| Tiffany's TG Movie Guide |
Kalicharan (1976): After police officer Prabhakar dies, a look-alike
criminal, Kalicharan (Shatrughan Sinha), is released from prison to take is
place, hunt down his killers, and take care of his children... a boy and a
little girl. The girl is played by a little boy (Master Bittoo) who has his own
long hair and wears cute dresses throughout the movie. He also played a little
girl in Mukti. TR:4.4
Kamenak (2003): I don't speak Czech (and no subtitles on this one) so
please forgive incorrect plot points. One knows immediately when you see Mother
Superior (Vaclav Glazar) that it's a fat guy in drag... he's an undercover bad
guy at the local convent and helps in hiding other meanies (and AWOL soldiers
from the nearby base) as nuns. Now the treat: Adam (Libor Landa/Julia Landis)
interviews for a teaching job, but is rejected by the womanizing principal. He
returns as "Eva" and is immediately hired (and ogled by all the male students)!
Later, Eva gets run over by a woman (Jana Paulova) which in turn causes her
daughter (Vera Kuchtova) to discover his secret and fall in love with him.
After they are caught kissing, he reveals himself to the entire classroom by
disrobing (and magically his makeup is gone and he is wearing something totally
different underneath). Libor is absolutely gorgeous as you can see from his
website: Libor Landa and works as a
female impersonator for the Crazy
Goddess show. He also does a performance in the film, but I was unsure if
it's the Adam character or a different role. TR:4.8
Kentucky Fried Movie (1977): An 'Airplane'-style movie comprised of a
series of sketches (with a surprising amount of nudity). The TG content is a
court stenographer (Stephen Stucker) who becomes more femme as the movie
progresses and the "Enter The Dragon" sketch where the main character Loo
(Evan Kim) wakes up in "The Wizard Of Oz" dressed as Dorothy. TR:3.4
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Kid In Aladdin's Palace (1998): Time-traveling Calvin (Thomas Nicolas)
and Ali Baba (Nicholas Irons) appear in this child-oriented adventure film.
At one point in the film, the pair dress up as harem girls to see Princess
Sheherazade (Rhona Mitra). As you guessed, this is "laugh" drag, not realism.
TR:1.5
Kill, Baby, Kill (1966): A doctor (Giacomo Rossi-Stuart) is called to a
small village where supernatural murders are taking place. Everyone in the
village is scared to death of seeing an angelic little girl in a white dress
with long blonde hair... a sign meaning their death is imminent. The little
girl is played by a little boy (Valerio Valeri). We see "her" throughout the
movie but the role consists of nothing more than giggling and then running
away. TR:4.0
Killer Condom (1996): In this German movie, gay Detective Mackeroni (Udo
Samel) chases down a killer condom at the Hotel Quickie. He is stalked
throughout the movie by jilted ex-lover Bob (Leonard Lansink), who is now
hairy drag queen Babette. She thinks he is still in love with her and insist
they get back together. Hmmm... it takes place in New York City with everyone
speaking German... that's funny in itself. AKA: Kondom Des Grauens. TR:3.5
Killer Drag Queens On Dope (2003): Ginger (Alexis Arquette) and Coco
(Omar Alexis) are hired assassins.. well, Coco stands around while Ginger does
the hit. It's really useless to go much further into the plot than this... can
anyone say "home movie"? TR:3.1
Killer Tongue (1996): This is a *bizarre* movie! A meteor turns a woman
(hottie Melinda Clarke) into a tongue creature and her four pastel poodles
(including David Dale, Kimberly) into drag queens. To go into this any further
would be wasting my ti... errr... ruining the plot! AKA: Lengua Asesina. TR:2.1
Killing Spring, A (2002): Joanne Kilbourn (Wendy Crewson) investigates
the murder of a colleague. A short scene involves a transvestite hooker
(Alexander Chapman) going back to a motel room to retrieve a purse when the
dead body is discovered. TR:2.5
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949): In this comedy/drama of revenge, Alec
Guinness plays eight "victims" of the D'Ascoyne family to include Lady Agatha.
