297 – To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
This Had Oscar Buzz
Joe and Chris
4.8 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 24 June 2024
⏱️ 116 minutes
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Summary
Why not derail an originally planned episode to close pride season with a beloved queer 90s film with three praised performances? In 1995, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar spun a tale of three drag queens on a road trip that get stranded in middle America. Its headliners were two macho movie stars in Patrick Swayze and Wesley Snipes and one emerging theatre actor in John Leguizamo, resulting in Globe nominations for Swayze and Leguizamo. One of a few of the 90s drag centric movie hits, To Wong Foo was ignored by the Academy for both its performances and its costumes, a category won by The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert the previous year.
This episode, we unpack how the film has stood the test of time in the queer canon and the performances from these straight performers. We also discuss the film’s divine female ensemble, how the film holds up to contemporary expectations for queer cinema, and title punctuation.
Topics also include favorite outfits from Snipes’ Noxeema Jackson, the drag road trip movie tradition, and 1995 Best Supporting Actor.
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| 0:00.0 | Oh, wrong house. No, the right house. I didn't get that! We want to talk to Mill and Hack. Mill and Hack and |
| 0:17.0 | print. I'm from Canada water. |
| 0:25.0 | I'm from Canada water. Dick Poopop. Wesley Snipes, he's been a killer and a commando. |
| 0:45.0 | Patrick Swasey, he's been a heartthrob and a hero. |
| 0:49.0 | But these tough guys are about to face the most physically challenging roles of their careers. |
| 0:55.0 | Let's give it to them girls. |
| 0:58.0 | Meet Vina Boem. |
| 0:59.0 | An Chante. |
| 1:00.0 | Why are you crying? |
| 1:01.0 | Maybe she just found out my noodle broker. |
| 1:03.7 | Miss Nogzema Jackson. |
| 1:05.3 | Jesse's daughter. |
| 1:06.4 | And their protea Rodriguez. |
| 1:09.0 | I'm the Latino Maryland Monroe. |
| 1:10.7 | I got more legs than a bucket of chicken. |
| 1:13.0 | Hello and welcome to the This Head Oscar Buzz podcast, the only podcast that sees twin twisters everywhere. |
| 1:18.0 | It's Twins! Twins! |
| 1:21.0 | Every week on this head Oscar Buzz, we'll be talking about a different movie that once upon a time had lofty Academy award aspirations |
| 1:25.8 | But for some reason or another it all went wrong the Oscar hopes died and we are here to perform the autopsy |
| 1:31.1 | I'm your host Joe Reed. I'm here as always with my |
| 1:34.1 | red and wild co-host Chris file. Hello Chris. Red and wild that's your theme. |
| 1:42.1 | First of all, just in the nick of time, happy pride, y'all, happy pride. |
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