Every week, Ultimate Movie Year looks back into the past to highlight the best film that came out that weekend.
"To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar"
Released Sept. 8, 1995
Directed by Beeban Kidron
Despite some societal and legal progress made in the LGBTQ community over the past two decades (albeit with recent setbacks), queer cinema has not kept pace in the mainstream as superhero and animated blockbusters dominate the marketplace. But for so many more reasons, "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar" became a breakout hit in 1995 in a way that seems impossible today.