Where else do you get to see Obi-Wan Kenobi in drag? TR:2.4
King Kong (2005): The classic King Kong tale gets a third retelling in
this action-packed blockbuster produced and directed by Peter Jackson. In the
beginning we are introduced to Ann Darrow (hottie Naomi Watts) working in
vaudeville. She is first shown dressed up like a man while a fellow actor is
dressed in matronly attire. At the end of the film we are shown snippets of a
play by Jack Driscoll (Adrien Brody) which includes a male actor in drag. Both
are done for comedic effect. TR:3.5
King Of Masks (1996) Liang (Zhigang Zhao) is a female impersonator and
star at the local opera house. Early on he befriends a street performer known
as the King Of Masks and is quite impressed with his talent of quick-change
masks. Liang is seen throughout the movie to include snippets from his opera
performance. TR:4.2
Kinky Boots (2005): Charlie Price (Joel Edgerton) is struggling to keep
his family shoe business afloat until an employee (Jemima Rooper) and London
drag queen Lola (versatile Chiwetel Ejiofor) suggests appealing to a niche
market... sexy high heel boots for drag queens and the transgendered. We are
treated to several of Lola's club performances (with backup drag queens called
the Angel Boys) where transgender abound. This fun film is based on a true
story... and I recommend. TR:4.6
Kung Phooey! (2003): This slapstick martial arts spoof has bad guys
One Ton (Fred Salvallon) and Lo Fat (Robert Wu) badly dressing up as women to
eavesdrop on the good guys. Also, hero Art Chew (Michael Chow Man-Kin) is
briefly seen dressed up as Dorothy by his friends when how talks about culture
and home. Special features has a few brief "behind the scenes" snippets of
Michael modeling his dorothy dress. TR:3.5
Kung Pow! Enter the Fist (2002): This is an *extreme* parody of martial
arts films! It mixes new footage, CGI, and redubbed old movies to create a
totally silly experience! During an early fight scene, the Chosen One (Steve
Oedekerk, from the Thumb movies) fights a meanie and uses his fists of fury to
chop up the black outfit the meanie is wearing. When finished, the remaining
outfit is a string bikini! TR:1.1
La Cage, An Evening At, Hosted By Milton Berle (19): This is the taping of a portion of the "Evening At La Cage" show
hosted by Milton Berle. TR:
La Cage, Girls Night Out (1983): This is the taping of a portion of the
"Evening At La Cage" show hosted by James "Gypsy" Haake wearing the most garish
costumes. One of the featured performers is Michael Andrews, looking as lovely
as ever and doing his Ann-Margaret and Olivia Newton John routines. In
attendance is a fair number of well-known celebrities and the whole thing is,
oddly enough, directed by Andy Sidaris! This is possibly where Andy met Michael
and was impressed enough to ask him to appear in two of his movies. Other
impersonators appearing are James Segouia, Busty O'Shea, Kelly Lawrence,
Stephan McCall and Bobby Etienne. BTW, James Segouia and Michael Andrews appear
together again in Talking Walls. TR:4.5
La Cage Aux Folles (1978). The *original* (and better) Birdcage. Renato
(Ugo Tognazzi) and drag queen Albin (Michel Serrault) are a gay couple who own
a drag club. Renato's son wants to get married to a politician's daughter, so
they must play it straight when they have them over for dinner. This movie
definitely made an impression when I first saw it... I was amazed how plain,
balding men can turn themselves into such elegant looking ladies... and it
still amazes me. Full of laughs. TR:4.7
La Cage Aux Folles II,III (1980,1985):
Lady In Cement (1968): Tony Rome (Frank Sinatra) is a private detective
who is hired to find a missing lady. He seeks information from a cop in drag
(Pat Henry) who is staking out a strip club and there with a male date. It's
a rather hokey scene. TR:3.7
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Lady In Question Is Charles Busch, The (2005): Mr. Busch's theatrical
and biological family (he looks exactly like his sisters) talk with sincere
comedy and raw emotion about the tremendous talent that is the Grand Dame of
the Stage and talented playwright, Charles Busch. The DVD is loaded with plenty
of special features to include "In The Life" and snippets from each of his
"Theater In Limbo" productions. TR:4.6
LadyBoys (1995): Documentary
Ladybugs (1992): Chester (Rodney Dangerfield) must take over the
company's employee-daughter soccer team. Desperate for success, he enlists the
aid of his fiancee's son Matthew (Jonathan Brandis), who joins the team as
"Martha". This is a cute comedy and the scene in the girls fitting room is
hilarious! However, it's not a pretty sight when Chester needs to get into drag
to pick up "Martha" from an after-game party at his boss's house. TR:4.4
Last Dragon (1985): You're not missing much when a transvestite's
(Freddie Storble) boyfriend jumps up to help fight a meanie after a challenge
in a movie theater. TR:2.5
Last Exit To Brooklyn (1989): A dark drama centered around union workers
on the mean streets of 1950's Brooklyn. One of the plots involve the union
strike headquarters director falling in love with Regina (Bernard Zette), an
effeminate gay male. He meets Regina at an apartment that was hosting a party
with other effeminate gay males to include Georgette (Alexis Arquette) and
crossdressers Goldie (Robi Martin) and Camille (Julian Alexon). It's pretty
dark/violent and the sets are strangely surreal... but what do you expect from
a European film with a German director about Brooklyn? Neither Alexis nor Zette
are crossdressed in the movie, but Robi looks very good. TR:3.2
Last Of Sheila (1973): Clinton (James Coburn) invites a group of friends
(including beautiful Raquel Welch and Dyan Cannon) for a sailing weekend and a
game of intrigue. For one clue, we find Clinton wearing full makeup and a red
wig. I'll let you watch the movie to find out why. Recommended. TR:1.1
Last Of The Blonde Bombshells (2000): Elizabeth (Judi Dench) tries to
reunite her all-girl wartime swing band. They couldn't find a drummer until guy
on the run Patrick (Ian Holm/Grant Ibbs) fills the position (in drag). Where
else do you get to see Bilbo Baggins in drag? A cute British film I recommend.
