The Neon Woman

Overview

Produced in 1978, The Neon Woman is an “outrageous murder mystery” set in a run-down Baltimore burlesque house managed by a retired stripper, Flash Storm, the hottest stripper that ever lived who has gone legit, opened her own strip joint, and is trying to cope with whatever comes along. There's Kitty Larue, the stripper with an identity problem. There's the horny bible thumping senator who wants to pray with Divine but really wants something less spiritual. Finally, Divine's young virgin daughter returns from boarding school and within minutes is turned into an alcoholic, heroin addicted stripper who has been betrothed to the black janitor. There's more but as the cliché goes, it has to be seen to be believed! By the time of it's VHS release, the 12 year old live footage was already a bit raw and gritty, but still gives more than a fair idea as to why Divine was so loved as a performer. The production ran for eighty-four performances at the Hurrah Discotheque, New York.

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Cast

Divine

Flash Storm (archive footage)

Helen Hanft

Connie (archive footage)

Brenda Bergman

Kim (archive footage)

William Duff-Griffin

Willy / Senator (archive footage)

Maria Duval

Joni (archive footage)

Sweet William Edgar

Kitty LaRue (archive footage)

Lee Corbet

District Attorney (archive footage)

Debra Greenfield

Rita (archive footage)

George Patterson

Speed Gonzalez (archive footage)

Hope Stansbury

Laura (archive footage)