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The cult film, based on an autobiographical story penned by a troubled former roommate of Russell’s, featured (surprise!) a gay hairdresser named Robin Turner trying to kick-start his career as a female impersonator while also attempting to help out a roommate coping with mental illness. People loved him, straight and gay, and Benner probably realized his crossover potential.
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The difference between him and other drag performers at the time was that Russell had a versatile three-octave voice, a quick, natural wit, and never lip-synched on-stage, performing his characters’ signature songs and speaking in their voices as a true impressionist. Benner wrote the screenplay as a vehicle for Craig Russell, a Toronto-based female impersonator and hairdresser who was known on the gay-club circuit for his devastating impressions of celebrities (now drag queen staples) such as Judy Garland, Mae West (for whom he briefly worked as a personal secretary when 17), Tallulah Bankhead, Bette Davis, Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Marlene Dietrich, and others. I’ve selected Richard Benner’s 1977 comedy Outrageous! as a Canadian film I’d recommend. It's been regarded as queer cinema landmark: it was one of the first North American films with a gay theme to receive a widespread theatrical release.Īlthough Dunphy isn't gay, he explained why this film deserves to be seen by all audiences.
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He came up with a zinger: Outrageous!, a 1977 gay comedy that has become a cult classic.
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Senior editor Martin Dunphy, who has edited the movie section and has written film reviews for our publication, chimed in when he heard about our initiative to ask film-related folk what their recommendations were for obscure, underrated, weird, or forgotten gems of Canadian cinema. Nonetheless, the film chosen was truly out there. Unlike our previous installations of Movie Night in Canada, our next recommendation came from right within the Georgia Straight offices.