To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995) – Filming Locations
Comedy / Drama · Directed by Beeban Kidron · Starring Patrick Swayze, Stockard Channing
Manhattan drag queens Vida Boheme and Noxeema Jackson impress regional judges in competition, securing berths in the Nationals in Los Angeles. When the two meet pathetic drag novice Chi-Chi Rodriguez — one of the losers that evening — the charmed Vida and Noxeema agree to take the hopeless youngster under their joined wing. Soon the three set off on a madcap road trip across America and struggle to make it to Los Angeles in time.
Where was To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar filmed?
- New York, United States, New York – Opening scenes of the three drag queens in New York City before their road trip. The film opens with the glamorous drag scene in New York, establishing the characters' urban origin before their cross-country journey
- Chicago, United States, Chicago – The queens' first major stop on their road trip across America. Chicago serves as a key stop during the cross-country journey, providing a major urban setting for the early part of the film
- Lebanon, Kansas, United States, Lebanon – The queens arrive in the small conservative Kansas town where they attempt to pass as women and help the local community. This small rural Kansas town is the central setting where the drag queens establish themselves and transform the community; the contrast between urban drag culture and rural America is the heart of the film
- Los Angeles, United States, Los Angeles – Final destination and conclusion of the road trip. Los Angeles represents the final destination of the queens' journey, returning them to the glamorous world they came from