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Summary
Documentary about the gender-bending San Francisco performance group who became a pop culture phenomenon in the early 1970s.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+10)
Critics 84Audiences 74GoodWatch 78
Tomatometer91%
Metascore77
Audience score85%
IMDb7.4
Letterboxd · 922 ratings3.5/5
User score6.5
Running time
1 h 40 min
A typical length for documentaries
typical 96100Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 8 countries, rent or buy in 21 more
Released
2002
January 16, 2002
24 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchSolo WatchPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 14 more38 people
- LBLarry BrinkinSelf
- DDDusty DawnSelf
- ADAnton DunniganSelf
- JFJohn FlowersSelf
- Goldie GlittersSelf
- AHAnn HarrisSelf
- FHFayette HauserSelf
- JJilalaSelf
- MKMichael KalmenSelf
- RKRichard KoldewynSelf
- Sylvia MilesSelf
- PMPeter MintunSelf
- RMRumi MissabuSelf
- MOMarshall OldsSelf
- MOMaureen OrthSelf
- KRKreemah RitzSelf
- JRJohn RothermelSelf
- PTPamela Tent-CarpenterSelf
- John WatersSelf
- EWErrol WetsonSelf
- Holly WoodlawnSelf
- Peggy CassSelf (archive footage)
- PCPristine ConditionSelf (archive footage)
- Jackie CurtisSelf (archive footage)
Directing · 2
- David Weissman Director
- Bill Weber Director, Editor
Production · 1
- David Weissman Producer
Camera · 1
- Marsha Kahm Director of Photography
Sound · 1
- Richard Koldewyn Music
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