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Dean Johnson was a famous New York drag queen, rock star, sex party promoter and late in life escort. In 2007 Dean went on a job and never came back. Was it just an accidental OD, Dean had a history of drug use or was it something more sinister? Another escort died in the same apartment four days earlier. The mystery of his death is only part of Dean Johnson's wild life. Dean was the first in many things, the first bald drag queen, the first to throw sex parties in the 80s during the AIDS crisis, the first openly gay singer on Island records (which cost him his record deal). The first and only person to throw a LGBTQ party at the iconic rock club CBGBs. Through Deans ups and downs, heroin, sobriety, love, sex, music, community, HIV, poverty, Dean survived them all. Until he didn't. This film brings you into the burned out, fabulous world of the 80s East Village where the looming AIDS crisis made you want to live every day like it was your last. Dean Johnson personified this time in New York and in gay history. Dean Johnson was the man, the myth, the Big Johnson.

  • Year
    10/30/2023 00:00
  • Runtime
    1:35:00
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Genre
    LGBTQ, rocknroll, drag
  • Director
    Lola Rocknrolla
  • Screenwriter
    Lola Rocknrolla
  • Producer
    Lola Rocknrolla, Beth Johnson, Patty Lovemore
  • Filmmaker
    Lola Rocknrolla
  • Cast
    Taylor Mac, Lady Bunny, Jackie Beat, Penny Arcade, Mario Diaz, Sherry Vine
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