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This clunky road movie about three drag queens (Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes, and John Leguziamo) who get stranded in a sleepy Nebraska town on their way to a beauty contest, is too uplifting for its own good. Released during drag's mid-90s heyday when RuPaul and the Wigstock documentary were all the rage, To Wong Foo aimed straight for the mainstream with its inoffensive camp and "can't we all get along" morality. While gay-activist groups howled about straights getting the lead roles in To Wong Foo, in the end the filmmakers really couldn't have done better than this trio of actors. John Leguziamo provides real sass and bite as a Latino (or should we saw Latina?) drag queen, and Wesley Snipes is surprisingly fierce as the imposing leader of the pack. Saddled with a cloying Southern accent and off-kilter wig, Patrick Swayze barely holds his own with his co-stars, though. To Wong Foo is best viewed as a cultural artefact of a time when it seemed as though drag could rule all tomorrow's parties. --Ethan Brown, Amazon.com
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Travelling to a drag queen beauty pageant in Hollywood, three New York 'girls' find themselves in for a shock when their car breaks down in the midwestern town of Snydesville. Just how dull can one town be? Nevermind, they decide to make the best of it and set about bringing a little glitz and glamour into the lives of the staid local citizenry. Tough guy actors Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze and John Leguizamo don wigs and shave their legs as they take the lead roles in this unconventional comedy.
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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Format:DVD
The craziest film that will have you in tears of laughter. A film that was meant only to be a bet, spurred into a blockbuster of a movie starring the most unlikeliest of actors that are Wesley Snipes, (yes, him that plays BLADE) and the Dirty Dancer of Patrick Swayze. Playing Drag Queens, Snipes and Swayze give an outstanding performance with a supporting cast from John Leguizamo, (the other Drag Queen). This brings the worlds society of homophobia to a complete new level that will make you understand why men dress up as women.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
This film had me in stitches. This film even topped Priscilla Queen of the Desert. The lead roles by Snipes, Swayze & Leguiziamo really portray their charachters well. To see Wesley Snipes take on the role of Miss Noxima Jackson is an amazing barrel of laughs from start to finnish. This film is a must and well worthy of 5 stars!!
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:VHS Tape
How can you bypass a film that boasts Patrick Swayze and Wesley Snipes complete with excessive amounts of satin and mascara, its a classic! Gone are Swayze's Dirty Dancing-famed bum-hugging jeans and jaw-dropping muscles, to be replaced by a super-camp girly voice and stillettos! Even Leguzamo (or some similar spelling!) pulls off a classic ugly duckling transormation from Boy-in-a-dress to Drag-Queen, making it very hard to view his as the angry little prince of cats Tybalt in the recent Romeo and Juliet remake! The film is a clever conbination of reality issues and wigs&wardrobes, it's a feel-good film yet with depth, it'll make you want to hang a picture of Julie Newmar on your dashboard and razz off through America in your clapped-out yellow convertible! "Style or Substance?"...hmmm...this film has both! Watch it-oh and watch out for Rizzo from Grease!
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4.0 out of 5 stars
funny
is a film i once enjoyed while i was younger, great seeing some known manly men don the gowns of a drag queen
Published 1 month ago by luviebex
5.0 out of 5 stars
LOVE THIS FILM TO WONG FOO.
LOVE LOVE LOVE, THIS IS SO FUNNY IT MAKES ME LAUGH SO MUCH AND MY HERO IN A DRESS, IS SIMPLY BLISS.... WESLEY IS AN ALL ROUNDER.. DELIVERY GOOD AND PRETY FAST TOO. THANK YOU
Published 1 month ago by kate. ALIJOE
5.0 out of 5 stars
amazing
Brilliantly, funny, tacky and CAMP film. Great storyline, even better soundtrack and full of great one liners. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr J Greham
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant Film
Hilarious film, totally different from 'Priscilla Queen of the Desert' (contrary to popular beilef). Great cameo by Robin Williams, check it out and suprise yourself!
Published 2 months ago by miss l l everett
5.0 out of 5 stars
love it
it didnt get the same level of exposure as priscilla which is a shame, i love this film so much, wesley snipes as you have never seen him, patrick swayze walks in heels so much... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Corinne
5.0 out of 5 stars
Plain, gender questioning 21st C fun
Surprisingly cast, its a great road trip in drag taking NYC fun open values into the dusty mid-West. One of my favourites.
Published 3 months ago by Anthony H West
5.0 out of 5 stars
Too Wong Foo.........
Excellent film , with great performances from all the cast. If you've ever wanted to see Wesley Snipes and Patrick Swayzee in a dress, then this is a must. Read more
Published 3 months ago by David Barsby
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good, Fun Film.
A fun film, I had only heard of it as "similar to Pricilla, Queen of the Desert", it's not, it uses the drag queens to show how women are treated in a small american town,... Read more
Published 4 months ago by SusO
5.0 out of 5 stars
As you have never seen them before!
Talk about a revelation. Who knew that Patrick would look so convincing in a dress? Lessons learned across America - in more ways than one! Read more
Published 4 months ago by CarolB
5.0 out of 5 stars
Camp, queer and utterly brilliant
t may be a rip off of Priscilla, but it's still an amazing film. I loved every minute of it :)
Published 4 months ago by Levi
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