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To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar

Year:

1995

Duration:

109 min

Genres:

Comedy

IMDB rate:

6.3

Director:

Beeban Kidron

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1995-09-08

Filming Locations: 7764 Dodge Street, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Earnings

Opening Weekend: $9,019,180 (USA) (10 September 1995)

Gross: $32,923,280 (USA) (15 October 1995)

Cast

Actor

Character

John Leguizamo

Patrick Swayze

To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar

Wesley Snipes

Noxeema

Stockard Channing

Carol Ann

Blythe Danner

Beatrice

Arliss Howard

Virgil

Jason London

Bobby Ray

Chris Penn

Sheriff Dollard

Melinda Dillon

Merna

Beth Grant

Loretta

Alice Drummond

Clara

Marceline Hugot

Katina

Jennifer Milmore

Bobby Lee

Jamie Harrold

Billy Budd

Mike Hodge

Jimmy Joe

Michael Vartan

Tommy

RuPaul

Rachel Tensions

Julie Newmar

Herself

Joel Story

Little Earnest

Abie Hope Hyatt

Donna Lee

Jamie Leigh Wolbert

Sandra Lee

Shea Degan

State Trooper

Dean Houser

State Trooper

Joe Grojean

State Trooper

Keith Reddin

Motel Manager

Naomi Campbell

Girl

William P. Hopkins

Small Guy

Dayton Callie

Crazy Elijah

Ron Carley

Old Man

Shea R. Bredenkamp

Rude Boy

Michael A. Tushaus

Rude Boy

Patrick Tuttle

Rude Boy

Timothy A. Zimmerman

Rude Boy

Tim Keller

Rude Boy

Miss Understood

Miss Understood (as Alexander Heimberg)

Joseph Arias

Justine (as Joey Arias)

Allen Hidalgo

Chita Riviera

Mishell Chandler

Miss Missy

Catiria Reyes

Herself

David Drumgold

Cappuccino Commotion

Clinton Leupp

Miss Coco Peru

Lionel Tiburcio

Laritza Dumont

Bernard A. Mosca

Olympia

Daniel T. 'Sweetie' Boothe

Announcer

David Barton

Boy in Chains

Susanne Bartsch

NY Pageant Judge

Quentin Crisp

NY Pageant Judge

Kevin 'Flotilla DeBarge' Joseph

NY Pageant Judge

Matthew Kasten

NY Pageant Judge

Widow Norton

NY Pageant Judge

Charles Ching

Coco LaChine

Mike Fulk

Victoria Weston

Niasse N. Mamadou

Lola

Candis Cayne

Candis Cayne (as Brendan McDanniel)

Shelton McDonald

Princess Diandra

Richard Ogden

Kabuki

James Palacio

Fiona James

Steven Polito

Hedda Lettuce

Philip Stoehr

Philomena

Margaret H. Flynn

Vida's Mother (as Martha Flynn)

Billie J. Diekman

Florist

Shari Shell-True

Dance Teacher

Jimmy Ashmore

Club Kid (uncredited)

George Costacos

Patron (uncredited)

Chauncey Duren

Contest Judge (uncredited)

Marshall Factora

Waiter (uncredited)

Brian Ferrari

Club Kid (uncredited)

Alfonse King

Extra (uncredited)

The Lady Bunny

Contestant (uncredited)

Jesse Wells Martin

Contestant (uncredited)

Robin Williams

John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt

Did you know?

Trivia

Before filming the scene in which Sheriff Dollard (played by Chris Penn) pulls the car over at the roadside, Patrick Swayze secretly placed a corn cob down the front of his underwear. Penn's expression of shock upon putting his hand up Swayze's dress is not faked.

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Gary Oldman claims he was originally offered one of the lead drag roles but decided he didn't want to do another part that required extensive make-up after his experiences on Dracula (1992).

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During negotiations with Julie Newmar for the use of her name in the title, the back-up plan in the event that producers could not secure those rights was to replace Newmar with Carol Lynley.

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Goofs

When Chi-chi joins the ladies at the table to announce that she is giving up her boyfriend, the glass of wine next to her changes from half full to empty several times, and the wine bottle label rotates.

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After Chi Chi checks to see if Sheriff Dollard is dead they take off in the car, prior to taking off in the car no shoe is present at the back of the vehicles driver side wheel, but when they show the vehicle driving off the shoe then shows at the back of the vehicles driver side wheel.

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The "girls" are settled-in and relaxing in their pajamas, lingerie, and bunny slippers. Problem is, they were not carrying any baggage when they got their lift into town. Then, while they are still dressed this way, they look out the window to see their car being towed-in.

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Quotes

Vida Boheme: Now she going to herself kidnapped by some wild mountain man and we will have to rescue her.

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Noxeema Jackson: Why do I feel like I'm in the Tournament of Roses Parade?

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Miss Chi-Chi Rodriguez: [to the roughnecks] If I was your bread, would you be my butter?

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Faq

Who is Wong Foo?

Wong Foo is the name of the owner of the restaurant they were eating in where Vida stole the autographed picture of Julie Newmar. The title is the inscription on the photo.

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