Hurricane Bianca: The Roots of All Evil
A flamboyant drag persona becomes the weapon of choice when a son takes on his homophobic mother’s fast-food empire.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- campy
- irreverent
- witty
- lgbtq+ movie night
- camp comedy night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Richard Martinez goes undercover as Bianca Del Rio to oppose his mother's homophobic fast-food business.
The plot centers on Richard being drawn back into a decades-old conflict with his mother.
Richard attempts to put his mother's homophobic fast-food chain out of business.
Richard adopts the Bianca Del Rio persona as a covert strategy against his mother's enterprise.
Films like Hurricane Bianca: The Roots of All Evil, and why
Hurricane Bianca
campy drag performance, queer identity, and broad satirical comedy
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
drag-centered comedy driven by gender performance and outsider solidarity
The Birdcage
irreverent queer comedy confronting prejudice through flamboyant performance
Movie Details
- Director
- Matt Kugelman
- Rating
- 0.0 / 10
Cast
- Bianca Del Rio
- Rachel Dratch
- Willam Belli
- Doug Plaut
- Thora Birch
- Vanessa Vanjie
Common questions
- What is Hurricane Bianca: The Roots of All Evil about?
- A flamboyant drag persona becomes the weapon of choice when a son takes on his homophobic mother’s fast-food empire.
- What is Hurricane Bianca: The Roots of All Evil like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Hurricane Bianca: The Roots of All Evil as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Hurricane Bianca: The Roots of All Evil violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Hurricane Bianca: The Roots of All Evil.
- Which films are like Hurricane Bianca: The Roots of All Evil?
- Films with a similar feel include Hurricane Bianca, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar, and The Birdcage.
