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Outrageous!
''Outrageous!'' is a 1977 Canadian comedy-drama film written and directed by Richard Benner. The film stars Craig Russell (Canadian actor), Craig Russell as Drag queen, female impersonator Robin Turner, and Hollis McLaren as Turner's schizophrenia, schizophrenic roommate Liza Conners. The plot begins in Toronto, with later scenes in New York City. The film is based on "Making It", a short story by writer Margaret Gibson (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 sequel ''Too Outrageous!'' was released in 1987. A stage musical that was adaptated from the film was produced by Canadian Stage in 2000. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Russell (Canadian Actor)
Russell Craig Eadie (January 10, 1948 – October 31, 1990), better known by his stage name Craig Russell, was a Canadian Drag queen, female impersonator and actor.Peter Knegt"For 40 years, this classic Canadian film has had an 'Outrageous!' impact on the LGBTQ community" CBC Arts, December 5, 2017. Early life and career Born in Toronto, Russell became president of Mae West's fan club as a teenager, and he briefly worked and lived in Los Angeles as her secretary. He returned to Toronto where he moved in with the writer Margaret Gibson (writer), Margaret Gibson. He worked as a hairdresser while pursuing his career as a stage entertainer. By 1971, he was a regular performer in Toronto gay clubs and had a burgeoning international following. He toured Las Vegas, Hollywood, San Francisco, Berlin, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Hamburg and Sydney. His celebrity impersonations included Carol Channing, Bette Davis, Mae West, Barbra Streisand, Tallulah Bankhead, Marlene Dietrich, Bette Midler, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Benner
Richard Benner (1943 – December 2, 1990) was an American film director and screenwriter who worked predominantly in Canada. '''', December 15, 1990. His 1977 film '''' was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival, where Craig Russell won the |
Hollis McLaren
Hollis McLaren (born February 5, 1956) is a Canadian film and television actress. Early life and education McLaren was born in Toronto in 1956. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Windsor and studied drama at RADA in London. Career McLaren is best known for her role in the 1977 cult film ''Outrageous!'' and its sequel '' Too Outrageous!'', in which she played a character closely based on writer Margaret Gibson. She also had roles in the films '' Sudden Fury'', '' Partners'', ''Atlantic City'', '' Jigsaw (L'Homme en colère)'' and '' Marion Bridge'', as well as the television series ''Pit Pony'' and the television film '' Mom at Sixteen''. She was a Canadian Film Award The Canadian Film Awards were the leading Canadian cinema awards from 1949 until 1978. These honours were conducted annually, except in 1974 when a number of Quebec directors withdrew their participation and prompted a cancellation. In the 1970s ... nominee for Best Actress in 1977 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Too Outrageous!
''Too Outrageous!'' is a 1987 Canadian comedy film directed and written by Richard Benner and starring Craig Russell as Robin Turner, a drag queen. It is based on a story by Margaret Gibson. Synopsis A sequel to the 1977 film ''Outrageous!'', ''Too Outrageous!'' is about the further adventures of Robin Turner, a gay hairdresser-turned-drag queen nightclub performer. Cast * Craig Russell as Robin Turner * Hollis McLaren as Liza Connors * David McIlwraith as Bob * Rusty Ryan as Jimmy * Alan Fawcett as Les * Cheryl MacInnes as Nurse Johnson * Doug Annear as TV Host * Kate Davis as The Receptionist * Victor Redlick as The Bartender * Norma Dell'Agnese as Homeless Lady (credited as Norma Dell Agnes) Recognition * Nominated for Genie Award for Best Achievement in Overall Sound, 1988.Genie Awards for 1988 |
George Appleby
George Appleby (1939) is a Canadian film and television editor. He is most noted as a two-time winner of the Canadian Film Award for Best Editing, winning in 1968 for ''Isabel'' and in 1978 for '' The Silent Partner''. His other credits included the films '' The Reincarnate'', '' The Far Shore'', '' Partners'', ''Outrageous!'', '' Deadly Harvest'', ''Wild Horse Hank'' and ''Too Outrageous!'', and the television series '' The Forest Rangers'', ''Adventures in Rainbow Country'', '' The Ray Bradbury Theatre'', ''Neon Rider'' and ''Cold Squad''. He served on the founding board of directors of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. In 2012, the Canadian Cinema Editors Canadian Cinema Editors (CCE) is a professional, educational and cultural association of film editors founded in 2007. The bilingual non-profit organization promotes picture editing in television, film and new media. Central goals of the organi ... association posthumously recognized Applebya former member o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Gibson (writer)
Margaret Gibson (June 4, 1948 – February 25, 2006) was a Canadian novelist and short story writer who lived in Toronto, Ontario. Early life Born and raised in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough, the middle child of Audrey and Dane Gibson, Margaret Gibson began writing in the early 1970s to document her struggle with mental illness."Demons drove gifted writer's career; Toronto author Margaret Gibson, 57 Burst on scene with The Butterfly Ward", ''Toronto Star'', April 10, 2006. Initially diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, she learned only during her divorce from her first husband that she had been misdiagnosed and was in fact bipolar."Author's `tortured life' turned into two-hour TV special". ''Ottawa Citizen'', February 24, 1994. She was married in the early 1970s to Stuart Gilboord, with whom she had one son, Aaron. Following her divorce from Gilboord, Gibson moved in with her longtime friend, actor and drag performer Craig Russell. Gibson and Gilboord's custody battle f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drag (clothing)
