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I Am Divine
Directed by
Jeffrey Schwarz
2014
90m
Not Rated
Documentary
7.5
96%
83%
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How Divine, aka Harris Glenn Milstead, became John Waters' cinematic muse and an international drag icon.
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Cast of I Am Divine
Divine
Self (archive footage)
John Waters
Self
Ricki Lake
Self
Lisa Jane Persky
Self
Bruce Vilanch
Self
Mink Stole
Self
John C. Epperson
Self
Tab Hunter
Self
Edith Massey
Self
Helen Hanft
Self
Holly Woodlawn
Self
Mary Vivian Pearce
Self
David Lochary
Self
Susan Lowe
Self
Dolores DeLuce
Self
Joshua Grannell
Self
Jackie Beat
Self
David DeCoteau
Self
Lady Bear
Self
Tammie Brown
Self
Allan Glaser
Self
Lainie Kazan
Self
Bill Bowers
Self
I Am Divine Reviews
Seattle Times
John Hartl
In "I Am Divine," bolstered by plentiful interviews with Waters and other collaborators, Schwarz effectively turns Milstead into the life of a party that didn't really end with his death in 1988.
San Francisco Chronicle
David Lewis
It's hard to go wrong with a movie about famed drag queen Divine, and director Jeffrey Schwarz certainly doesn't in "I Am Divine," a serious documentary about this gloriously trashy trailblazer.
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
A fine, touching tribute to John Waters' larger-than-life drag diva ...
Detroit News
Tom Long
Filled with heady outrageousness at the same time it continuously skirts the apparent emptiness in the man wearing those crazy wigs.
New York Daily News
Joe Neumaier
In Milstead's brief 42 years there were separations and reunions, stumbles, success and, finally, a real American family, in movies oddly ahead of their time.
New York Times
Stephen Holden
Divine expanded the concept of the drag queen from brash female impersonator into something much larger, more subversive and less gender specific.
Austin Chronicle
Steve Davis
Sincere but overly reverential.
Bitch Media
Kerensa Cadenas
After seeing the film premiere at SXSW, I asked a Divine-devotee friend of mine why she loves Divine so much. She simply said, "Because Divine's the original." If it wasn't already obvious, Schwartz's I Am Divine cements it.
Variety
Peter Debruge
The Pink Flamingos star Divine gets her own well-deserved spotlight.
Hollywood Reporter
John DeFore
Entertaining doc is sweeter than expected and will be an eye-opener for young fans.
Slant Magazine
Eric Henderson
Though it may boil down to your average procession-of-talking-heads template, it's still enlivened by the raucous words from the band of outsiders who supported and launched Divine into the limelight.
Nonfics
Daniel Walber
Fans of Divine and of Waters' work will be delighted, and anyone else who catches it will want to dive right in to the diva's gigantic body of work.
Film Threat
Brian Tallerico
A heartfelt, loving homage to its subject, a larger-than-life personality who proved that the traditional roads to fame weren't the only options for a shy, gay Baltimore boy who wanted to be famous.
IONCINEMA.com
Nicholas Bell
While it serves as a wonderful preface to Divine's notable body of work, it's equally enjoyable to revisit the infamous, intriguing, and incomparable career of a star whose life ended much too soon.
Windy City Times
Richard Knight
A loving biographical portrait that encompasses the legendary icon's rise to infamy while touching on the emotional complexities of its subject.
We Got This Covered
Dominic Mill
A fascinating larger-than-life portrait of its larger-than-life subject, I Am Divine is a beguiling blend of poignancy, humor and glorious excess.
Village Voice
Simon Abrams
It's gratifying to see Divine praised for being outrageous ...
Paste Magazine
Lee Tyler
Shwarz helps paint a picture of an extraordinary boy who lived so far outside what was considered "normal," he had no choice but to blaze his own trail.
Contactmusic.com
Rich Cline
With an appropriate explosion of humour and colour, this documentary traces the life of a fiercely individualistic actor, digging beneath the surface to explore both his origins and his legacy.
Los Angeles Times
Schwarz understands Divine, a heroine to outsiders, and Glenn, who took the persona as far as he could and was ready for new roles. His film's celebratory pizazz suits them both.
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