The Cockettes (film)

2002 American film

The Cockettes

DVD cover

Directed by|

* Bill Weber
* David Weissman

Produced by| David Weissman
Starring| The Cockettes
Cinematography| Marsha Kahm
Edited by| Bill Weber
Music by| Richard "Scrumbly" Koldewyn

Production
company

Grandelusion

Distributed by| Strand Releasing

Release dates

* January 16, 2002 (2002-01-16) (Sundance)
* May 10, 2002 (2002-05-10)

Running time

| 102 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English
Budget| $300,000
Box office| $220,165

The Cockettes is a 2002 American documentary film about the 1960s–70s San Francisco performance group of the same name. Co-directed by Bill Weber and David Weissman, and produced by Weissman, the film debuted at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize. It also received the LA Film Critics Award for Best Documentary of 2002.

## Cast

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* Sylvia Miles
* John Waters
* Holly Woodlawn
* Dusty Dawn
* Larry Brinkin
* John Flowers
* Goldie Glitters
* Ann Harris
* Fayette Hauser
* Michael Kalmen
* Maureen Orth
* Peter Mintun
* Fayette Hauser

Archive footage

* Divine
* Candy Darling
* Jackie Curtis
* Hibiscus
* Angela Lansbury
* Anthony Perkins
* Ronald Reagan
* Ahmet Ertegun
* Gore Vidal
* Sylvester
* Allen Ginsberg
* The Grateful Dead
* Taylor Mead
* Peggy Cass
* Richard and Tricia Nixon
* John Rothermel

## DVD release

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The Cockettes was released on Region 1 DVD on January 21, 2003.

## See also

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* Dzi Croquettes, a documentary film about a Brazilian ensemble inspired by the Cockettes.[1]

## References

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1. ^ "Dzi Croquettes". Next Magazine. 23 July 2010. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.

## External links

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* Official website
* The Cockettes at IMDb

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