The Little Pageant That Could
John Carlos Frey2024-06-13
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96 min
A documentary that chronicles the journey of L.A.’s “Best in Drag Show” to support the Alliance for Housing and Healing. The event, which started as a spur-of-the-moment spoof of Miss America thrown by a few twenty-something friends in a tiny West Hollywood apartment in 1990, grew to become L.A.’s longest-running drag benefit, including appearances by A-list actors, playing before thousands of people and grossing over $6 million to help those living with HIV/AIDS. With humor and heart, director John Carlos Frey takes us through an emotional journey of queer life and activism from the 90s to today.
Cast
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Patrick Rush | Self | Unowned |
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Jeffrey Drew | Self | Unowned |
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John Paschal | Self | Unowned |
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Jack Lorenz | Self | Unowned |
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Christina Applegate | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Nell Carter | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Jennifer Coolidge | Self (archive footage) | The Free Refills |
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Jon Cryer | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Anna Faris | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Kathy Griffin | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Melanie Griffith | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Kristen Johnston | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Dot-Marie Jones | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Kathy Kinney | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Self (archive footage) | Goutbreak |
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Jane Lynch | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Chris Pratt | Self (archive footage) | Calvin and Nobbs |
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Charlie Sheen | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Martin Sheen | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Holland Taylor | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Vanessa Williams | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |