Roman Candles (1967)
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.
Cast
Divine
Party Guest / Man with Scarf
David Lochary
Reading Man
Pat Moran
Party Guest
Mary Vivian Pearce
Woman Attacked by Fan
Bob Skidmore
Man with Electric Fan / Man in Bed
Mink Stole
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Beau Hunks
Police
Below Zero
Convict 13
The Big Bad Wolf
Perfect Day
Towed in a Hole
The Tramp
The Dover Boys at Pimento University or The Rivals of Roquefort Hall
Liberty
Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales
Our Wife
Shanghaied
The Pointer
The Hoose-Gow
A Woman
Thru the Mirror
Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King
Big Business
The Bank