Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
The story
Manhattan drag queens Vida Boheme and Noxeema Jackson impress regional judges in competition, securing berths in the Nationals in Los Angeles. When the two meet pathetic drag novice Chi-Chi Rodriguez — one of the losers that evening — the charmed Vida and Noxeema agree to take the hopeless youngster under their joined wing. Soon the three set off on a madcap road trip across America and struggle to make it to Los Angeles in time.
- new york city
- transvestism
- homophobia
- drag queen
- road trip
- travel
- drag
- woman director
- mischievous
- amused
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Patrick Swayze
Vida Boheme
Wesley Snipes
Noxeema Jackson
John Leguizamo
Chi-Chi Rodriguez
Stockard Channing
Carol Ann
- Blythe Danner — Beatrice
- Arliss Howard — Virgil
- Jason London — Bobby Ray
- Chris Penn — Sheriff Dollard
- Melinda Dillon — Merna
- Beth Grant — Loretta
- Alice Drummond — Clara
- Marceline Hugot — Katina
- Jennifer Milmore — Bobby Lee
- Jamie Harrold — Billy Budd
- Mike Hodge — Jimmy Joe
- Directed
- Beeban Kidron
- Written
- Douglas Carter Beane
Production
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 · 811 ratings
- Studio
- Amblin Entertainment, Universal Pictures
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
