Outrageous.

Benner, Richard. (Added Author). Gibson, Margaret, 1948- Motion picture adaptation of (work): Butterfly ward. (Added Author). McLaren, Hollis. (Added Author). Russell, Craig, 1948-1990 (Added Author). Alliance Films, (provider.). Criterion-on-Demand (Firm), (film distributor.). Craig Russell and Hollis McLaren with Richert Easley, Allan Moyle, David McIlwraith and Gerry Salsberg. (Cast).

Summary: How many Zsa Zsa Gabors can you fit in one room? The answer is the one and only Robin Turner (the incomparable Craig Russell), a hairdresser with a flair for the dramatic who takes to the stage doing impeccable full drag impersonations of Liza Minnelli, Barbra Streisand, Ethel Merman and Carol Channing. Cheered on by his roommate Liza (Hollis McLaren), who has recently escaped from a mental ward, they set out to make their dreams come true: Robin, the make it to the big time in New York, and Liza, to have a baby despite all medical advice to the contrary.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (96 min.) : digital, sound, color
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Publisher: [Montreal] : Alliance Films, [2013]
Distributor: [Vaughan, Ontario] : Criterion Pictures, [date of distribution not identified]
Copyright: ♭2013

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the short story "The butterfly ward" by Margaret Gibson. Originally distributed as a motion picture by Alliance Films, 1977.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to subscribers.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Produced by Film Consortium of Canada, Inc. in cooperation with the Canadian Film Development Corporation. ; produced by William Marshall, Hendrik van der Kolk ; screenplay, Richard Benner ; directed by Richard Benner.
Participant or Performer Note:	Craig Russell and Hollis McLaren with Richert Easley, Allan Moyle, David McIlwraith and Gerry Salsberg.
Target Audience Note:	CHV rating: AA.
System Details Note:	Content available as a streaming video.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's web site (viewed April 7, 2015).