TR:4.3
12Nov08
Last Seduction (1994): Bridget (Linda Fiorentino) has stolen a million
dollars from her husband (Bull Pullman) and is on the lam. Tired of dealing
with his henchmen, she enlists the aid of a naive local Mike (Peter Berg) to
kill her husband, but her twisted plan involves Mike's ex-wife (Serena) who she
found out used to be a man. From the information I have found, it appears
Serena is a female adult film star. TR:n/a
Leather Jacket Love Story (1997): Love blossoms between "innocent" Kyle
(Sean Tataryn) and leather jacket wearing biker Mike (Christopher Bradley) in
this softporn gay film. Drag queens have a lot of screen time in this one from
the plump waitress/bartender (Worthie Meacham) to the trio of crime fighters,
hottie Amanda (Craig Olsen), Madge (Stephen McCarthy), and Charella (Erin
Krystle). There are also drag queens at a few other confusing scenes bothering
diner patrons and filling out forms. TR:4.5
Leaving Metropolis (2002): David (Troy Ruptash) is a well-known painter
who needs inspiration, so naturally he takes a job as a waiter for a small
restaurant owned by a married couple, Matt (Vince Corazza) and Violet (Cherilee
Taylor). David is gay and ends up having an affair with Matt. David also has a
transsexual friend Shannon (Thom Allison) who is currently looking forward to
her sex-change surgery. Shannon is more than a minor character and has many
scenes. Thom is very believable (and cute) as Shannon and the role is written
in a realistic fashion, not some bad TS stereotype. Too bad the ending is sad
and left unresolved. TR:4.7
Leewaris (1981): Hira (Amitabh Bachchan) is the illegitimate child of
a wealthy businessman and beautiful singer (Rakhee Gulzar), but is now grown
up and desires to find his parents and marry Mohini (Zeenat Aman). Hira loves
to sing and dance and towards the end does so for a friends birthday party. For
the majority of the song, he slips into four different female characters... a
tall lady, fat lady, thin lady, and a dancing lady. TR:3.8
Legend Of Leigh Bowery (2002): The life of 80's London fashion
designer/queer icon Leigh Bowery is explored in this documentary. It has many
parallels with Party Monster (2003) and the "club kid" fashion scene going on
in New York. Includes interviews with his family, wife, Boy George, members of
the Michael Clarke Dance Company (for which he was the costume designer), and
many more. TR:3.9
Lemon Drop Kid (1951): Bob Hope
Let Me Die A Woman (1978): A quirky and very
outdated documentary on sex-changes. Dr Leo Wollman dryly and graphically
explains the ins and outs of real-life transsexuals. Leslie, an attractive
Puerto Rican trannssexual, has a prominant role discussing her past and her new
life as a post-op woman. Also featured is Deborah Harten who first appears in
a TS help group. The group scene also has several other "transgendered" who are
quickly introduced without names. Transmen do not escape unscathed as the
doctor includes two of them in his discussion and on display. The film also
graphically includes a little footage on what may be an actual sex-change
operation. Additionally, the film has a female porn star and the
director/writer/producer, Doris Wishman, has a string of thirteen aliases that
she worked under until her death in 2002. TR:3.6
Lilies Les Feluettes (1996): Bishop Bilodeau
(Marcel Sabourin) visits a quebecois prison to hear the confession of a boyhood
friend jailed for murder 40 years ago. The inmates force the prelate to watch a
play depicting what really happened in 1912. It uses a clever plot twist, the
inmates acting out the events, to go back and replay the events but with all
the past roles (to include the females parts) being played by the various
inmates. You'll have to watch this one several times to take it all in. TR:
Lilo & Stitch (2002): Disney animated feature. Agent Wendy Pleakley
(voice Kevin McDonald) is a male alien, but he is consistently seen dressing in
women's clothing for his enjoyment. This hobby began when he disguised himself
as a middle-aged woman so he and Jumba wouldn't be noticed as a vacationing
couple. He is shown admiring his wig in a mirror while "off duty". TR:3.5
Little Nicky (2000): Nicky (Adam Sandler) goes on a Earthly mission to
save his father, Beezlebub. A running gag throughout the film involves the
gatekeeper (Kevin Nealon) who is "punished" with the addition of breasts on
his head and wears bra's to conceal them. Also being punished is Hitler
(Christopher Carroll) who is forced to wear a complete French Maid's costume
and... well, you can watch the movie to see the rest of his punishment. When
Nicky is searching apartments for his girlfriend, he runs across a not-so-good
looking transvestite (Clint Howard) wearing pink ruffled rhumba panties, a crop
top, and feather-trimmed robe... who we see in several scenes. It's not that
bad of a movie and is jam-packed with stars. TR:4.0
Little Sister (1992): Bobby (Jonathan Silverman) is a college freshman
and as part of a fraternity prank, he poses as Roberta and gets pledged into a
sorority. There he falls madly in love with Diana (Alyssa Milano). As the game
escalates, Bobby finds it increasingly hard to keep his twin identities
separate. Standard drag situations apply. Jonathan has done drag before on
his own ex-sitcom (The Single Guy) and looks pretty good! TR:4.7
Lola and Billy the Kid (1999): Lola (Gandi Mukli)
is a Turkish drag queen who is undecided about having a sex-change and marrying
his boyfriend Bilidikid (Erdal Yildiz). I won't ruin the plot, but don't expect
a happy ending in this film. AKA: Lola + Bilidikid. TR:3.8
Longest Yard (1974): Paul (Burt Reynolds) is a former pro quarterback
who has recently made some bad decisions and finds himself in prison. The
sadistic warden (Eddie Albert) wants him to put together a team of inmates to
spar with his semi-pro guard team. The last hour of the movie covers the "big
game" with entertainment and cheerleaders provided by the "Men From Cellblock
C". The entertainment is three black inmates dressed up as the Supremes and
they look great... wigs, makeup and matching sexy sequin outfits. You see small
clips of them throughout the game to include the inevitable dewigging scene at
the end. TR:4.7
Longest Yard (2005): A "Disney" version of the original with Adam
Sandler taking the part of Paul and Burt Reynolds returning with the role of
Nate Scarborough. The con transvestites (8 total) have more screen time here
and are seen throughout the whole movie and lead by Ms Tucker (Tracy Morgan).
