I Am Divine

I Am Divine

90 mins | Documentary | March 9, 2013

Harris Glenn Milstead, aka Divine (1945-1988) was the ultimate outsider turned underground hero. Spitting in the face of the status quos of body image, gender identity, sexuality, and preconceived notions of beauty, Divine succeeded in becoming an internationally recognized icon, recording artist, and character actor of stage and screen. Glenn went from the often-mocked, schoolyard fat kid to underdog royalty, standing up for millions of gay men and women, drag queens and punk rockers, and countless other socially ostracized misfits and freaks. With a completely committed in-your-face style, he blurred the line between performer and personality, and revolutionized pop culture.

I Am Divine

90 mins | Documentary | March 9, 2013

I Am Divine
Harris Glenn Milstead, aka Divine (1945-1988) was the ultimate outsider turned underground hero. Spitting in the face of the status quos of body image, gender identity, sexuality, and preconceived notions of beauty, Divine succeeded in becoming an internationally recognized icon, recording artist, and character actor of stage and screen. Glenn went from the often-mocked, schoolyard fat kid to underdog royalty, standing up for millions of gay men and women, drag queens and punk rockers, and countless other socially ostracized misfits and freaks. With a completely committed in-your-face style, he blurred the line between performer and personality, and revolutionized pop culture.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Automat Pictures, Making it Big
Original title I Am Divine
Directors Jeffrey Schwarz
Writers

Cast

Divine

as Herself (archive footage)

John Waters

as Himself

Ricki Lake

as Herself

Lisa Jane Persky

as Herself

Bruce Vilanch

as Himself

Mink Stole

as Herself

John C. Epperson

as Himself

David DeCoteau

as Himself / Self

Tab Hunter

as Himself

Edith Massey

as Herself

Helen Hanft

as Herself

Holly Woodlawn

as Herself

Mary Vivian Pearce

as Herself

David Lochary

as Himself

Susan Lowe

as Herself

Dolores DeLuce

as Herself

Joshua Grannell

as Self

Jackie Beat

as Self

Lady Bear

as Self

Tammie Brown

as Self

Allan Glaser

as Himself

Lainie Kazan

as Herself

Bill Bowers

as Self