Roman Candles

Top 9 Billed Cast

Divine
Divine

Party Guest / Man with Scarf

Mark Isherwood
Mark Isherwood

Man in Bed

David Lochary
David Lochary

Reading Man

Mona Montgomery
Mona Montgomery

Bride with Whip / Woman in Bed

Pat Moran
Pat Moran

Party Guest

Mary Vivian Pearce
Mary Vivian Pearce

Woman Attacked by Fan

Bob Skidmore
Bob Skidmore

Man with Electric Fan / Man in Bed

Maelcum Soul
Maelcum Soul

Smoking Nun

Mink Stole
Mink Stole

Party Guest

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    Shot on 8mm, and featuring the introduction of Divine, John Waters' sophomore film is a plotless collage of random incidents involving sex, drugs, religion and The Wizard of Oz, it was shown with an equally random soundtrack mixing “obnoxious radio advertisements, rock 'n' roll and press conferences with Lee Harvey Oswald's mother”. It was shown three times publicly, but never released commercially.

  • Release Date

    1967-05-10

  • Average

    6.4

  • Rating:

    3.2 starts
  • Tagline

    A triple projected trash epic

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  • Languages:

    English
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