Roman Candles (1966 film)
Roman Candles is a 1966 short film directed by John Waters and starring Divine, Mary Vivian Pearce, David Lochary, Mink Stole, and Maelcum Soul.[1][2]
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 Original film poster | |
| Directed by | John Waters |
| Produced by | John Waters |
| Written by | John Waters |
| Starring | Divine Maelcum Soul David Lochary |
| Music by | John Waters |
| Cinematography | John Waters |
| Edited by | John Waters |
| Distributed by | Dreamland |
Release date |
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Running time | 40 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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.
Plot
The movie features random scenes of Maelcum Soul in nun habit drag, a priest drinking a beer, a woman being attacked with an electric fan, a drag queen riding a motorcycle, and Divine playing hide and seek. The soundtrack is played back from tape in the room during the screening, and includes radio advertisements, rock songs, a press conference with Lee Harvey Oswald's mother, and tune by the Shangri-Las.
Cast
- Divine
- Maelcum Soul
- David Lochary
- Mona Montgomery
- Mary Vivian Pearce
- Pat Moran
- Mink Stole
- Bob Skidmore
- John Waters
See also
References
- "Roman Candles". IMDb. Retrieved 2008-12-26.
- "It isn't Very Pretty The Complete Films of John Waters" (PDF) (Press release). bfi. 2015-07-03. Retrieved 2018-11-12.