Roman Candles

Name: Roman Candles
Director: John Waters
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1967-05-10
Duration: 28 min
Cast: Divine, Mark Isherwood, David Lochary, Mona Montgomery, Pat Moran

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1967 · 28 min · Comedy · TMDB 6.8/10

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.

Directed by John Waters

Cast

Divine — Party Guest / Man with Scarf
Mark Isherwood — Man in Bed
David Lochary — Reading Man
Mona Montgomery — Bride with Whip / Woman in Bed
Pat Moran — Party Guest