The Cockettes (film)

The Cockettes
DVD cover
Directed by	Bill Weber David Weissman
Produced by	David Weissman
Starring	The Cockettes
Cinematography	Marsha Kahm
Edited by	Bill Weber
Music by	Richard "Scrumbly" Koldewyn
Production company	Grandelusion
Distributed by	Strand Releasing
Release dates	January 16, 2002 (2002-01-16) (Sundance) May 10, 2002 (2002-05-10)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$300,000
Box office	$220,165

The Cockettes is a 2002 American documentary film about the 1960s–70s San Francisco performance group of the same name. Co-directed by Bill Weber and David Weissman, and produced by Weissman, the film debuted at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize. It also received the LA Film Critics Award for Best Documentary of 2002.

Cast

• Sylvia Miles
• John Waters
• Holly Woodlawn
• Dusty Dawn
• Larry Brinkin
• John Flowers
• Goldie Glitters
• Ann Harris
• Fayette Hauser
• Michael Kalmen
• Maureen Orth
• Peter Mintun
• Fayette Hauser

Archive footage

• Divine
• Candy Darling
• Jackie Curtis
• Hibiscus
• Angela Lansbury
• Anthony Perkins
• Ronald Reagan
• Ahmet Ertegun
• Gore Vidal
• Sylvester
• Allen Ginsberg
• The Grateful Dead
• Taylor Mead
• Peggy Cass
• Richard and Tricia Nixon
• John Rothermel

DVD release

The Cockettes was released on Region 1 DVD on January 21, 2003.

See also

• Dzi Croquettes, a documentary film about a Brazilian ensemble inspired by the Cockettes.

External links

• Official website
• The Cockettes at IMDb