Paris Is Burning (1991)
"Having a ball… Wish you were here"
ThumbScore
👍 80%audience score
Critics Score
🎬 98%
(RT: 98%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Pepper LaBeija as Self
Octavia St. Laurent as Self
Venus Xtravaganza as Self
Dorian Corey as Self
Willi Ninja as Self
Paris Dupree as Self
Freddie Pendavis as Self
Sol Williams Pendavis as Self
Is Paris Is Burning good?
Most people think so. 80% audience score, estimated from 530 TMDB ratings. Critics gave it 98%.
Where it ranks on ThumbScore
By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.
Overview
Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City's African American and Latinx Harlem drag-ball scene. Made over seven years, PARIS IS BURNING offers an intimate portrait of rival fashion "houses," from fierce contests for trophies to house mothers offering sustenance in a world rampant with homophobia, transphobia, racism, AIDS, and poverty. Featuring legendary voguers, drag queens, and trans women — including Willi Ninja, Pepper LaBeija, Dorian Corey, and Venus Xtravaganza. Wikipedia ↗
