Roman Candles (1967)

  • NR
  • 05/10/1967 (US)
  • Comedy
  • 28m

A triple projected trash epic

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.

John Waters

Director, Writer

L. Frank Baum

Novel

Cast

Divine's headshot

Divine

Party Guest / Man with Scarf
Mark Isherwood's headshot

Mark Isherwood

Man in Bed
David Lochary's headshot

David Lochary

Reading Man
Mona Montgomery's headshot

Mona Montgomery

Bride with Whip / Woman in Bed
Pat Moran's headshot

Pat Moran

Party Guest
Mary Vivian Pearce's headshot

Mary Vivian Pearce

Woman Attacked by Fan
Bob Skidmore's headshot

Bob Skidmore

Man with Electric Fan / Man in Bed
Maelcum Soul's headshot

Maelcum Soul

Smoking Nun

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