The Cockettes

"1969 … San Francisco … Sexual Anarchy"

Jan 16 2002 R 1h 40m
Documentary

Documentary about the gender-bending San Francisco performance group who became a pop culture phenomenon in the early 1970s.

Plot

On New Year's Eve, 1969, a flamboyant ragtag troupe of genderbending hippies took the stage of San Francisco's Palace Theater and The Cockettes were born. For the next 2 1/2 years, these outrageous drag performers created 20 shows with titles like "A Crab on Uranus Means You're Loved" and "Tinsel Tarts in a Hot Coma," and were featured in four underground films. But when the Cockettes flew to New York City to appear Off Broadway - well, you'll just have to see what happened when New Yorkers took a look at them. Documentarians Weissman and Weber have crafted a record of a wondrous time and a wild group in The Cockettes.

Written by

N/A

Directed by

Bill Weber, David Weissman

Languages

English

Awards

4 wins & 7 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
653
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
77
Popularity
NA