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To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything,
Julie Newmar

Wesley Snipes as Noxeema, John Leguizamo as Chi Chi and Patrick Swayze as Vida - on location in Loma, Nebraska

Production offices were set up in Loma's empty church, and cast and crew made the 90-minute round trip from their hotels in Lincoln every day. Loma's 23 residents, which included several children, three dogs and a chicken or two, were all gracious hosts to a film company that turned their peaceful lives upside down for three months. Even on Sundays, when no filming took place, tourists came from all over the state to get a glimpse of the town that had suddenly become famous.

Producer G. Mac Brown went about securing permission from the local citizens to film in their town. "We didn't lie about the film's content," he says, "but we didn't make a point of saying these were homosexual men who liked to wear dresses. We drew parallels to Robin Williams in 'Mrs. Doubtfire' and Dustin Hoffman in 'Tootsie.' And the locals said to us, 'Oh, you mean drag queens?' 'Uh, yeah,' we said, 'that's what they're called.' They were wholeheartedly in favor. And we had actually been a little worried at first!"

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starring Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes and John Leguizamo

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