Jan 16, 2002
100 min
Full-HD

The Cockettes (2002)

Documentary about the gender-bending San Francisco performance group who became a pop culture phenomenon in the early 1970s.

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Larry Brinkin

Self

Dusty Dawn

Self

Anton Dunnigan

Self

John Flowers

Self

Goldie Glitters

Self

Ann Harris

Self

Fayette Hauser

Self

Jilala

Self

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