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Roman Candles

"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.

Release DateMay 10, 1967
StatusReleased
Original TitleRoman Candles
Runtime 28min
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LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesUnited States of America
Production CompaniesDreamland