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Outrageous! is a canadien film of genre Comedy directed by Richard Benner released in USA on 31 july 1977 with Craig Russell

Outrageous! (1977)

Outrageous!
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Released in USA 31 july 1977
Length 1h40
Directed by
OriginCanada
Genres Comedy,    Animation
Rating68% 3.4376353.4376353.4376353.4376353.437635

Outrageous! is a Canadian comedy film, released in 1977. Directed and written by Richard Benner, the film stars Craig Russell as Robin Turner, a female impersonator, and Hollis McLaren as Liza Conners, Turner's schizophrenic roommate. The film initially takes place in Toronto, Canada.

The film is based on "Making It", a short story by writer Margaret Gibson from her 1976 collection The Butterfly Ward; Russell and Gibson were roommates in real life.

Outrageous! was one of the first gay-themed films ever to receive widespread theatrical release in North America. The film inspired the sequel Too Outrageous! released in 1987.

A stage musical adaptation of the film was produced by Canadian Stage in 2000.

Synopsis

Robin Turner is a inept hairdresser. He does hair and makeup for the local drag shows but longs to get up on stage himself. His best friend, Liza, is schizophrenic. She had been institutionalized but decided to leave the facility.

Actors

Craig Russell

(Robin Turner)Helen Shaver

(Jo)Allan Moyle

(Martin)Andrée Pelletier

(Anne)Rusty Ryan

(Jimmy)Michael Ironside

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