Outrageous!
Hen's Tooth (1977)
Comedy, Queer Themes/Interest
In Collection
#541
7*
Seen ItYes
(8/24/2016 Amazon Prime)
IMDB   6.8
100 mins Canada / English
DVD  Region 1
David McIlwraith Bob
Hollis McLaren Liza Connors
Helen Shaver Jo
Craig Russell Robin Turner
Richert Easley Perry
Allan Moyle Martin
Gerry Salsberg Jason
Trevor Bryan Miss Montego Bay
Michael Daniels Performer in Gold
Andrée Pelletier Anne
Director
Richard Benner
Producer Peter O'Brian
William Marshall
Writer/Composer Richard Benner
Margaret Gibson Gilboord

Robin Turner is a gay hairdresser. He hates his job. He loves old movies and will do his customers' hair in the style of an iconic movie star if they'll let him, and even if they don't. At his apartment, he is harboring his medically diagnosed schizophrenic friend, Liza Connors, who can no longer stand being institutionalized. After Liza convinces Robin to attend a drag ball dressed as Tallulah Bankhead, Robin begins to feel liberated. On Liza's further urging, Robin accepts a local club's offer to work as a female impersonator, he doing his own singing unlike most drag queens. As he progresses with his female impersonation work to great aplomb, he takes a shot at making it big in New York City. The money will have to come in since despite medical warnings to her not to do it, Liza has become pregnant (not Robin's baby), she deciding to have and keep the baby. Written by Huggo
Edition Details
No. of Discs/Tapes 1
Personal Details
Purchase Date 8/22/2016
Store EBay - Canada, truckin_videos@yahoo.com
Purchase Price $13.95
Condition Used
Links + Review: Roger Ebert (1977)
- Review: NY Times (1977)
Wikipedia: Russell Craig Eadie (Craig Russell)
Outrageous! at Core for Movies
IMDB
TheMovieDb.org
References
Streaming, VoD Amazon Prime

Notes
Thoroughly enjoyable fantasy -- The late Craig Russell is the star of Outrageous, and his impersonizations were right on, at least for me -- As one of the earliest fully gay themed movies, it wears well, even after nearly forty years -- The plot requires suspension of disbelief, but Russell's performances are great entertainment.