To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995 · 108 min · Director: Beeban Kidron
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
After jointly winning a local Drag Queen pageant in New York City, Noxeema Jackson (Wesley Snipes) and Vida Boheme (Patrick Swayze) win the right and are given the round trip airfare to compete in the Drag Queen of America pageant in Hollywood, California. Noxeema sees herself as the next Dorothy Dandridge, who bucked the trend of most black American movie actresses of her time by never playing the slave house maid. Vida's style reflects her past of growing up in upper class suburban Pennsylvania. One of their fellow New York City contestants, Chi-Chi Rodriguez (John Leguizamo), is a straight-talking, but naive and inexperienced Drag Queen. Seeing that Chi-Chi needs some Drag Queen confidence (despite her bravada), Vida and a reluctant Noxeema decide to cash in their plane tickets and buy an older model Cadillac convertible and drive to Hollywood with Chi-Chi. Their drive takes them through much of the country where alternate lifestyles are less tolerated than they may be in New York City or Los Angeles. The three have an extended stay in small town Snydersville, where their car breaks down. If they ever make it out of Snydersville, they may be the better for their stay by learning more about themselves while dealing with the issues of town residents and spending more time together. Their stay is made even more precarious when they find out that Sheriff Dollard (Chris Penn), a homophobic, racist, and sexist highway Sheriff with whom they had an earlier encounter, is on their tail.
Emotional fingerprint
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Empathy 25%, Inspiration 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor30%
- Empathy25%
- Inspiration20%
- Joy15%
- Love10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Empathy, Inspiration. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Empathy and Inspiration. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Empathy
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Empathy | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 63 % | 58 % | 8 % | 8 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Joy | 65 % | 56 % | 20 % | 11 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Humor | 61 % | 55 % | 30 % | 14 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Humor | 56 % | 55 % | 24 % | 16 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Humor | 63 % | 50 % | 26 % | 33 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Tension | 73 % | 43 % | 40 % | 59 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Tension | 65 % | 43 % | 36 % | 55 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Humor | 51 % | 44 % | 26 % | 34 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Humor | 53 % | 39 % | 36 % | 32 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Empathy | 59 % | 35 % | 51 % | 35 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Empathy | 56 % | 39 % | 46 % | 29 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Humor | 53 % | 44 % | 33 % | 23 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Joy | 56 % | 45 % | 30 % | 28 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Tension | 65 % | 41 % | 40 % | 48 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Tension | 71 % | 38 % | 54 % | 48 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Joy | 73 % | 41 % | 54 % | 36 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Tension | 75 % | 46 % | 49 % | 51 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Empathy | 76 % | 44 % | 57 % | 51 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Empathy | 73 % | 37 % | 65 % | 30 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Bobby Lee
Little Earnest
Donna Lee
Details
- Directed by
- Beeban Kidron
- Written by
- Douglas Carter Beane
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1995
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
Where to watch
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