The Cockettes (film)

The Cockettes is a 2002 American documentary film about the 1960s–70s San Francisco performance group of the same name. Co-directed by Bill Weber and David Weissman, and produced by Weissman, the film debuted at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize. It also received the LA Film Critics Award for Best Documentary of 2002.

Cast

 * Sylvia Miles
 * John Waters
 * Holly Woodlawn
 * Dusty Dawn
 * Larry Brinkin
 * John Flowers
 * Goldie Glitters
 * Ann Harris
 * Fayette Hauser
 * Michael Kalmen
 * Maureen Orth
 * Peter Mintun
 * Fayette Hauser


 * Archive footage
 * Divine
 * Candy Darling
 * Jackie Curtis
 * Hibiscus
 * Angela Lansbury
 * Anthony Perkins
 * Ronald Reagan
 * Ahmet Ertegun
 * Gore Vidal
 * Sylvester
 * Allen Ginsberg
 * The Grateful Dead
 * Taylor Mead
 * Peggy Cass
 * Richard and Tricia Nixon
 * John Rothermel

DVD release
The Cockettes was released on Region 1 DVD on January 21, 2003.