Unfortunately, they are not quite as attractive as the originals and played
more stereotypically "gay". TR:4.4
Looney Tunes: Back In Action (2003): This live-action/animation mix
involves DJ (Brandon Fraser) and Daffy Duck hunting for the Blue Monkey Diamond
while Kate (Jenna Elfman) and Bugs Bunny follow their trail. At the beginning,
Kate tells Bugs he needs a leading lady at which point Bugs says he *is* his
own leading lady and turns into quite a shapely blonde one! Another scene has
Bugs and Daffy being chased by Elmer into and out of museum paintings... lots
of quick changes into costumes there to include a can-can dance. TR:3.8
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Looney Tunes: Reality Check (2003): 21 newly created cartoons... sort
of put into a coherent manner. As usual, lots of cartoon drag where Sylvester
dons a wedding dress to marry Elmer at a Vegas chapel, Yosemite Sam and Taz
dress a girls to get out of a speeding ticket, and girl-next-door Daffy kisses
Elmer thanking him for the use of his house. Finally, they gather together for
the "Drag Race"! TR:3.7
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Looney Tunes: Stranger Than Fiction (2003):
Lords Of Dogtown (2005): The film follows the surf and skateboarding
trend that originated in California during the 1970's. I had to endure two
hours of this to get to a scene where a "tranny" (Alexis Arquette) calls Alva a
pirate and then stumbles back to a limo... UGH! TR:1.4
Lost In A Harem (1944): Peter (Bud Abbott), Harvey
(Lou Costello) and Hazel (gorgeous Marilyn Maxwell) help Prince Ramo regain his
kingdom. While running around the palace, Peter and Harvey find themselves in a
costume room. When they emerge, Peter is dressed like the Sultan Nimativ and
Harvey is dressed like his main wife Teema... and it's a nice dress. While
dressed as Teema, he then entertains the real Sultan (Douglass Dumbrille) until
he steals his ring and hypnotizes him. Harvey then undresses and has the Sultan
dress as Teema! TR:3.9
Lost In The Pershing Point Hotel (2000): This should have been called
Depressed In The Pershing Point Hotel. This bizarre story follows gay
Storyteller (Leslie Jordan) and his friend Miss Make Do (Erin Chandler) through
their dark and drug-related escapades. Contessa (Peter Mohawk) appears
sporadically as a quirky wheelchair-bound drag queen hotel resident. Surprising
stars appear like John Ritter, Marilu Henner, and Kathy Kinney. TR:0.9
Love Crazy (1941): A great comedy gem that still
holds up for laughs despite its age. The TG theme is the classic "dressing for
disguise" when Stephen (William Powell) needs a disguise to escape the cops and
see his wife (Myrna Loy). TR:4.4
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Love, Honor And Obey (2000): A mobster comedy
starring Jonny Miller and Jude Law. The mob boss is getting married so we find
three of his underlings (Dominic Anciano, Ray Burdis, William Scully) trying on
bridesmaid gowns so the bridal coordinator can "see how the fabrics and colors
work in the light". Nope, no wigs, makeup or shaving here. TR:2.0
Love Streams (1984) I got this movie as part of my Christopher Morley
collection. I now know why I had a hard time finding this movie... it's awful!
There's no beginning or ending, and the middle is as entertaining as watching
paint dry for 2 hours and 20 minutes. It's basically about a directionless
writer (John Cassavettes) and his psychotic sister (Gena Rowlands). Christopher
is listed as "female impersonator" and is somewhere in the background of an
all-male after-hours club. Other unseen FI's (*grin*) listed in the cast are
Logan Carter and Kelly Lawrence. TR:0.3
Love! Valour! Compassion! (1997) You're not missing much when a group
of six gay guys (to include Jason Alexander) rehearse as ballerina's for an
Aid's Benefit. TR:2.9
Lucky Break (2001): A lesser known film that was a fun watch. A group of
convicts use the prison musical production of "Nelson" to attempt a breakout.
Darren (Raymond Waring), the small quiet one of the group, attempts to sneak
out dressed as a woman. TR:3.9
Lucky Texan (1934) Jerry and Jake (John Wayne, George Hayes) strike it
rich when they find gold. Jake has to get to the courthouse without being
recognized, so he uses his theatrical days "Charley's Aunt" costume. TR:3.5
Luminarias (2000) This movie stars a click of four Latino women and
Scott Bakula. These women spend the majority of their time bickering about
Latino prejudice but they definitely produce more than they allegedly suffer
from. One of them (who happens to be prejudiced against the transgendered) has
a brother, Carlos (Geoffrey Rivas), who is a drag queen... or at least a bad
stereotype of one. He is a very minor character who we see once in "guy" mode
and then at the very end in drag... probably less than a minute total screen
time. TR:1.2
M Butterfly (1993): During the Cultural Revolution
in China, French diplomat Rene Gillimard (Jeremy Irons) falls in love with
Beijing opera singer and female impersonator Song Liling (John Lone). Two
powerful performances in this story of love and betrayal. TR:5.0
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Mad Executioners (1963): Based on an Edgar Wallace novel, Gabby
Pennypacker (Chris Howland) is a reporter and self-proclaimed master of
disguise. He likes to help Scotland Yard and the latest case has him disguised
as a woman to spy on a secret society that operates outside the law. AKA:
Henker Von London. TR:3.4
Madame Behave (1925): Jack (Julian Eltinge) is in love with Gwen (Ann
Pennington). She is also in love with him, but her father wants her to marry
another and forbids her to see him. Jack spends the rent on an engagement ring
and climbs up her balcony to see her when the police spot him and think he is a
notorious peeping tom. He ends up running back to his apartment building, but
it's crawling with police. He very reluctantly disguises himself as a woman
using his neighbor's clothing and ends up impersonating a woman his roommate
and landlord are looking for. He even enlists the help of his burly man-servant
(Tom Wilson) to get into drag to send them on a wild goose-chase. Of course,
the plot is more involved than this but suffice it to say, Julian plays his
standard reluctant but attractive crossdressed man role... ripping off his wig
and throwing it on the floor more times than one can count on a hand... that
poor wig! TR:4.3
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Madame Sata (2002) Dark, loosely-inspired movie on outlaw/transvestite
Joao Francisco Santos/Madame Sata (Lazaro Ramos) in 1930's Rio de Janeiro. He
lives with his makeshift family which includes prostitute Laurita (Marcelia
Cartaxo), her baby, and servant Tabu (Flavio Bauraqui). Tabu is an interesting
character, always in some stage of drag and constantly tortured by Joao (not
getting his cut in schemes, always referring to him as "limp fairy", etc), but
he seems happy as it's the only family he has. Joao dreams of being a stage
star and eventually starts putting on popular shows for the local community as
Jamacy (basicially just makeup, jewelry, and long skirts). It's got a lot of
positive attention and a fair IMDB rating, but I personally didn't like it and
wouldn't recommend it. TR:1.6
20Dec08
Madea's Class Reunion (2003) This comedy/musical taped stage play is
much less about Madea (Tyler Perry) and a reunion, but more about "forgiveness"
between various African-American couples... basically pimps, ho's, and
adulterers. Tyler first appears in male persona as an intolerable lazy bellboy
and later as Madea, an intolerable buttinsky who wears as much makeup on the
dress and wig as he does on his face. Yep, Tyler exploits every bad stereotype
in the book... and I didn't find it much of a comedy. TR:0.8
Madea's Family Reunion (2006) Once again, Madea uses her own brand of
style to take care of problems that arise while planning a family reunion.
