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'''Vida:''' Patience, ''[[GratuitousFrench mon cheri]]''. You will know when you've done them.
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'''Vida:''' Patience, ''[[GratuitousFrench mon cheri]]''.''mon cheri''. You will know when you've done them.
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Swayze and Leguizamo were nominated for Golden Globes, and the film has become a [[LGBTFanbase cult classic in the LGBT community]]. Fourteen years before ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'', ''To Wong Foo'' had spawned an entire generation of drag queens.
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* UnrequitedLoveLastsForever: A mild example, but when Jimmy Joe and Beatrice finally get over their [[TwiceShy mutual fear]] and have a dance, Jimmy Joe mentions that he's waited 23 years to pluck up the courage.
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* StutterStop: Downplayed. The stuttering store worker doesn't ''stop'' stuttering when he reads a book Vida gives him, but it does notably tone down when he's by himself. This can be TruthInTelevision.
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* StutterStop: Downplayed. The stuttering store worker doesn't ''stop'' stuttering when he reads a book Vida gives him, but it does notably tone down when he's by himself. This can be TruthInTelevision.TruthInTelevision, as anxiety can make an extant stutter worse.
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* BaitAndSwitch: [[spoiler:When Sheriff Dollard arrives at the town, he waves Vida's shoe around and demands that the drag queens come out. Vida steels herself and walks to the door, and it cuts to the outside where a woman in a red dress and veil steps out of the house and goes to confront the sheriff. When she gets within talking distance of the sheriff, she pushes back her veil....and reveals herself as Carol Ann, claiming the shoe for her own to drive him away. Vida and the others stay safely hidden until he's gone.]]
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* FigureItOutYourself: Noxeema and Vida tell Chi Chi that there are four rules to being a drag queen, then clarify they'll tell her once she figures them out. Chi-Chi accepts it and declares herself a drag princess, learning rule one "Allow good thoughts to be your sword and shield". [[spoiler:The other rules are "ignore adversity" (when Chi-Chi gets all three of them checked into a hotel by RefugeInAudacity), "abide by the rules of love" (when she decides to let Bobby Lee and Bobby Ray get together) and "larger than life is just the right size" (when she wins the pageant).]]
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* FigureItOutYourself: Noxeema and Vida tell Chi Chi that there are four rules steps to being a drag queen, then clarify they'll tell her once she figures them out. Chi-Chi accepts it and declares herself a drag princess, learning rule taking step one "Allow good thoughts to be your sword and shield". [[spoiler:The other rules steps are "ignore adversity" (when Chi-Chi gets all three of them checked into a hotel by RefugeInAudacity), "abide by the rules of love" (when she decides to let Bobby Lee and Bobby Ray get together) and "larger than life is just the right size" (when she wins the pageant).]]
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* TheGirlWhoFitsThisSlipper: The only clue Sheriff Dollard has to find Vida is her shoe.
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* TheGirlWhoFitsThisSlipper: The only clue Sheriff Dollard has to find Vida is her shoe. He predictably gets nowhere with it [[spoiler:until a chance meeting with Virgil, who mentions three drag queens that recently came to town...]]
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* IAmSpartacus: [[spoiler:When Sherrif Dollard rolls into Snydersville looking for the girls, the townspeople each claim that her shoe is theirs, eventually driving him off.]]
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* IAmSpartacus: [[spoiler:When Sherrif Dollard rolls into Snydersville looking for the girls, the townspeople each claim that her shoe is theirs, theirs and that they're all drag queens, eventually driving him off.off. ]]
* MysteriousVeil: [[spoiler:When Sheriff Dollard arrives and demands that the town give up the drag queens, a woman walks out in a blood-red wedding dress with a veil over her face. He and the townspeople assume it's Vida until she gets close enough and pulls it back, revealing herself as Carol Ann.]]
