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The Little Pageant That Could(2024)
Status: Released
Date: 2024-06-13
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Time: 1h 36m
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A documentary that chronicles the journey of L.A.’s “Best in Drag Show” to support the Alliance for Housing and Healing. The event, which started as a spur-of-the-moment spoof of Miss America thrown by a few twenty-something friends in a tiny West Hollywood apartment in 1990, grew to become L.A.’s longest-running drag benefit, including appearances by A-list actors, playing before thousands of people and grossing over $6 million to help those living with HIV/AIDS. With humor and heart, director John Carlos Frey takes us through an emotional journey of queer life and activism from the 90s to today.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Gatekeeper Productions
Movie: The Little Pageant That Could
Top 10 Billed Cast
Christina Applegate
Self (archive footage)
Nell Carter
Self (archive footage)
Jennifer Coolidge
Self (archive footage)
Jon Cryer
Self (archive footage)
Anna Faris
Self (archive footage)
Kathy Griffin
Self (archive footage)
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A documentary that chronicles the journey of L.A.’s “Best in Drag Show” to support the Alliance for Housing and Healing. The event, which started as a spur-of-the-moment spoof of Miss America thrown by a few twenty-something friends in a tiny West Hollywood apartment in 1990, grew to become L.A.’s longest-running drag benefit, including appearances by A-list actors, playing before thousands of people and grossing over $6 million to help those living with HIV/AIDS. With humor and heart, director John Carlos Frey takes us through an emotional journey of queer life and activism from the 90s to today.
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2024-06-13
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