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To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

Original title: To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar
  • 1995
  • PG-13
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
38K
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John Leguizamo, Wesley Snipes, and Patrick Swayze in To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)
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Three drag queens travel cross-country until their car breaks down, leaving them stranded in a small town.Three drag queens travel cross-country until their car breaks down, leaving them stranded in a small town.Three drag queens travel cross-country until their car breaks down, leaving them stranded in a small town.

  • Director
    • Beeban Kidron
  • Writer
    • Douglas Carter Beane
  • Stars
    • Wesley Snipes
    • Patrick Swayze
    • John Leguizamo
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    38K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,910
    870
    • Director
      • Beeban Kidron
    • Writer
      • Douglas Carter Beane
    • Stars
      • Wesley Snipes
      • Patrick Swayze
      • John Leguizamo
    • 153User reviews
    • 36Critic reviews
    • 60Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    Wesley Snipes
    Wesley Snipes
    • Noxeema
    Patrick Swayze
    Patrick Swayze
    • Vida
    John Leguizamo
    John Leguizamo
    • Chi-Chi
    Stockard Channing
    Stockard Channing
    • Carol Ann
    Blythe Danner
    Blythe Danner
    • Beatrice
    Arliss Howard
    Arliss Howard
    • Virgil
    Jason London
    Jason London
    • Bobby Ray
    Chris Penn
    Chris Penn
    • Sheriff Dollard
    Melinda Dillon
    Melinda Dillon
    • Merna
    Beth Grant
    Beth Grant
    • Loretta
    Alice Drummond
    Alice Drummond
    • Clara
    Marceline Hugot
    Marceline Hugot
    • Katina
    Jennifer Milmore
    • Bobby Lee
    Jamie Harrold
    Jamie Harrold
    • Billy Budd
    Mike Hodge
    Mike Hodge
    • Jimmy Joe
    Michael Vartan
    Michael Vartan
    • Tommy
    RuPaul
    RuPaul
    • Rachel Tensions
    Julie Newmar
    Julie Newmar
    • Julie Newmar
    • Director
      • Beeban Kidron
    • Writer
      • Douglas Carter Beane
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Wong Foo, or "Fooey" as his friends called him, was the head bartender at the China Bowl restaurant. It was on 152 west 44th Street east of Broadway and closed in 1993. The walls of the restaurant were covered with head shots of famous actors and actresses who had stopped by the place.
    • Goofs
      Vida gives the clerk in the general store a paperback edition of Diana Vreeland's memoirs; moments later, the clerk is leafing through a hardback edition of that book.
    • Quotes

      Noxeema Jackson: When a straight man puts on a dress and gets his sexual kicks, he is a transvestite. When a man is a woman trapped in a man's body and has a little operation he is a Transsexual.

      Miss Chi-Chi Rodriguez: I know that.

      Noxeema Jackson: When a gay man has way too much fashion sense for one gender he is a drag queen.

      Vida Boheme: Thank you.

      Noxeema Jackson: And when a tired little Latin boy puts on a dress, he is simply a boy in a dress!

    • Crazy credits
      "The characters and events depicted in this photoplay are fictitious: any similarity to actual person, living or dead, is purely coincidental. In particular, the character named "Chi Chi Rodriguez" was not based upon or authorized by the professional golfer of that name."
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar/Magic in the Water/The Innocent/Last of the Dogmen/Truman (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Body Beautiful
      Written by Bernadette Cooper
      Rap by Cheryl 'Salt' James
      Performed by Salt-N-Pepa featuring Bernadette Cooper
      Salt-N-Pepa appears courtesy of London Records and Noise in the Attic Productions

    User reviews153

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    10/10

    And Wheeeeeere is tha bodaaay???

    This movie was HILARIOUS. Every time I'm sad or down in the dumps, I pop in this film to cheer me up. I thought Ru Paul and even Julie Newmar made excellent cameos. Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes, and John Leguizamo played believable drag queens, and they all did great jobs trying not to trip in their stiletto heels. Stockhard Channing was great too, as the abused wife who never gets to have any fun. The movie has a happy ending, and after the movie you find yourself accepting others for who they are.
    • edhomie22
    • Jan 30, 2003
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    • Release date
      • September 8, 1995 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Reinas o reyes
    • Filming locations
      • 7764 Dodge Street, Omaha, Nebraska, USA(New Tower Inn)
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Amblin Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $30,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $36,474,193
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $9,019,180
      • Sep 10, 1995
    • Gross worldwide
      • $47,774,193
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • DTS-Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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