* ObfuscatingDisability: Beatrice, the town gossip, says that Clara is "deaf as a doornail" even though there doesn't seem to be any physical cause, and they all assume it's psychological trauma from when her husband ran off. Then Noxeema returns a picture to her, starts commenting on the old film memorabilia, and forgets a certain actress' film....and Clara fills her in, revealing that she just pretends to be deaf to push people away.
* ObfuscatingDisability: Beatrice, the town gossip, says that Clara is "deaf as a doornail" even though there doesn't seem to be any physical cause, and they all assume it's psychological trauma from when her husband ran off. Then Noxeema returns a picture to her, starts commenting on the old film memorabilia, and forgets a certain actress' film....and Clara fills her in, revealing that she just pretends to be deaf to push people away.
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--> '''Vergil:''' Some women just need to be hit.
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--> '''Vergil:''' '''Virgil:''' Some women just need to be hit.
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* SilkHidingSteel: Vida's entire drag persona and her personality in general is that of a classy lady who makes the best of things, is impeccably polite, and never loses her cool. When using her words isn't enough, however, she is more than capable of violence, whether that be knocking out Sheriff Dollard or throwing Virgil out of the house without even mussing her dress.
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* SilkHidingSteel: Vida's entire drag persona ASharedSuffering: Vida and her personality Carol Ann have both been victims of abuse, which forms their bond. When Vida sees Carol Ann with a bruise and Carol Ann claims it's from [[CutHimselfShaving a box in general is the closet falling on her]], Vida responds that when her father disparaged her in public, she just told people he had a strange sense of a classy lady who makes humor. [[spoiler:It hits the best of things, is impeccably polite, climax when Virgil starts hitting Carol Ann where Vida can hear, and never loses Vida saves her. Carol Ann pays her cool. When using her words isn't enough, however, she is more than capable of violence, whether that be knocking back by going out to confront Sheriff Dollard or throwing Virgil out of and leading the house without even mussing her dress. townspeople in driving him away.]]
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* SourSupporter: Noxie to Vida.
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* SilkHidingSteel: Vida's entire drag persona and her personality in general is that of a classy lady who makes the best of things, is impeccably polite, and never loses her cool. When using her words isn't enough, however, she is more than capable of violence, whether that be knocking out Sheriff Dollard or throwing Virgil out of the house without even mussing her dress.
* SourSupporter: Noxie to Vida. She complains all the way and is only too happy to say "I told you so." when Vida's schemes fail, but at the end, she still goes along with them.
* SourSupporter: Noxie to Vida. She complains all the way and is only too happy to say "I told you so." when Vida's schemes fail, but at the end, she still goes along with them.
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* TransRelationshipTroubles: Vida has trouble maintaining friendships with people other than Chi Chi and Noxeema due to them discovering she is transgender and possibly rejecting her because of it.
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* TransRelationshipTroubles: Vida has trouble maintaining friendships with people other than Chi Chi and Noxeema due to them discovering she is transgender and possibly rejecting her because of it. Chi-Chi fears this from Bobby Ray, which is why [[spoiler:she decides to cut it off before it gets anywhere. That, and Bobby Lee is clearly in love with him.]]
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* AmbiguousSituation: The relationship between Carol Ann and Vida by the end is clearly loving, but it's not clear if it's platonic, romantic, or somewhere in between, complicated by the fact that there may or may not be an IncompatibleOrientation, Carol Ann becoming the first person to tell Vida "I love you", and Vida giving her the Julie Newmar picture before they drive away.
* BeYourself: While all of the drag queens are proud of who they are to begin with, they still have some insecurities and fears, like Vida's family disowning her or Chi-Chi worrying that she's just "a boy in a dress". When the townspeople stand up for them, however, they're so touched that they become more committed to being who they are, with Vida vowing to visit her family and let them know they have no more hold on her, Noxeema deciding to risk it in Hollywood despite the prejudices against her, and Chi-Chi declaring that she won't try to hide her skin tone any longer.
* ButNotTooBlack: Given a twist into "But Not Too Latin". Chi Chi uses foundation that makes her appear white, until CharacterDevelopment kicks in and she decides to embrace her skin tone [[spoiler:at the final pageant]].
