Too Outrageous!

Too Outrageous!
Too Outrageous!
Directed by	Richard Benner
Written by	Richard Benner; Margaret Gibson
Produced by	Lee Gordon; Roy Krost
Starring	Craig Russell ; Hollis McLaren
Cinematography	Manfred Guthe
Edited by	George Appleby
Music by	Russ Little
Distributed by	International Spectrafilm
Release date	1987;
Running time	105 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Last updated September 20, 2025

Too Outrageous! is a 1987 Canadian comedy film directed and written by Richard Benner and starring Craig Russell as Robin Turner, a drag queen. It is based on a story by Margaret Gibson.^[1]

Synopsis

A sequel to the 1977 film Outrageous! , Too Outrageous! is about the further adventures of Robin Turner, a gay hairdresser-turned-drag queen nightclub performer.^[2]^[3]

Cast

Craig Russell as Robin Turner
Hollis McLaren as Liza Connors
David McIlwraith as Bob
Rusty Ryan as Jimmy
Alan Fawcett as Les
Cheryl MacInnes as Nurse Johnson
Doug Annear as TV Host
Kate Davis as The Receptionist
Victor Redlick as The Bartender
Norma Dell'Agnese as Homeless Lady (credited as Norma Dell Agnes)

Recognition

Nominated for Genie Award for Best Achievement in Overall Sound, 1988.^[4]
Nominated for Canadian Society of Cinematographers Award, best cinematography in a feature film, 1987.^[5]

References

Notes

↑ Maslin, Janet (1987-10-16). "Film: 'Too Outrageous,' a Sequel". The New York Times . Retrieved 2010-11-15.
↑ Film.com
↑ Waugh, T. (2006). Romance of Transgression in Canada: Queering Sexualities, Nations, Cinemas. MQUP. p. 503. ISBN 9780773530690 . Retrieved 2015-11-13.
↑ Genie Awards for 1988, IMDb, accessed 2010-11-14.
↑ Wise, Wyndham, A Career Interview with Manfred Guthe csc, dgc, dga Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine , Canadian Society of Cinematographers, accessed 2010-11-14.

Bibliography

Maltin, L.; Sader, L.; Clark, M. (2008). Leonard Maltin's 2009 Movie Guide . Plume. p. 1431. ISBN 9780452289789 . Retrieved 2015-11-13.

External links

Too Outrageous! at IMDb
Too Outrageous! at the TCM Movie Database

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[1] Maslin, Janet (1987-10-16). "Film: 'Too Outrageous,' a Sequel". The New York Times . Retrieved 2010-11-15.

[2] Film.com

[google-3] Waugh, T. (2006). Romance of Transgression in Canada: Queering Sexualities, Nations, Cinemas. MQUP. p. 503. ISBN 9780773530690 . Retrieved 2015-11-13.

[IMDB1988Genie-4] Genie Awards for 1988, IMDb, accessed 2010-11-14.

[Wise-5] Wise, Wyndham, A Career Interview with Manfred Guthe csc, dgc, dga Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine , Canadian Society of Cinematographers, accessed 2010-11-14.

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