Roman Candles (1966)

Directed by

John Waters

Genre

comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

28 min

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A short film from John Waters that was shown using three projectors at the same time. It features his regular cast of actors and has never been released commercially.

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What happens

Roman Candles is a 1966 short film directed by John Waters and starring Divine, Mary Vivian Pearce, David Lochary, Mink Stole, and Maelcum Soul. The film was shown "triple projected" on three 8mm projectors running simultaneously but was never released commercially. However, since 2004, it has been screened occasionally as part of various John Waters touring art exhibitions. But as of current, no bootlegs or recordings of the film have surfaced. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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