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Roman Candles

1967

A triple projected trash epic

Overview

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.

Details

Status
Released
Release date
May 10, 1967
Original language
English
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
Dreamland
Director
John Waters
Producer
John Waters
Cinematography
John Waters
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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