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In the late '60s and early '70s, a San Francisco-based group of transvestite performers formed a talented troupe known as "The Cockettes." This documentary tells the story of the group's short but mem... read more
Directed by: Bill Weber, David Weissman, Anton Dunnigan, Dusty Dawn, Fayette Hauser, Goldie Glitters, Holly Woodlawn, Jilala, John Flowers, John Rothermel, John Waters, Kreemah Ritz, Larry Brinkin, Marshall Olds, Michael Kalmen
Release Date: July 26, 2002
DVD Release Date: January 21, 2003
Stats: 32 reviews
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September 6, 2002
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
September 6, 2002
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
As Weber and Weissman demonstrate with such insight and celebratory verve, the Cockettes weren't as much about gender, sexual preference or political agitprop as they were simply a triumph of the indo...
August 21, 2002
Duane Byrge, Hollywood Reporter
An insightfully cheeky entertainment.
August 9, 2002
Steven Rosen, Denver Post
This expert, heartfelt movie establishes them as being as much a part of swingin' San Francisco as the Grateful Dead or the Beats. Full Review
August 8, 2002
Loren King, Chicago Tribune
Manages to transcend the sex, drugs and show-tunes plot into something far richer. Full Review
July 26, 2002
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
An irresistible documentary look at the ensemble of the moment in the hippie kingdom of San Francisco, this comprehensive and charming film not only recalls those days exactly, it also manages the won... Full Review
July 11, 2002
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
A funny, triumphant, and moving documentary. Full Review
June 28, 2002
Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee
Not so much a gushing tribute to a troupe of only rudimentary and frankly dubious talent as it is a celebration of a now-distant time remembered only through the bracing movies and music that it produ... Full Review
June 28, 2002
Megan Turner, New York Post
Indulgent, tedious documentary.
June 27, 2002
A.O. Scott, New York Times
It turns out there is quite a lot that the endlessly recycled and diluted images of the storied counterculture have obscured about some of the most interesting and vital parts of the culture itself, w... Full Review
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