Tyler Perry plays three roles in the movie... Madea, Madea's pot-smoking
farting brother, and her nephew lawyer. I really want to like Tyler, but his
ego outweighs any other quality he might have... his name appears no less than
five times (director, writer, producer) before the second credit rolls which
happens to be Blair Underwood, playing a psycho wife-beater. His stories only
vary slightly so if you have seen one misstreated black woman beating the crap
out of her mean boyfriend/husband... you've seen them all. I'll leave you with
the IMDB rating of 3.5/10.
Magic Christian (1969): This film is a lot like the Monkee's movie
"Head", it doesn't really make much sense as it goes from one confusing scene
to the next with no coherent binding. Although, I could say the plot deals with
the folly of money and plays on the cliche "everyone has a price". Towards the
end of the film we are aboard a new cruise ship "The Magic Christian", and are
treated to a female cabaret performer singing "Mad About The Boy". At the end
of her song, she whips off her wig to reveal that she is really a bald-headed
man (uncredited Yul Brynner!). It was surprising to find a large number of
well-known actors in the film. TR:4.2
Maitresse (1976) A common thief (Gerard Depardieu) breaks into the house
of dominatrix Ariane (Bulle Ogier) and they form a relationship. Her first
client (Richard Caron) is seen wearing a long-line corset. Asian crossdresser
Bitch is ridden around as a ponygirl and helps Mistress dress. Finally, two
other crossdressers are put through a kissing fantasy. TR:2.8
Major Payne (1995) After being discharged from the Marines, Major Payne
(Damon Wayans) ends up commanding officer of a local school's ragtag JROTC
program. In an effort to get Payne to leave, they dress up a cadet in drag and
try to get a picture taken of him in bed with Payne. But it backfires and Payne
ends up putting all the cadets in dresses and parading them around the campus.
TR:1.7
10Dec08
Making Of A Male Model (1983) Tyler (Jon-Erik Hexum) is enticed to join
a modeling agency run by Kay (Joan Collins). At a promotional party, we find
all sorts of costumed individuals to include James "Gypsy" Haake and
Christopher Morley. Chris is looking good, as usual, and even has a speaking
line. Unfortunately, it's a far too quick. TR:3.7
Malibu Express (1985): An Andy Sidaris "Babes, Bullets, Bombs" movie.
Cody Abilene (Darby Hinton) is a private detective and is investigating a
murder. One of the suspects is Stuart Chamberlain (Michael Andrews) who is
secretly sneaking away from his wife to perform at the local female
impersonators club. Also see: Hard Ticket To Hawaii. TR:3.4 (for short
duration)
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Man From Monterey, The (1933): A cavalry officer (John Wayne) helps save
a family's ranch from land grabbers. To infiltrate a wedding party, his comic
sidekick Felipe (Luis Albemi) dresses up as an aunt. Although not attractive,
he does a good job with role and gets a lot of on-screen drag time. TR:3.8
Man Who Fell To Earth (1976): I really debated listing this one but
there are some very short cuts to a Kubuki actor (and David Bowie's character
wears light makeup throughout)... but it's a film that parades as artsy by not
explaining anything... ugh! I can't believe I wasted two hours of my life
watching this. TR:0.3
Manchurian Candidate (1962) You're not missing much when Gaines (Lloyd
Corrigan) like to wear his wife's frilly robe to read in bed. The film revolves
around a brainwashing demonstration where American soldier's see foreign
nationals as old ladies attending a lecture on hydrangea's, but those parts are
played by actual old ladies. TR:1.0
Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005): Star-studded
movie about reuniting lost loves. The story unfolds in flashbacks and has a
very small clip of a boy (Joshua Horowitz) trying to get thrown out of charm
school by wearing a bra under his jacket. He also seems more interested in the
girls outfits than them. TR:1.0
Mariposa (1996): Documentary
AKA: Butterflies on a Scaffold. TR:
Markova: Comfort Gay (2000): The true story of Walter Dempster, also
known as Walterina Markova (Dolphy Quizon, Eric Quizon, Jeffrey Quizon). His
story is told to reporter Loren Legarda in the form of flashbacks... from his
childhood and abusive brother... to the sexual abuse endured by him and his
transsexual friends at the hands of the occupying Japanese army. His group of
friends include Anita (Ricci Chan), Carmen (Melvin Lee), Minerva (RS
Francisco), and Sophie (Andoy Ranay). TR:4.7
Mascara (1987): One of the best lines I've heard for this film... "this
is a cult movie waiting to happen!" It's about a police superintendent (Michael
Sarrazin) tracking down transvestite murders at a underground (literally) drag
club. There is also a rather unnatural attraction between him and his sister
