Roman Candles
1967Shot on 8mm, and featuring the introduction of Divine, John Waters' sophomore film is a plotless collage of random incidents involving sex, drugs, religion and The Wizard of Oz, it was shown with an equally random soundtrack mixing “obnoxious radio advertisements, rock 'n' roll and press conferences with Lee Harvey Oswald's mother”. It was shown three times publicly, but never released commercially.
Acted in
Divine
as Party Guest / Man with Scarf
Mark Isherwood
as Man in Bed
David Lochary
as Reading Man
Mona Montgomery
as Bride with Whip / Woman in Bed
Pat Moran
as Party Guest
Mary Vivian Pearce
as Woman Attacked by Fan
Bob Skidmore
as Man with Electric Fan / Man in Bed
Maelcum Soul
as Smoking Nun
Mink Stole
as Party Guest