Hurricane Bianca

Hurricane Bianca (2016)

Revenge is a bitch.

A teacher from New York moves to a small town in Texas, gets fired for being gay, and returns disguised in drag to get revenge on the people who were nasty to him.

Date of release
2016-06-03
TMDB
6.1 / 10 (283)
Runtime
1h 24m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Director
Matt Kugelman
Collection
Hurricane Bianca Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

Hurricane Bianca is a 2016 American comedy film directed and written by Matt Kugelman. The film's title derives from the main character, Bianca Del Rio, an American costumer and drag queen, best known for winning the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Production

Before winning RuPaul's Drag Race, Del Rio had already garnered attention as a comedian and drag queen in the New York City and New Orleans drag scenes. She would often host and MC events, including Mardi Gras and Southern Decadence.

After the two had decided to pursue the venture, a crowdfunding site was set up on Indiegogo and was sponsored also by Fractured Atlas. The film's budget was met largely through extensive crowdfunding. Del Rio began promoting the project during her shows, encouraging fans to donate to the project. Other methods of funding included Del Rio making personalised videos to contributors, in a video series titled "Bianca Hates You".

Speaking on the film before its release, Del Rio stated: "It's a serious topic, but it's done in a funny way." Kugelman stated he hopes the film will shine a light on employment discrimination in the United States, saying "My hope is that Hurricane Bianca will change minds and bring awareness to the issue. The film deals with a serious topic in a comedic way."

Kugelman and Del Rio enlisted various known names for the movie following Del Rio's appearance on RuPaul's Drag Race. Actor and Drag Race season 4 contestant Willam Belli was first announced to be joining the cast via a YouTube video, playing Del Rio's on-screen best friend Bailey.

Outside of Drag Race, both Alan Cumming and Rachel Dratch were both announced via social media to be in the film.

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