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* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Vida suffers from this contrasting with Noxie's [[BystanderSyndrome insensitivity]]. {{Lampshaded}} by Noxie herself.
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* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Vida suffers from this contrasting with Noxie's [[BystanderSyndrome insensitivity]]. {{Lampshaded}} by Noxie herself.herself, who notes that she can't seem to stop herself from meddling.
* FigureItOutYourself: Noxeema and Vida tell Chi Chi that there are four rules to being a drag queen, then clarify they'll tell her once she figures them out. Chi-Chi accepts it and declares herself a drag princess, learning rule one "Allow good thoughts to be your sword and shield". [[spoiler:The other rules are "ignore adversity" (when Chi-Chi gets all three of them checked into a hotel by RefugeInAudacity), "abide by the rules of love" (when she decides to let Bobby Lee and Bobby Ray get together) and "larger than life is just the right size" (when she wins the pageant).]]
* HitchhikersLeg: How Chi Chi gets a ride from Bobby Ray. She even brags that she has "more legs than a bucket of chicken" before doing so.
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* MagicalQueer: Even though the girls are the main characters, they act as {{Magical Queer}}s to the town. In their brief time there, they liven up everybody's lives and fix seemingly every major personal problem in the town, [[spoiler: helping a woman get out of her abusive marriage, setting up/improving several other couples' relationships, getting an old woman to talk]] and just generally making things more fun and fashionable there.
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* MagicalQueer: Even though the girls are the main characters, they act as {{Magical Queer}}s to the town. In their brief time there, they liven up everybody's lives and fix seemingly every major personal problem in the town, [[spoiler: helping a woman get out of her abusive marriage, setting up/improving several other couples' relationships, getting an old woman to talk]] and just generally making things more fun and fashionable there. On the other hand, seeing the townspeople learn better and stand up for them ''also'' motivates the queens to be themselves.
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* SecretSecretKeeper: The townspeople of Snydersville figured out eventually Vida, Noxie and Chi-Chi's true identities and still accepted them for whom they are.
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* SecretSecretKeeper: The townspeople of Snydersville figured out eventually Vida, Noxie and Chi-Chi's true identities and still accepted them for whom they are. Carol Ann in particular knew from day one, which she casually reveals to Vida.
* SilkHidingSteel: Vida's entire drag persona and her personality in general is that of a classy lady who makes the best of things, is impeccably polite, and never loses her cool. When using her words isn't enough, however, she is more than capable of violence, whether that be knocking out Sheriff Dollard or throwing Virgil out of the house without even mussing her dress.
* SilkHidingSteel: Vida's entire drag persona and her personality in general is that of a classy lady who makes the best of things, is impeccably polite, and never loses her cool. When using her words isn't enough, however, she is more than capable of violence, whether that be knocking out Sheriff Dollard or throwing Virgil out of the house without even mussing her dress.
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* SuddenlyShouting: Sheriff Dollard raises his very ice when Vida, Noxie and Chi Chi keep mispronouncing his name due to it being misspelled.
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* StutterStop: Downplayed. The stuttering store worker doesn't ''stop'' stuttering when he reads a book Vida gives him, but it does notably tone down when he's by himself. This can be TruthInTelevision.
* SuddenlyShouting: Sheriff Dollard raises hisvery ice voice when Vida, Noxie and Chi Chi keep mispronouncing his name due to it being misspelled.
* SuddenlyShouting: Sheriff Dollard raises his
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* UnconventionalWeddingDress: [[spoiler:When Carol Ann goes out to confront her abusive ex husband, she's wearing a wedding dress and veil that happens to be bright red. The [[BloodSplatteredWeddingDress subtext]] is obvious]].
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** Sheriff Dollard returns to Snydersville with Virgil outing Vida, Noxie and Chi-Chi as drag queens to the townspeople as "boys in dresses". The townspeople defend them desire this revelation.
