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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.
Theatrical
Sep 8, 1995
Box Office
$47.8M
DVD / Blu-ray
Jan 1, 2003
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G. Mac Brown, Bruce Cohen, Mitchell Kohn
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Amblin Entertainment, Universal Pictures
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Cast
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Patrick Swayze
Vida Boheme
W
Wesley Snipes
Noxeema Jackson
J
John Leguizamo
Chi-Chi Rodriguez
S
Stockard Channing
Carol Ann
B
Blythe Danner
Beatrice
A
Arliss Howard
Virgil
J
Jason London
Bobby Ray
C
Chris Penn
Sheriff Dollard
M
Melinda Dillon
Merna
B
Beth Grant
Loretta
A
Alice Drummond
Clara
M
Marceline Hugot
Katina
J
Jennifer Milmore
Bobby Lee
J
Jamie Harrold
Billy Budd
M
Mike Hodge
Jimmy Joe
M
Michael Vartan
Tommy
R
RuPaul
Rachel Tensions
J
Julie Newmar
Herself
S
Shea Degan
State Trooper
K
Keith Reddin
Motel Manager
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Quotes
See all →The Power of Internal Combustion
Vida Boheme
Internal combustion, the ultimate accessory.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Noxeema's Ambitious Hollywood Plan
Noxeema Jackson
Miss Vida seems to think that I don't have a dream. Well, honey, I'm not ]. I don't need a dream. I have a plan. You know I'm gonna tell you what it is, because instinctively I knew I could trust you, being as you're not a big talker and everything. My plan is that while in Hollywood I will be approached by an imminent producer, at The Ivy no doubt, to star in the lush film version of the Life of Ms. ]. Yes that noble blacktress, who never played domestic help. And then who's career was crushed by the white Hollywood machine.
[to Clara; [w: Martin Luther King, Jr.|Martin Luther King; [w:Dorothy Dandridge|Dorothy Dandridge]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