(Charlotte Rampling). Rounding off the cast is Romy Haag and the beautiful and
shapely Eva Robins who truly shows IT ALL! TR:4.4
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Masquerader (1914): In this entertaining short, a film actor (Charlie
Chaplin) messes up several scenes during the filming of a movie and is tossed
out. He returns dressed as a lady and charms the director. This is Charlie's
first appearance in drag and he looks quite cute and has the mannerisms down
pat! It's rumored that Charlie used to escape crowds of fans by dressing as a
woman. Also see: Woman and Busy Day. TR:5.0
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Master Of Disguise (2002): I must admit I like Dana Carvey, but this
movie is absolutely horrible. I won't go into the inane plot, but there are two
short clips of Dana Carvey in "disguise" as a catholic school girl and as
Gammy Numnums. Also see a few "unused" female characters while the credits
roll. TR:2.7
Matchmaker (1958): Your not missing much when Cornelius (Anthony
Perkins) and Barnaby (Robert Morse) borrow their girlfriends coats and hats
to escape detection from their boss (Paul Ford). TR:2.1
McKenzie Break (1970): Captain Jack Connor (Brian Keith) is called in
to uncover the plot of German POWs at a prison camp in Scotland. The POWs put
on a little show which involves a short sketch by one soldier in laugh drag.
Hmmm... where did he get the tights and heels? TR:2.0
Meet Me In St. Louis (1944): MGM's majestic love story starring Judy
Garland. On Halloween night the two youngest daughters (Joan Carroll, Margaret
O'Brien) dress up as boys. They go outside to meet all the neighborhood kids
who are throwing things in a big bonfire and we find all the boys are dressed
up as girls in Victorian wear. TR:3.5
Men Cry Bullets (1997): A young naive drag queen (Steven Nelson) falls
in love with bad-girl Gloria (Honey Lauren) and her good-girl debutant niece
Lydia (Jeri Ryan) that creates an interesting love triangle. I was very
surprised to see Jeri Ryan in the film which was in the middle of her Voyager
stint as Seven of Nine. TR:4.3
Mercy (1995): A lawyer (John Rubinstein) chases telephones after his
daughter is kidnapped. Transvestite hooker Flotilla DeBarge (Kevin Joseph)
gives him a hard time when he arrives at her street corner. TR:3.0
Midnight Cowboy (1969): Cowboy Joe Buck (Jon Voight) heads to New York
to become a hustler. He is introduced to the mean streets by sickly Enrico
(Dustin Hoffman). A feminine gay boy (possibly Jonathan Kramer) hangs out at
the bar where Joe meets Enrico and is easily mistaken for a girl. Later on, Joe
gets invited to a big NY party where there are all sorts of characters, a few
transgendered. The cast list shows the party included Paul Jabara (most likely
in drag), Ultra Violet, International Velvet, and Paul Morrissey! This film has
won tons of awards and has very high ratings, but I didn't like it. It seemed
to drag on and on and I found myself not caring about the characters or what
happened to them. I guess it did very well at creating a "mood"... a rather
depressing one. TR:2.0
Midnight Dancers (1994): Forgettable movie about three brothers in
Manilla who work as exotic club dancers and callboys. The club also employs
trannsexual dancers including Michelle. She is lustfully involved with one of
the brothers, Sonny. Other transsexuals are occasionally seen throughout the
club scenes. AKA: Sibak. TR:3.0
Mighty Wind, A (2003): Mockumentary about the reunion of three musical
folk groups. This is a nice comedy and the music is pretty catchy. They do
wrap-up interviews at the very end of the film and we find that the Folksmen
bass (Harry Shearer, who co-wrote the script and songs) decides he was trapped
in a woman folksinger's mind. He changes his appearance, but not his voice...
there he is playing a bass and singing bass while dressed as a woman... funny
stuff. TR:3.5
Miguel/Michelle (1998): Miguel (Romnick Sarmenta) leaves the Philippines
for the United States, and when he returns seven years later, his family
discovers he has had a sex change operation and is now Michelle. She declares
she will stay until her family accepts her. This revelation and her visit
causes most everyone in the village to face their own demons in many different
ways. Slightly unbelievable, but Michelle is very cute and it's a very good
film that gives you a glimpse into the Philippine GLBT subculture. TR:4.7
Million Dollar Baby (1934): The vaudevillian Sweeney family needs a job,
so they decide to enter their prankster son Pat (Jimmy Fay) into the "Million
Dollar Baby" contest dressed like Shirley Temple. This is just the first of his
adventures to be followed by a little girl fashion show, train chases, running
away and finally being kidnapped. As you can see from the lobby card I
colorized... he looks quite cute dressed as a girl.
