To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar [PG]

Their car breaks down. The part they need won't arrive until Monday. They're are 3 drag queens stuck in a small country town. Could this be the longest weekend of their lives?

I first watched this movie about six months ago. And about halfway through it, I had decided that it simply had to be a part of my collection. So here we go.

Be warned here people, we're heading into gender-bending territory...

Too Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar, for the sake of simplicity we'll call it Too Wong Foo is pretty much an American version of Priscilla Queen Of The Desert, only not as good.

The film is about two drag queens, Miss Vida Boheme and Noxeema Jackson, who have both been crowned Drag Queen Of The Year and who have been given the opportunity to strut their stuff in Hollywood and receive a real crown. Before riding off into the shimmering sunrise, Vida and Noxeema pick up a feisty up-and-coming drag queen called Chi Chi whom they soon adopt as their protege and promise to take her with them and teach her all that they know. Being the sophisticated ladies they are, they decide to drive to California, but the road trip takes a turn when a local cop mistakes them for real ladies and attempts to have his way with Miss Vida. After making an escape unharmed, their car breaks down near a tiny, almost unpopulated country town and they are stuck there for the weekend. Possibly the longest weekend of their life?!

Patrick Swayze stars as Miss Vida Boheme, and I must confess that I like him better as a girl than a guy. He's very pretty and has such glamour and sophistication. Whilst he looks like something straight out of The Stepford Wives, very gorgeous and glittery, at some point in the movie you're going "please stop talking about starlight and stop using the word fabulous!". He really was a little bit of a ham in this. But you can't begrudge him anything. Someone needed to be the emotional glue and Patrick made a gorgeous adhesive.

Wesley Snipes plays Noxeema and seriously, the movie is all about him. He just steals every scene he's in. Whether he's competing in women's basketball or teaching southern roughnecks some manners, he always has the final word. You go... girl?

John Leguizamo plays young Chi Chi. Very pretty, but very arrogant. Chi Chi never misses an opportunity to strut her stuff, and hell knows there's plenty to strut. It's absolutely gorgeous watching her on screen. Whether she's playing coy with a local gentleman or ranting til the cows come home, there's no denying that Chi Chi was the driving force in the movie.

Alongside these three queens are other names such as Stockard Channing, Blythe Daner, Robin Williams, Arliss Howard, and Chris Penn.

Now I know cross-dressing movies don't appeal to everyone. I happen to love them. If you're not into that type of thing, don't bother with this movie. But if you like the clever and the outrageous world of gender-bending, give this flick a go. A cute little comedy with a very powerful message, To Wong Foo is a lovely little cross-dressing comedy that will have you laughing no matter how bad a mood you're in.