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I Am Divine
Directed by
Jeffrey Schwarz
Not Rated
2013
90m
Documentary
7.5
96%
83%
7.3
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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
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I Am Divine Ratings & Reviews
Tash Jefferies
July 4, 2025
Great to hear the behind-the-scenes story of such an icon.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Nonfics (Substack)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Variety
Peter Debruge
The Pink Flamingos star Divine gets her own well-deserved spotlight.
The Hollywood Reporter
John DeFore
Entertaining doc is sweeter than expected and will be an eye-opener for young fans.
Austin Chronicle
Steve Davis
Sincere but overly reverential.
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
A fine, touching tribute to John Waters' larger-than-life drag diva ...
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.
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.
Village Voice
Simon Abrams
It's gratifying to see Divine praised for being outrageous ...
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.
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