2003 Directed by Lazar Saric
Killer Drag Queens on Dope is the wild story of Ginger and Coco, two dolls with a little secret... They're contract killers who work for a one-eyed lunatic named Uncle A. Half the cutthroats in town are trying to kill them, the other half are trying to sleep with them and Uncle A is just getting started. Ginger is hell on heels. Coco never met a drug she didn't like. Together, they're Killer Drag Queens on Dope!
USA
USA
Felt like it was aiming for a satire of 70s exploitation films, and while it certainly nailed the look of one, it wasn't as entertaining as one. Still.. it had style and I enjoyed the LGBTQI+ aspects of it.
The two drag queens, Ginger (Alexis Arquette) and Coco (Omar Alexis), deserve a better film. The two are charming and likable and command the screen. This film could have been a promo/demo film or a pilot requesting a better budget because it does display some talent and enthusiasm to provide something entertaining. However, this is stretched out too long for the material presented. I know they are working with an ultra low budget but that is still no excuse to repeat the same material over and over. Coco is addicted to a Barbie style of doll, but it only shows her wanting to get her hands on another one. This is her main, if not only, character trait besides idolizing…
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You know what? Props for not trying to be anything other than exactly what it’s advertising. It’s weirdly charming.
“I’m sorry, Ginger. We should probably get high now.”
“We probably should.”
There’s so much sincerity delivered in this exchange it’s almost touching.
My local video store had this as a 2-for-1 package with Latin Boys Go to Hell, so... yeah. It’s okay. Worthy of a viewing if only to see what LA looked like in 2003.
The exact digi shot-on-video trash you'd expect based on its title & image quality, but it was cute to see Alexis Arquette star in a "movie" all the same (under her drag name Eva Destruction).
