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Roman Candles

6.4 28 mins Comedy   1967
Dreamland  
Director(s): John Waters

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.

Casts of Roman Candles

Divine

as Party Guest / Man with Scarf

Mark Isherwood

as Man in Bed

David Lochary

as Reading Man

Mona Montgomery

as Bride with Whip / Woman in Bed

Pat Moran

as Party Guest

Mary Vivian Pearce

as Woman Attacked by Fan

Bob Skidmore

as Man with Electric Fan / Man in Bed

Maelcum Soul

as Smoking Nun

Mink Stole

as Party Guest

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