Wigstock: The Movie (1995)

It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

The acting in this movie is really good.

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

This movie was so awesome. I totally loved it, I watched it on LOGO! The guy above me who commented saying it was the worst movie.. yeah.. Totally a homophobe. He would probably say that to any movie with a gay guy in it. I loved all the dragqueens that came out on stage and sang, it's so unbelievable how awesome they look and perform. Very entertaining. Makes me kind of want to do drag. xD I loved Alexis Arquette. She looked so good in her outfit.. or he. whichever. xD You rocked too Mistress Formika! Who else.. So many but I forget their names.. It's very interesting to watch this movie and see a whole new world.. a world of dragqueens.. They're really just normal people.. It's not just entertaining, it's also educational somewhat. It's all very good. :)

I first saw Wigstock in an Art-house cinema in Berlin amidst an audience largely made up of glamorous and extremely vocal German drag queens. And let me tell you, it was one of the most fun experiences in my life. Talk about audience participation? It was a riot! I've since bought first the video and now the DVD and watch it again and again - whenever I need a pick me up - whenever I need to remind myself that, as The Lady Bunny says: "We can all get it together and have a great time!" I have only two criticisms of this movie. 1. At a running time of approx 85 mins, it is not long enough! And 2. I really don't like Leigh Bowery's performance at all. Otherwise, it's all good. The audience are every bit as fabulous as the performers on stage and backstage.A couple of my fellow posters have complained about the lipsynching. Why? It's a given in drag culture. And Girlina and the like are awesome exponents. Got a complaint? You try lipsynching in those heels, honey! This film somehow manages to be both a celebration of diversity and community. I am totally in awe. My thanks to all concerned.

Wigstock: The Movie, now nearly a full decade old, is a glimpse into the worlds (underworlds, nitelife worlds, &, up-to-that-day worlds) of mostly drag queen performers/entertainers who, for one day, celebrate w/a huge festival known as Wigstock. This film features many of it's long-time performers, as well as some first-timers, together, both in full-garb & then, in their regular, everyday attire, giving their little bits & pieces on what performing means to them, how they each decided to do drag, where they got their names, & how they have enjoyed their success. An early & rare, pre-'mainstream/well-known', performance is given by then, up & comers, DEEE-LITE. There's also some bittersweet memories, reflecting back on so many that have died from AIDS who used to be performers in/at Wigstock. Another funtime is seeing Ru-Paul perform. The clothes & make-up of each performer is a genuine creative move of their own. However, it's DEFINITELY the wigs that all of the performers choose to wear that give the biggest chuckles and add the most fun to the film as a whole. A gaze through a long-gone window into the lives of Gay New Yorker's (as well as many from surrounding areas, just as interested in being there as the performers were!), mid-90's, pre-9/11, AIDS at the forefront, & when everyone could just get together for one fun day out, w/o any inhibitions & treat it as if it were Halloween, Mardi-Gras, & New Year's Eve, all in one joyous event! Thank Goodness the filmmakers took the time & liberty to encapsulate such an event that, for all we know, may not be around once this film has reached it's 2-decade mark. And how sad that truly would be that so much crazy fun would be lost forever. Prepare to laugh A lot!!! (And don't forget to wear your best...AND BIGGEST!!!)

... it doesn't go behind the scenes at all to give u any sense of the event...furthermore, why is alexis arquette in it? he has nothing to do with wigstock.. he's just friends with the director.