Roman Candles
“A triple projected trash epic”
6.4(8 votes)
May 10, 1967
28m
Overview
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.
Director
John WatersWriters
John Waters, L. Frank Baum
