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Release Date • USA: Dec 4, 1990
Budget $500,000
MPAA Rating R
Running Time 1 hour, 11 minutes
Country USA
Studio Miramax
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Other Titles • Paris Is Burning
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Genre: Documentary, Gay/Lesbian, Prostitution, Society, Racy, Urban
Tagline: Having a ball...wish you were here
Plot: Documentary about the Harlem drag balls thrown by predominantly inner city black and Latino gay men in the mid-1980s. The film features footage of the actual "drag" pageants, as well as interviews with ball participants, who describe their backgrounds and dreams, and the intricacies of their rich and detailed dialect. A fascinating look at the complexities of this elaborate subculture.
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