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The Cockettes

2002·Documentary·1h 40m
7.1
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Documentary about the gender-bending San Francisco performance group who became a pop culture phenomenon in the early 1970s.
Directed by Bill Weber and David Weissman
hippie
drag queen
gender
broadway
lgbt
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Cast

Goldie Glitters
Goldie Glitters
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Sylvia Miles
Sylvia Miles
Self
John Waters
John Waters
Self
Holly Woodlawn
Holly Woodlawn
Self
Peggy Cass
Peggy Cass
Self (archive footage)
Jackie Curtis
Jackie Curtis
Self (archive footage)
Candy Darling
Candy Darling
Self (archive footage)
Divine
Divine
Self (archive footage)
Ahmet Ertegün
Ahmet Ertegün
Self (archive footage)
Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg
Self (archive footage)
Angela Lansbury
Angela Lansbury
Self (archive footage)
Taylor Mead
Taylor Mead
Self (archive footage)

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7 reviews
Pretentious
Pretentious
7.0★ · 03/10/26
The Cockettes
Hippies, no thanks! Sassy gay men dripped out in glitter, high on acid, trying to hook up with men in drag. Absolutely!
Hippies, no thanks! Sassy gay men dripped out in glitter, high on acid, trying to hook up with men in drag. Absolutely!
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Addie Pray
Addie Pray
7.0★ · 01/19/25
The Cockettes
“Gender confusion! That was the whole point!”
“Gender confusion! That was the whole point!”
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Emily Sol
Emily Sol
The Cockettes
“It was complete sexual anarchy, which is always a wonderful thing”

adding this to my queer poly commune vision board
“It was complete sexual anarchy, which is always a wonderful thing”

adding this to my queer poly commune vision board
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Isa
Isa
5.0★ · 06/24/26
The Cockettes
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Shea
SheaPRO
6.0★ · 01/15/26
The Cockettes
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