Roman Candles (1967)
A triple projected trash epic
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.
- Date of release
- 1967-05-10
- TMDB
- 6.8 / 10 (9)
- Runtime
- 28m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- John Waters
Casting
- 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
- Mink Stole — Party Guest
Interesting facts
Roman Candles is a 1966 short film directed by John Waters and starring Divine, Mary Vivian Pearce, David Lochary, Mink Stole, and Maelcum Soul.
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