Poster of Roman Candles

Roman Candles

Plot: 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
Release Date: Wednesday, May 10 1967
57 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of DivineDivine
Divine was
21 in Roman Candles
as 'Party Guest / Man with Scarf'.
Fri, Oct 19 1945 –
Mon, Mar 07 1988
Portrait of Mark IsherwoodMark Isherwood
Mark Isherwood was
18 in Roman Candles
as 'Man in Bed'.
Thu, Jun 17 1948 –
Tue, Dec 03 2013
Portrait of David LocharyDavid Lochary
David Lochary was
22 in Roman Candles
as 'Reading Man'.
Mon, Aug 21 1944 –
Fri, Jul 29 1977
Portrait of Mona MontgomeryMona Montgomery
Mona Montgomery was
>> in Roman Candles
as 'Bride with Whip / Woman in Bed'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Pat MoranPat Moran
Pat Moran was
>> in Roman Candles
as 'Party Guest'.
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Portrait of Mary Vivian PearceMary Vivian Pearce
Mary Vivian Pearce was
19 in Roman Candles
as 'Woman Attacked by Fan'.
Sun, Nov 09 1947
Portrait of Bob SkidmoreBob Skidmore
Bob Skidmore was
>> in Roman Candles
as 'Man with Electric Fan / Man in Bed'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Maelcum SoulMaelcum Soul
Maelcum Soul was
26 in Roman Candles
as 'Smoking Nun'.
Sun, Sep 22 1940 –
Fri, Apr 05 1968
Portrait of Mink StoleMink Stole
Mink Stole was
19 in Roman Candles
as 'Party Guest'.
Mon, Aug 25 1947

Crew

Portrait of John WatersJohn Waters
John Waters was
21 in Roman Candles
as 'Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer'
Mon, Apr 22 1946
Portrait of L. Frank BaumL. Frank Baum
L. Frank Baum would have been no older than
62 in Roman Candles
as 'Novel'
Thu, May 15 1856 –
Tue, May 06 1919