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If you haven't seen To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar, you're doing yourself an extraordinary disservice. It's a delightful piece released in 1995, directed by Beeban Kidron and starring the incomparable Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes, John Leguizamo, and Stockard Channing. Swayze, Snipes, and Leguizamo play drag queens on their way to a Drag Queen of America pageant across the country. However, their car breaks down and they are stranded in an incredible small, mid western town, where they spend the weekend charming the locals and stirring up Snydersville for the better. This movie is packed with good messages, 1940's movie references, and more glamour than a party bus full of showgirls that crashes into a glitter factory.* The people in this forgotten little town embrace these strange women and stand up for them when they need it most. It's one of my favorite feel-good movies of all time. Throughout the movie, Swayze's and Snipe's characters are trying to teach Leguizamo, (Chi Chi Rodriguez), the true meaning of being a drag queen. They are lessons that everyone can relate to, and we see her blossom under their experienced instruction. If you want a good time, and a movie about acceptance, kindness, and how to be fabulous, watch this film. It can most likely be found in the $5 movie bin in your local department store. If this movie doesn't sound like your cup of tea, because you're closed minded about people who are different, or some other such nonsense, the door is right behind you. Ok, actually, it's the little X in the top corner of your screen, but you get the idea.

Iconic.

*No showgirls were harmed in the making of this reference.