In Marc Huestis' underground classic, a housewife Marcie Clark (Ann Block), discontented with her dull suburban lifestyle, tracks down an old high school friend, Susan Jane Smith (Francesca Rosa), who now lives in SF. When she meets Susan Jane (now Sujana), Marcie is ushered to the crazy, unhinged bohemian world circa 1980, crowded with wild drag queens, artists, Mohawkers, new wavers, and celebrities. She is left with little choice but to embrace the scene, getting high, embracing the intoxicating whirl of an ongoing wild party. The film includes appearances by Lulu, Coco Vega, members of the legendary theatre group the Angels of Light, Rodney Price, Silvana Nova, Tommy Pace San Francisco Chronicle critic Edward Guthmann.
In Marc Huestis' underground classic, a housewife Marcie Clark (Ann Block), discontented with her dull suburban lifestyle, tracks down an old high school friend, Susan Jane Smith (Francesca Rosa), who now lives in SF. When she meets Susan Jane (now Sujana), Marcie is ushered to the crazy, unhinged bohemian world circa 1980, crowded with wild drag queens, artists, Mohawkers, new wavers, and celebrities. She is left with little choice but to embrace the scene, getting high, embracing the intoxicating whirl of an ongoing wild party. The film includes appearances by Lulu, Coco Vega, members of the legendary theatre group the Angels of Light, Rodney Price, Silvana Nova, Tommy Pace San Francisco Chronicle critic Edward Guthmann.
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