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This flip, light little movie really deserves close examination. I treasure this movie because I am so grateful for its message. And perhaps the 'girls' end up with a more complete notion of femininity as well. Their homosexuality fosters a compassion and understanding of the lot of women in a way that the 'manly' men in the movie cannot grasp. The 'girls' end up defending the real women in the movie in a way that is more 'gallant' than any Knight in Shining Armor. But because they are actually men, they enjoy the power of their masculine gender to construct and control their lives that is unobtainable for the women. The drag queens are so much more "female" than any genuine woman they meet. And that women are not the sum of their feminine mannerisms, but whole people who are still too often subgugated by men. This movie suggests the impossibility of separating the external gloss of femininity from its source - women themselves. Every time I see the movie, I'm amazed at their performances - and at the insight and depth of the text. These actors are brilliant in their portrayal of all of the superficial attributes of women. It's a trenchant though gentle and very funny lesson in gender politics. It's all about how men, even homosexual men, perceive women, as opposed to the reality of women and their lives. This movie is much more than a showcase for middle-aged actors to strut their female stuff. Their stay is made even more precarious when they find out that Sheriff Dollard (Chris Penn), a homophobic, racist, and sexist highway Sheriff with whom they had an earlier encounter, is on their tail.
If they ever make it out of Snydersville, they may be the better for their stay by learning more about themselves while dealing with the issues of town residents and spending more time together. The three have an extended stay in small town Snydersville, where their car breaks down. Their drive takes them through much of the country where alternate lifestyles are less tolerated than they may be in New York City or Los Angeles. Seeing that Chi-Chi needs some Drag Queen confidence (despite her bravada), Vida and a reluctant Noxeema decide to cash in their plane tickets and buy an older model Cadillac convertible and drive to Hollywood with Chi-Chi. One of their fellow New York City contestants, Chi-Chi Rodriguez (John Leguizamo), is a straight-talking, but naive and inexperienced Drag Queen. Vida's style reflects her past of growing up in upper class suburban Pennsylvania. Noxeema sees herself as the next Dorothy Dandridge, who bucked the trend of most black American movie actresses of her time by never playing the slave house maid. After jointly winning a local Drag Queen pageant in New York City, Noxeema Jackson (Wesley Snipes) and Vida Boheme (Patrick Swayze) win the right and are given the round trip airfare to compete in the Drag Queen of America pageant in Hollywood, California.
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