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Roman Candles

64 %|May 10, 1967|Comedy

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.

Featured Crew

John Waters
Director
John Waters
Writer
John Waters
Producer
John Waters
Director of Photography
John Waters
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Divine
Party Guest / Man with Scarf
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Mark Isherwood
Man in Bed
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David Lochary
Reading Man
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Mona Montgomery
Bride with Whip / Woman in Bed
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Pat Moran
Party Guest
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Mary Vivian Pearce
Woman Attacked by Fan
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Bob Skidmore
Man with Electric Fan / Man in Bed
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Maelcum Soul
Smoking Nun
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Mink Stole
Party Guest