Roman Candles 57 years old

A triple projected trash epic

John Waters' second film, shot on 8mm, and featuring Divine for the first time. Essentially 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 in public, but never released commercially.

Credits

Roman Candles Cast

Name Character
David Lochary He was 21, 32 years old when he died as Boyfriend of the Governess
Divine She was 20, 42 years old when she died
Mona Montgomery as Head model
Mary Vivian Pearce She was 18, now 77 years old as Model
Bob Skidmore as Man with electric fan
Mink Stole She was 18, now 77 years old as Party guest
Maelcum Soul She was 25, 27 years old when she died as Smoking nun
Pat Moran He was 89, 48 years old when he died as Party Guest

Roman Candles Crew

Name Department
John Waters as Director. He was 19 (19) years old when He died Directing
John Waters as Writer. He was 19 (19) years old when He died Writing
Roman Candles (57 years)

A triple projected trash epic

  • Release day: Wednesday, May 10, 1967
  • Runtime: 40 minutes