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The Neon Woman
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The Neon Woman

1990-01-01 · 90 min · Not rated

Comedy · Mystery

Produced in 1978, The Neon Woman is an “outrageous murder mystery” set in a run-down Baltimore burlesque house managed by a retired stripper, Flash Storm, the hottest stripper that ever lived who has gone legit, opened her own strip joint, and is trying to cope with whatever comes along. There's Kitty Larue, the stripper with an identity problem. There's the horny bible thumping senator who wants to pray with Divine but really wants something less spiritual. Finally, Divine's young virgin daughter returns from boarding school and within minutes is turned into an alcoholic, heroin addicted stripper who has been betrothed to the black janitor. There's more but as the cliché goes, it has to be seen to be believed! By the time of it's VHS release, the 12 year old live footage was already a bit raw and gritty, but still gives more than a fair idea as to why Divine was so loved as a performer. The production ran for eighty-four performances at the Hurrah Discotheque, New York.

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Directors
Ron Link
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DivineDivineFlash Storm (archive footage)
Helen HanftHelen HanftConnie (archive footage)
Brenda BergmanKim (archive footage)
William Duff-GriffinWilly / Senator (archive footage)
Maria DuvalMaria DuvalJoni (archive footage)
Sweet William EdgarKitty LaRue (archive footage)
Lee CorbetDistrict Attorney (archive footage)
Debra GreenfieldRita (archive footage)
George PattersonGeorge PattersonSpeed Gonzalez (archive footage)
Hope StansburyHope StansburyLaura (archive footage)

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