Pickup's Tricks

Overview

Pickup's Tricks is a beat documentary of Hibiscus and the Cockettes, who were pioneers of San Francisco’s underground queer theater in the early '70s. It is a multifarious blend of sexual anarchy; a raucous and unscripted mix of liberation and elation as rough and spirited as the lifestyle that created it. The film profiles Hibiscus, founding member of the Cockettes, the psychedelic drag queens that performed midnight musicals at the Palace Theater in San Francisco. The film includes a rare screen appearance of Allen Ginsberg, clean-shaven and costumed in "acute drag" as a Yiddishe Mama with a painted-on third eye. (pickupstricks.com)

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1973

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Cast

Allen Ginsberg,Hibiscus

Director

Gregory Pickup

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt1060266