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Roman Candles

  • 1967
  • 40m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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Roman Candles (1967)
Short

John Waters' second film, shot on 8mm and featuring Divine for the first time. Essentially a plotless collage of random incidents involving sex, drugs, religion, and 'The Wizard of Oz', it w... Read allJohn Waters' second film, shot on 8mm and featuring Divine for the first time. Essentially a plotless collage of random incidents involving sex, drugs, religion, and 'The Wizard of Oz', it was shown with an equally random soundtrack that mixed 'obnoxious radio advertisements, roc... Read allJohn Waters' second film, shot on 8mm and featuring Divine for the first time. Essentially a plotless collage of random incidents involving sex, drugs, religion, and 'The Wizard of Oz', it was shown with an equally random soundtrack that mixed 'obnoxious radio advertisements, rock'n'roll and press conferences with Lee Harvey Oswald's mother'. It was shown three times ... Read all

  • Director
    • John Waters
  • Writer
    • John Waters
  • Stars
    • Divine
    • Mark Isherwood
    • David Lochary
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    • Director
      • John Waters
    • Writer
      • John Waters
    • Stars
      • Divine
      • Mark Isherwood
      • David Lochary
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    Mary Vivian Pearce
    Mary Vivian Pearce
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    • Trivia
      First John Waters film to credit Dreamland Studios as the production company.
    • Connections
      Featured in I Am Divine (2013)

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    • Release date
      • May 10, 1967 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • ローマン・キャンドルズ
    • Production company
      • Dreamland
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    • Runtime
      40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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