To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar: Difference between revisions

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* [[As You Know]]: Noxie gives a quick rundown of different [[Transsexualism|genderqueer]] types, which Chi-Chi already knows for the most part, so it seemed more like the explanation was for viewers.

** It's possible the in-universe explanation is that Chi-Chi often ''claims'' to know something when really she has no clue, so it's Noxie's way of bringing her down a peg through patronizing.

* [[Bad Cop, Incompetent Cop]]: Sheriff Dollard.

* [[Blithe Spirit]]: The girls serve as this to the people of Snydersville.

* [[The Cameo]]: Rupaul, Naomi Campbell, [[Robin Williams]], and Ms. Newmar herself.

* [[Cerebus Syndrome]]: When the plot started to focus on hotel owner Carol Ann and her abusive husband Virgil.

* [[Chronic Hero Syndrome]]: Vida suffers from this contrasting with Noxie's [[Somebody Else's Problem|insensitivity]]. [[Lampshaded]] by Noxie herself.

* [[Pimped-Out Dress]]: The two pageant scenes. This would apply to any drag show, but it goes double here, as they were purposely strutting their stuff for the prize.

* [[Sassy Black Woman]]: Noxie.

{{quote|'''Vida:''' Girls, sometimes it just takes a fairy.}}

* [[Shown Their Work]]: The actors spent some time in New York City's drag scene to help get into their roles.

* [[Somebody Else's Problem]]: Noxie contrasted with Vida's [[Chronic Hero Syndrome|"foolish" compassion]].

'''Vida:''' We have to help her!

* [[Spicy Latina]]: Chi Chi.

* [[Strawberry Shorthand]]: The town's distinguishing tradition (and one of the things that perks the trio up) is their Strawberry Social -- "We all bake strawberry pies and bring them to the center of town, then we eat the pies...[[Anticlimax|and then we go home]]." The queens convince them to go all out and try and range of strawberry themes and dress in glorious bright red.

* [[Title Drop]]: The movie's title comes from an autograph Vida swipes from a ritzy Chinese bistro. We never find out who Wong Foo is, but he and Ms. Newmar are given a totemic reverence throughout the movie.

* [[Token Trio]]: White Vida, black Noxeema, and Hispanic Chi-Chi. The movie tries to counter Vida being the leader (though she's the only one who ever drives the car) by giving the other girls' plots ample screentime and Wesley Snipes top billing, but the implication is still there.

* [[Twofer Token Minority]]: Noxie and Chi-Chi as gay men of color.

* [[Unsettling Gender Reveal]]: Sheriff Dullard reacts in the worst possible way when he finds out Vida is a man, but the townsfolk...not so much. They're fooled but eventually figure it out on their own, and accept the girls all the same.

* [[World of Ham]]

* [[Wrench Wench]]: Carol Ann fixes the girls' [[Cool Car|Cadillac]] showing that she's not just a [[Housewife]].