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Miracle Mile (1988): Harry (Anthony Edwards) answers a public phone and
accidentally hears that a nuclear war will begin in 55 minutes. Is it real or a
prank? Diner patrons discuss this issue... one of which is a transvestite
(Danny De La Paz). This is a cute movie that I recommend. TR:4.0
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005): Gracie (Sandra Bullock)
is assigned to promote the FBI's image, but gets sidetracked when her friend,
Miss USA, is kidnapped. She tracks clues to a Vegas drag club (hosted by Frank
Marino) and gains entrance with her female bodyguard (Regina King) dressed as
Tina Turner and she and her image consultant Joel (Diedrich Bader) dressed as
showgirls! Don't miss Dolly Parton (herself), Dolly Parton (Todd Sherry), Tina
Turner (Wendall Jackson), Patti LaBelle (Larry Edwards) and Liza (Alan
Luzietti). It actually had a lot of laughs, I recommend. TR:4.6
Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers (1915): This is a 12 minute short. A wealthy
family spends a weekend at a seaside hotel. Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle plays the
overweight, yet sought after daughter. They do wind up on the beach, and we get
to see how Miss Fatty looks in a 1915 swimsuit. The guys also dress in period
swimsuits which at the time consisted of a tank top attached to a mini-skirt.
TR:3.4
Missouri Breaks (1976): You're not missing much when Clayton (Marlon
Brando) dresses up in frontier attire as Granny (this is what he called
himself) and sets fire to the "good guys" house. TR:1.9
Mixed Nuts (1994):
Mob Queen (1998): Two mob hoodlums (David Proval, Dan Moran) try to get
recognition by setting up their mob boss with a prostitute (Candis Cayne) who
has knack for fantastic oral sex. Everything goes well and the boss even falls
in love and starts talking marriage. At that point, the two discover that she
is really a he and if that gets discovered, they'll get whacked. Hey, it can't
be too bad with the beautiful Candis Cayne! TR:4.6
Moderns, The (1988): Struggling American artist Nick Hart (Keith
Carradine) lives in Paris and relunctantly agrees to copy a few paintings. His
friend Oiseau (Wallace Shawn) fakes his own death and leaves Paris disguised as
a woman... "inconceivable!!!". TR:3.9
Mondo [Misc] Documentary. Oddities and bizarre events from around the
globe.
Mondo Balardo (1964): A private house party where guys dress in feminine
guise. A drag club in Berlin is shown that includes a backroom for lesbians.
Mondo Cane (1962): The Nepal Gurkha warriors celebrate a national
holiday in which they perform dressed as women.
Mondo Cane 2 (1964): A nightclub in which the female impersonators live
a double-life. A "normal" police station night where the guys dress up (badly)
as girls to catch "perverts"... their words not mine.
Mondo Magic (1972): Shepherds return from the fields for a tribe ritual
where they are dressed as women and beaten.
Money Pit (1986): Walter (Tom Hanks) and Anna (Shelley Long) are trying
to turn a dilapidated house into their dream home. Walter is a lawyer for
musical groups and one of them, Cheap Girls (Tom Filiault, Doug Plavin, Chris
Tuttle, Ed Vadas), are guys dressed in drag. They approach him with a request
to change their group name to Meryl Streep. We also see them again dressed as
bridesmaids for a wedding. Overall, a cute movie I recommend. TR:3.5
Monkee's - Our Favorite Episodes (1997): Each of the Monkee's present
their favorite episode.
Monty Python And The Holy Grail (1975): A movie not to be missed! Only
one little drag sequence here... you're not missing anything when (xxx) appears
as a peasant woman. TR:0.2
Monty Python's Life Of Brian (1979): Being born on Christmas, Brian
is often mistaken for the Messiah. You're not missing too much with the laugh
drag here. Terry Jones plays Brian's mother, Eric Idle plays transsexual
Stan/Loretta, and the guys play women "stoners" disguised as men. TR:1.5
Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life (1983):
Moon Over Parador (1988): Actor Jack Noah (Richard Dreyfuss) is coerced
into the role of a lifetime, impersonating dictator Alphonse Simms of Parador.
Brief appearance of Simm's mother is played by director Paul Mazursky... those
knobby gams could only be owned by a man! Dreyfuss also ends up in peasant drag
when Jack needs to escape a rebel attack. TR:3.9
Motel Hell (1980): In this parody of slasher films, Farmer Vincent (Rory
Calhoun) hides the secret incredient in his famous meat! A swinging couple
(Elaine Joyce) await kinky sex with the mustached husband wearing an orange
leotard, black bra, and plastic transparent skirt. TR:2.4
Moulin Rouge! (2001): I'll admit that I initially had not planned on
seeing this movie, but urged by friends, I now am a *BIG* fan of the music...
highly recommended! The beginning of movie finds actors and writers going over
a storyline for a play and the main writer is Audrey (David Wenham). Also in
the beginning dance when they first introduce the Moulin Rouge, there are some
guys in petticoats and women in tuxedos. TR:2.3
Mouse That Roared (1959) The story of how the Duchy of Grand Fenwick
waged war on the U.S. - and won. Peter Sellers plays three roles to include
the Grand Duchess Gloriana. Pretty much what you would expect from a Sellers
movie... I'm not saying that's good or bad. :) TR:3.7
Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007): Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson) interrupts his
holiday travel to reunite a boy (Max Baldry) with his father. Of course, the
authorities think he has kidnapped the boy, so the two have to go undercover
when they arrive at a checkpoint... as a granny and grandaughter. Max is kind
of cute, but Rowan... well, you know! Actually, the movie has some really funny
parts. TR:4.0
Mr. Deeds (2002): Sweet-natured Deeds (Adam Sandler) inherits 40 billion
dollars from his late uncle's media conglomeration. To secretly gain video
footage for a tacky television tabloid show, Marty (Allen Covert) adopts
several disguises to include *very briefly* that of an ugly woman. Remake of
1936's Mr. Deeds Goes To Town. TR:2.1
Mr. Headmistress (1998): Harland Williams
Mr. Magoo (1997): Myopic millionaire Magoo (Leslie Nielsen) gets caught
up in a jewel heist. In order too attend a wedding party unrecognized, he ends
up in the bride's (Monique Rusu) wedding gown... and let me tell you, there is
NO way Leslie would be able to squeeze into anything close her size! He
continues to wear it through a series of mishaps afterwards. TR:3.4
Mr. Wise Guy (1942): The eighth movie in the East Side Kids series.