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** Sheriff Dollard returns to Snydersville with Virgil outing Vida, Noxie and Chi-Chi as drag queens to the townspeople as "boys in dresses". townspeople. The townspeople defend them desire despite this revelation.
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* ArmouredClosetGay: Sheriff Dollard's long monologue in the bar sounds like he's interested in men, but can't quite figure out that he is. Moments later, he gives Virgil an approving look.
** Given the monologue, he's a ManlyGay who disapproves of [[CampGay Campy men]]. He also hates drag queens.
** Given the monologue, he's a ManlyGay who disapproves of [[CampGay Campy men]]. He also hates drag queens.
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* ArmouredClosetGay: Sheriff Dollard's long monologue in the bar sounds like he's interested in men, but can't quite figure out that he is. Moments later, he gives Virgil an approving look.
**look. Given the monologue, he's a ManlyGay who disapproves of [[CampGay Campy men]]. He also hates drag queens.
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** The other New York drag queen finalists were well known performers in NYC at the time.
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* ArtisticLicenseGunSafety: When Sheriff Dollard comes to Snydersville and is yelling at the townsfolk, he is carrying a sohtgun the entire time with his finger on the trigger. When he leaves, he points and shakes the gun violently at people with his finger ''still'' on the trigger.
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* LongTitle: ''To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar'', an entire letter. Often abbreviated as "To Wong Foo".
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* AsHerself: [[spoiler:Creator/JulieNewmar shows up at the end to present Chi-Chi with her crown]].
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* AccidentalMisnaming: Do ''not'' mistake Sheriff Dollard's name for "Dullard".
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** Do ''not'' mistake Sheriff Dollard's name for "Dullard".
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* YourMother: A brief exchange of insults involving this between Chi-Chi and Noxeema.
-->'''Noxeema:''' Why do I feel like I'm in the tournament of roses parade?
-->'''Chi-Chi:''' Because you're big as a float?
-->'''Noxeema:''' Your mother.
-->'''Noxeema:''' Why do I feel like I'm in the tournament of roses parade?
-->'''Chi-Chi:''' Because you're big as a float?
-->'''Noxeema:''' Your mother.
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''To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar'' (or ''To Wong Foo'' for short) is a 1995 comedy about a trio of {{drag queen}}s on a road trip to compete in a national pageant. Close friends Vida Boheme (Creator/PatrickSwayze) and Noxeema Jackson (Creator/WesleySnipes) tie for a state-level [[BeautyPageant drag pageant]] in UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity, winning a trip to UsefulNotes/LosAngeles to compete for Drag Queen of America. On their way backstage, they run into competitor Chi-Chi Rodriguez (Creator/JohnLeguizamo), distraught that she lost. Seeing a diamond in the rough, charitable Vida convinces Noxie to take Chi-Chi with them to Hollywood while teaching her the ways of drag. To pay Chi-Chi's way, the queens sell their plane tickets (something else that doesn't thrill Noxie) for an old but stylish 1967 Cadillac convertible and embark on their 2,000-mile journey across the US, making new friends and a few enemies along the way.
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''To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar'' (or ''To Wong Foo'' for short) is a 1995 comedy about a trio of {{drag queen}}s on a road trip to compete in a national pageant. Close friends Vida Boheme (Creator/PatrickSwayze) and Noxeema Jackson (Creator/WesleySnipes) tie for a state-level regional [[BeautyPageant drag pageant]] in UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity, winning a trip to UsefulNotes/LosAngeles to compete for Drag Queen of America. On their way backstage, they run into competitor Chi-Chi Rodriguez (Creator/JohnLeguizamo), distraught that she lost. Seeing a diamond in the rough, charitable Vida convinces Noxie to take Chi-Chi with them to Hollywood while teaching her the ways of drag. To pay Chi-Chi's way, the queens sell their plane tickets (something else that doesn't thrill Noxie) for an old but stylish 1967 Cadillac convertible and embark on their 2,000-mile journey across the US, making new friends and a few enemies along the way.