Drag is a performance of exaggerated femininity, masculinity, or other forms of gender expression, usually for entertainment purposes. Drag usually involves cross-dressing. A drag queen is someone (usually male) who performs femininely and a drag king is someone (usually female) who performs masculinely. Performances often involve comedy, social satire, and at times political commentary. The term may be used as a noun as in the expression ''in drag'' or as an adjective as in ''drag show''. __TOC__ Etymology The origin of the term ''drag'' is uncertain; it may date as far back as the Elizabethan era in England, where it was used to describe male actors playing female roles in theaters where cross-dressing was the norm. The first recorded use of ''drag'' in reference to actors dressed in women's clothing is from 1870. One suggested etymological root is 19th-century theater slang, from the sensation of long skirts trailing on the floor. Another possible origin is the Yiddish term m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henk Van Der Kolk
Henk Van der Kolk is a Canadian film producer, best known as a cofounder of the Toronto International Film Festival and the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. Originally from Zwolle, Netherlands, Van der Kolk emigrated to Canada in 1959."Expat lives: Split screens" '''', October 26, 2012. His credits as a film producer include '''' (1977), '''' (1979), '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drag Queen
A drag queen is a person, usually male, who uses Drag (entertainment), drag clothing and makeup to imitate and often exaggerate Femininity, female gender signifiers and gender roles for entertainment purposes. Historically, drag queens have usually been gay men, and have been a part of gay culture. People Drag (clothing), do drag for reasons ranging from self-expression to mainstream performance. Drag shows frequently include lip sync, lip-syncing, live singing, and dancing. They typically occur at gay pride parades, LGBTQ pride parades, drag pageants, cabarets, carnivals, and discotheque, nightclubs. Drag queens vary by type, culture, and dedication, from professionals who star in films and spend a lot of their time in their drag personas, to people who do drag only occasionally. Women who dress as men and entertain by imitating them are called drag kings. Those who do occasional drag may be from other backgrounds than the LGBT community. There is a long history of Drag (c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter O'Brian (film Producer)
Peter O'Brian (born 1947) is a Canadian film producer and broadcast executive. Films produced by O'Brian's company, Independent Pictures, have won nineteen Genie Awards. His production credits include '' Blood and Guts'', ''The Grey Fox'', ''Outrageous!'', '' John and the Missus'', ''Milk and Honey'' and '' My American Cousin''. Born in Toronto, Ontario, O'Brian was educated at the University of Toronto and Emerson College in Boston, graduating in 1969 with a double major in mass communications and film. He returned to Toronto and began working as an assistant director and production manager. In 1975, he produced his first film, the Dan Aykroyd movie ''Love at First Sight''. In 1977, he founded Independent Pictures. He took a sabbatical from producing in the early 1990s to run the Canadian Film Centre for its first three years of operation. In 1997, he became president of Mission Pictures. On September 29, 2005, O'Brian was appointed chair of the board of TVOntario, the provin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Hoffert
Paul Matthew Hoffert, LLD, CM (born 22 September 1943, in Brooklyn, New York) is a recording artist, performer, media music composer, author, academic, and corporate executive. He studied mathematics and physics at the University of Toronto. He later studied music composition with Gordon Delamont. In 1969, the 26-year-old Hoffert co-founded Lighthouse, a rock group that sold millions of records and earned three Juno Awards as one of Canada's leading pop bands. His film music earned him a San Francisco Film Festival and three SOCAN Film Composer of the Year awards and included films such as ''The Proud Rider'' (1971), '' The Groundstar Conspiracy'' (1972), ''Outrageous!'' (1977), '' High-Ballin''' (1978), '' The Shape of Things to Come'' (1979), '' Wild Horse Hank'' (1979), '' Mr. Patman'' (1980), '' Deadly Companion'' (1981), ''Paradise'' (1982), ''Fanny Hill'' (1983), '' Bedroom Eyes'' (1984), and '' Mr. Nice Guy'' (1987). In 2001, Hoffert received the Pixel Award as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tallulah Bankhead
Tallulah Brockman Bankhead (January 31, 1902 – December 12, 1968) was an American actress. Primarily an actress of the stage, Bankhead also appeared in several films including an award-winning performance in Alfred Hitchcock's ''Lifeboat (1944 film), Lifeboat'' (1944). She also had a brief but successful career on radio and made appearances on television. In all, Bankhead amassed nearly 300 film, stage, television and radio roles during her career. She was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1972 and the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame in 1981. Bankhead was a member of the List of United States political families (B)#Bankheads and Brockmans, Bankhead and Brockman family, a prominent Alabama political family. Her John H. Bankhead, grandfather and her John H. Bankhead II, uncle were U.S. senators, and William B. Bankhead, her father was Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Bankhead supported liberalism in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