Your not missing anything when Glimpy (Huntz Hall) puts on a white dress over
his regular clothes to elude the police. It was so obvious and stupid, I'm not
sure why the scene was there. TR:0.2
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993): After a bitter divorce, Daniel (Robin Williams)
disguises himself as a female housekeeper, Euphegenia Doubtfire, to secretly
spend time with his children who live with his ex (Sally Field). I'm not sure
how believable it is that he could fool his own wife and kids, but they do a
good job with the Oscar-winning makeup that took 4.5 hours each day to apply.
TR:4.6
Mrs. Stone's Thing (1970): This softcore porn film revolves around
George Stone (Victor Rich) taking his wife Martha (Karen Johnson) to one of his
"business meeting" orgies... where she proceeds to have plenty of sex with
everyone to include a lesbian drag king (Kay Foster). Yes, there is a little
bit of everything at this orgy: straights, gays, lesbians, bondage,
body-painting and skinny-dipping. Ed Wood (who appears tired and disoriented)
is also upstairs dressing in lingerie. He is caught by a party dude who
encourages him to continue and helps him into a dress. Then Ed's overweight
cheating wife (Nancy Holliday), who knows about his hobby, finds him and drags
him downstairs to meet a drag queen (Jerry Moore) who is also at the party. A
perfect example of a sexploitation film of the era. AKA: The Sensuous Wife.
TR:3.1
Ms. 45 (1981): A shy and mute seamstress (Zoe Lund) goes insane after
being attacked and raped. You're not missing much when a guy dressed as a bride
is shot at a Halloween party. TR:3.1
Mudge Boy (2003): After the death of his mother, Duncan Mudge (Emile
Hirsch) takes an mourning interest in her clothing. His Dad notices and moves
all her clothing to the storage shed. Later he and his only "friend" Perry (Tom
Guiry) are hanging out at the storage shed and discover the clothing. Perry
urges Duncan to try on his mother's wedding dress... then proceeds to rape him.
No, it doesn't pretend to be a pleasant movie... it's a movie about a gentle
boy who is too sensitive for harsh rural Vermont. TR:3.6
Mukti (1977): Kalish (Shashi Kapoor) gets wrongly imprisoned and dreams
of the day he is released to rejoin his wife and daughter Pinky (Master
Bittoo). Pinky has a major part in the first half of this film and is played by
a talented boy actor who has played other girl parts (i.e. Kalicharan). He ends
up wearing lots of cute outfits: nightgowns, school uniforms, and a very pretty
white birthday party dress with lacy pantaloons and floppy hair bow. I'm not
quite sure why a boy is playing the part, maybe cultural reasons? TR:5.0
Munich (2005): Steven Spielberg takes a look at the aftermath of 1972's
Black September. During one of the hits, Avner (Eric Bana) and a couple others
from his military strike team dress as woman so as to not draw undue attention
when approaching some guards on the dark street. TR:2.6
Murder Me, Murder You (1983): This is a "Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer"
television special. Great episode where Michael Andrews plays Isadora
Shepperton, an executive for an all-female courier service. This completes my
Michael Andrews collection and I must say this is my favorite of all his
looks... very toned-down and passable. Along with Michael Andrews, you get
plenty of cleavage, female mud-wrestling, and a sexy slim Delta Burke!
TR:4.6
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My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies (1999): Highlights of a concert
given in September 1998 at Carnegie Hall with names such as Julie Andrews,
Liza Minnelli, Jennifer Holliday, and Neil Carter. The opening act includes
a song and dance number by Daphne (Robert Morse) and Josephine (Tony Roberts).
Love the satin outfits, ladies! :) TR:4.0
My Fellow Americans (1996): Jack Lemmon, James Garner
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My Life In Pink (1997) Ludovic (Georges Du Fresne) is a small boy who
crossdresses and generally acts like a girl, talks of marrying his neighbor's
son and can't understand why everyone is so surprised about it. His actions
lead to problems for him and his family. Generally a good movie, but the plot
issues are left unresolved and leaves you with the notion that only lower-class
people can accept the transgendered. AKA: Ma Vie En Rose. TR:4.3
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My Wife Maurice (2002) Georges (Philippe Chevallier) is cheating on his
wife with married woman Emmanuelle (Alice Evans) but when their relationship
turns sour, she intends to tell his wife about their affair. Somehow Georges
convinces Maurice (Regis Laspales) to pose as his wife. However, Georges also
gets in drag when Emmanuelle's husband Johnny (Gotz Otto) finds out and comes
over to pummel him. Of course, Johnny falls for both "girls". It's all laugh
drag though. AKA: Ma Femme... S'appelle Maurice. TR:3.8
Myra Breckinridge (1970): I just had to mention this film (even though
there is no physical TG content) because it's so bizarre and it does involve
the sex-change plot with Rex Reed and Raquel Welch in her prime! :) The frame
grabs involve some rare footage of screen tests when they first auditioned for
the Myra role and screened some actual trannsexuals and crossdressed actors.
TR:n/a
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Mystery Of Alexina (1985): This sad film from Argentina is based on a
true story circa 1850's France. Hermaphrodite Alexina Barbin (Philippe
Vuillemin) is assigned to be raised as female, but after falling in love with
Sara (Valerie Stroh) now finds that she has developed as a man. She elects to
live as such and claim his lady, but finds that a difficult task in the
religious Puritan society of the time. TR:4.0
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