Roman Candles (1967)

Roman Candles (1967)

A triple projected trash epic 1967-05-10 United States of America 28 Min. PG-13
6.4 8 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

Divine is Party Guest / Man with Scarf
Party Guest / Man with Scarf
Mark Isherwood is Man in Bed
Man in Bed
David Lochary is Reading Man
Reading Man
Mona Montgomery is Bride with Whip / Woman in Bed
Bride with Whip / Woman in Bed
Pat Moran is Party Guest
Party Guest
Mary Vivian Pearce is Woman Attacked by Fan
Woman Attacked by Fan
Bob Skidmore is Man with Electric Fan / Man in Bed
Man with Electric Fan / Man in Bed
Maelcum Soul is Smoking Nun
Smoking Nun
Mink Stole is Party Guest
Party Guest