1968
Not Rated
Grove Press
1 h 8 m

1968
Not Rated
Grove Press
1 h 8 m

Summary More than 40 years before RuPaul's Drag Race, this ground-breaking documentary about the 1967 Miss All-American Camp Beauty Pageant introduced audiences to the world of competitive drag. The film takes us backstage to kiki with the contestants as they rehearse, throw shade, and transform into their drag personas in the lead-up to the big...

Documentary

1968
Not Rated
Grove Press
1 h 8 m

1968
Not Rated
Grove Press
1 h 8 m

The Queen

Name: The Queen
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1968-06-17
Duration: 1 min 8 s
Rating: 78
Cast: Bernard Giquel, Jack Doroshow, Jim Dine, Rachel Harlow, Bruce Jay Friedman

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 4 Critic Reviews

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“Camp” is a word that’s falling into disuse in these more tolerant times. But back then, that was the whole point, and full ownership of it was reflected in the name of the pageant. This was “camp” back when camp meant something.

By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

In between rehearsals, they discuss their lives, from facing the draft board, to their small hometowns, with a fascinating frankness.

By Katie Walsh FULL REVIEW

The New Yorker

Whether pushing the camera close to the performers or zooming in from afar to survey them intimately, Simon captures the lavish life of theatrical imagination that inspires them and makes gender itself seem like an urgent performance.

By Richard Brody FULL REVIEW

Slant Magazine

A quaint portrait it’s not, and aside from the conditions of the rat-trap midtown hotel where the competing queens are put up in, it’s hardly fly-on-the-wall either. While it presents its subjects at arm’s length, The Queen consistently recognizes the constraints they face.

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Production Company Evergreen Film, Grove Press, Si Litvinoff Film Production, Vineyard, MDH

Release Date Jun 17, 1968

Duration 1 h 8 m

Rating Not Rated

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Bernard Giquel

Self - Interviewer

Jack Doroshow

Self - Narrator, Sabrina the MC

Jim Dine

Self - Jury Member

Rachel Harlow

Self - Harlow

Bruce Jay Friedman

Self - Jury Member

Jill Krementz

Self

Jerry Leiber

Self - Jury Member

Mary Ellen Mark

Self

Mario Montez

Self

George Plimpton

Self

Larry Rivers

Self

Edie Sedgwick

Self

Terry Southern

Self

Andy Warhol

Self

Dorian Corey

Self - Contestant

Jackie Curtis

Self

Crystal LaBeija

Self - Contestant

International Chrysis

Self - Dancer

Emorè Du Bois

Self - Contestant

Marlow La Fantastique

Self - Contestant

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