron |
| script | Douglas Carter Beane |
| production | G. Mac Brown , Walter F. Parkes , Bruce Cohen |
| music | Rachel Portman |
| camera | Steve Mason |
| cut | Andrew Mondshein |
| occupation | |
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To Wong Foo, thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (alternate title: To Wong Foo ) is a 1995 film directed by Beeban Kidron and starring Wesley Snipes , Patrick Swayze and John Leguizamo .
action
The dazzling drag queens Miss Vida Boheme and Miss Noxeema Jackson win the drag queen contest in New York and then want to make their way to Hollywood to take part in the USA drag queen contest.
The generous Vida feels sorry for the loser Chi Chi Rodriguez, and so she and Noxeema take her to Hollywood to show her what makes a drag queen. The three drag queens always have their lucky charm with them on their travels, a picture signed (with the film title) by Julie Newmar . Halfway through, they are stopped by the racist and homophobic Sheriff Dollard who is trying to rape Vida. However, he falls and remains unconscious.
After this incident, their '67 Cadillac convertible broke down near the sleepy town of Snydersville, where they tried to make the most of their predicament. You stay in a small hotel. They have to stay in the village for the weekend and make friends with the villagers, especially the women. In doing so, they teach some women more self-confidence. At the end of their journey, the villagers even protect them from Dollard. When the confrontation breaks out, they explain to Dollard that he must arrest them all in order to arrest the drag queens. Dollard gives in. Once in Los Angeles, Chi-Chi wins the Drag Queen of the Year title . Julie Newmar herself puts the crown on her.
background
- This film was shot at the Old Westbury Gardens , Long Island, New York, among others .
- The confrontation scene is a parody / homage to Stanley Kubrick's Spartacus .
synchronization
The Berliner Synchron took over the German setting. Michael Nowka wrote the dialogue book and directed the dialogue.
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Vida Boheme | Patrick Swayze | Lutz Mackensy |
| Noxeema Jackson | Wesley Snipes | Torsten Michaelis |
| Chi-Chi Rodriguez | John Leguizamo | Bernd Vollbrecht |
| Carol Ann | Stockard Channing | Karin Buchholz |
| Bobby Ray | Jason London | Simon hunter |
| Bobby Lee | Jennifer Milmore | |
| Tommy | Michael Vartan | David Nathan |
| Julie Newmar | Julie Newmar | |
| Beatrice | Blythe Danner | Henriette Gonnermann |
| Sheriff Dollard | Chris Penn | Tobias Master |
| Clara | Alice Drummond | Tilly Lauenstein |
| John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt | Robin Williams | Peer Augustinski |
| Miss Lady Bunny | Lady Bunny | |
| Rachel Tensions | RuPaul | Stefan Fredrich |
music
The score was composed by Rachel Portman . Here is a selection of songs from the film's soundtrack:
- "I Am The Body Beautiful" - Salt'N'Pepa
- "Free Yourself" - Chaka Khan
- "Who Taught You How" - Crystal Waters
- "She's A Lady" (Junior Vasquez Remix) - Tom Jones
- "Brick House" - The Commodores
- "Do What You Wanna Do" - Charisse Arrington
- "Hey Now (Girls Just Want To Have Fun)" (Single Edit Version) - Cyndi Lauper
- "Over The Rainbow" - Patti LaBelle
Awards
Golden Globes 1996 (nominations)
- Best Actor - Comedy or Musical - Comedy / Musical: Patrick Swayze
- Best Supporting Actor : John Leguizamo
criticism
“The set pieces of the road movie and the travesty provincial farce are indebted to the comedy that relies too much on familiar clichés and neglects character drawing. The sensitive management of the actors and the imaginative costumes ensure that the film has a modest entertainment value. "
"In her quasi-remake of the Oscar-winning cult comedy " Priscilla - Queen of the Desert " , Beeban Kidron does not achieve the freshness and charm of the original. Still, "To Wong Foo" is a fun excursion into the lowlands of the province, whose funniest moments result from the clash of irreconcilable views of life. "
Individual evidence
- ↑ German synchronous index: German synchronous index | Movies | To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar. Retrieved March 15, 2018 .
- ^ To Wong Foo, thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed April 14, 2012
- ↑ TV feature film
Web links
- To Wong Foo in the Internet Movie Database (English)