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Cast

Divine

Divine

Party Guest / Man with Scarf

Mark Isherwood

Mark Isherwood

Man in Bed

David Lochary

David Lochary

Reading Man

Mona Montgomery

Mona Montgomery

Bride with Whip / Woman in Bed

Pat Moran

Pat Moran

Party Guest

Mary Vivian Pearce

Mary Vivian Pearce

Woman Attacked by Fan

Bob Skidmore

Bob Skidmore

Man with Electric Fan / Man in Bed

Maelcum Soul

Maelcum Soul

Smoking Nun

Mink Stole

Mink Stole

Party Guest

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John Waters

John Waters

Director

John Waters

John Waters

Writer

John Waters

John Waters

Editor

John Waters

John Waters

Director of Photography

John Waters

John Waters

Producer

L. Frank Baum

L. Frank Baum

Novel

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Roman Candles

19676.4 / 1028 min
Comedy

Overview

A triple projected trash epic

Shot on 8mm, and featuring the introduction of Divine, John Waters' sophomore film is a plotless collage of random incidents involving sex, drugs, religion and The Wizard of Oz, it was shown with an equally random soundtrack mixing “obnoxious radio advertisements, rock 'n' roll and press conferences with Lee Harvey Oswald's mother”. It was shown three times publicly, but never released commercially.