Roman Candles (1967)
28m
Running Time
May 10, 1967Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Divine
Party Guest / Man with Scarf
Mark Isherwood
Man in Bed
David Lochary
Reading Man
Mona Montgomery
Bride with Whip / Woman in Bed
Pat Moran
Party Guest
Mary Vivian Pearce
Woman Attacked by Fan
Bob Skidmore
Man with Electric Fan / Man in Bed
Maelcum Soul
Smoking Nun
Details.
This Movie Is About.
short
low budget
Wiki.
Roman Candles is a 1966 short film directed by John Waters and starring Divine, Mary Vivian Pearce, David Lochary, Mink Stole, and Maelcum Soul.
The film was shown "triple projected" on three 8mm projectors running simultaneously but was never released commercially. However, since 2004 it has been screened occasionally as part of various John Waters touring art exhibitions. But as of current, no bootlegs or recordings of the film have surfaced.
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