To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar

Several scenes imply domestic abuse: A wife cries frequently and once has a black eye, the husband threatens to hit the wife and throws a pot across the room, and from another room sounds of violence like banging furniture and crying can be heard. A sexual assault by a sheriff includes an attempt to kiss, pulling at clothes, and groping under a skirt. The victim pushes him away onto the ground and fears he may be dead. Sexual violence is implied when a group of men close in on Chi-Chi; she's rescued before anything happens. A man is pulled around by his genitals, played for comedy to teach him good manners.

A couple of drag-show performances with some sexualized dancing and posing. A brief pantomime of sex with grunting. Reading aloud from a romance novel mentions making out and "insatiable lips." Mention of a married couple not having sex. A man speculates about men having sex with men; nothing graphic's mentioned. Growing attraction, mild flirtation, and brief kisses between an adult couple.

"D--k," "sons of bitches." Slurs used once each: the "N" word, "spic," and "homos." Some sexual innuendo. Strong language in Spanish, not translated, includes "putas," "pendeja," "perra," "pinga," "culo," and "caca."

A few scenes take place in bars, and a man orders bourbon, but very little drinking is shown directly. Adults drink umbrella drinks by a pool with no mention of what's in them. Adults drink wine at home and exhibit mildly drunken behavior. Mention that a woman is alcoholic and took to the bottle as soon as she could swallow because of low self-esteem.

Parents need to know that To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar is a comedy road trip movie about three gay men who are drag-show performers and who also wear drag in everyday life. Sexual content includes some speculation about men having sex with men, a few brief kisses, some flirting, and mildly sexualized drag personas. The differences among "transvestite," "transsexual," and "drag queen" are explained. Domestic abuse is implied when a man throws a stew pot across the kitchen, his wife has a black eye and cries frequently, and sounds of violence like slamming furniture and shrieking are heard off-camera in another room. A sheriff tries to kiss and grope a man in drag, gets pushed to the ground, and is left for dead. Strong language isn't frequent but includes the "N" word, "spic," "d--k," and some profanity in Spanish that's not translated, like "pendeja" and "culo." A few scenes take place in bars, and one scene in a home shows wine drinking and drunken behavior. The three main characters are diverse and model strong bonds of friendship, loyalty, mentoring, and helping others. Positive messages are about accepting yourself, not worrying what other people think, and appreciating life's beautiful moments, even if they don't last long. Expect some stereotypes.

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