The Little Pageant That Could

A documentary that chronicles the journey of L.A.’s “Best in Drag Show” to support the Alliance for Housing and Healing. The event, which started as a spur-of-the-moment spoof of Miss America thrown by a few twenty-something friends in a tiny West Hollywood apartment in 1990, grew to become L.A.’s longest-running drag benefit, including appearances by A-list actors, playing before thousands of people and grossing over $6 million to help those living with HIV/AIDS. With humor and heart, director John Carlos Frey takes us through an emotional journey of queer life and activism from the 90s to today.

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  John Carlos Frey

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  Patrick Rush
  Self
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  Jeffrey Drew
  Self
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  John Paschal
  Self
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  Jack Lorenz
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  Christina Applegate
  Self (archive footage)
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  Nell Carter
  Self (archive footage)
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  Jennifer Coolidge
  Self (archive footage)
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  Jon Cryer
  Self (archive footage)
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  Anna Faris
  Self (archive footage)
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  Kathy Griffin
  Self (archive footage)
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  Melanie Griffith
  Self (archive footage)
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  Kristen Johnston
  Self (archive footage)
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  Dot-Marie Jones
  Self (archive footage)
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  Kathy Kinney
  Self (archive footage)
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  Julia Louis-Dreyfus
  Self (archive footage)
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  Jane Lynch
  Self (archive footage)
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  Chris Pratt
  Self (archive footage)
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  Charlie Sheen
  Self (archive footage)
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  Martin Sheen
  Self (archive footage)
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  Holland Taylor
  Self (archive footage)