Roman Candles

"A triple projected trash epic"

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

May 10, 1967

Status

Released

Original Title

Roman Candles

Runtime

28min

Budget

Revenue

Language

English

Production Companies

Dreamland