Q 01/05

Which actor, one of the last to audition, won the role of Vida Boheme in To Wong Foo?

A) Robert Downey Jr.

B) Patrick Swayze

C) Johnny Depp

D) Mel Gibson

Answer · why

B) Patrick Swayze

Patrick Swayze had his own makeup people transform him into a woman to win the part. The Dirty Dancing star beat a long list of contenders that includ...

Q 02/05

Julie Newmar, the star thanked in To Wong Foo's title, played which role in the 1960s Batman TV series?

A) Batgirl

B) Poison Ivy

C) Catwoman

D) Harley Quinn

Answer · why

C) Catwoman

Catwoman was Julie Newmar's role for two seasons of Batman, and her costume now belongs to the Smithsonian. She appears as herself in To Wong Foo.

Q 03/05

Which sport's Hall of Famer sued the studio because a To Wong Foo character shares his name?

A) Baseball

B) Golf

C) Boxing

D) Tennis

Answer · why

B) Golf

Golf great Juan "Chi-Chi" Rodríguez, the first Puerto Rican in his sport's Hall of Fame, objected to a drag queen carrying his name. The case was sett...

Q 04/05

Which comedian read the To Wong Foo script aloud on a plane, then took an uncredited cameo in the film?

A) Jim Carrey

B) Whoopi Goldberg

C) Billy Crystal

D) Robin Williams

Answer · why

D) Robin Williams

Robin Williams liked the script but did not want to distract from the three leads. He settled for a brief unbilled turn as John Jacob Jingleheimer Sch...

Q 05/05

Which famous director, whose company developed To Wong Foo, offered to take over the shoot himself if needed?

A) George Lucas

B) Francis Ford Coppola

C) Steven Spielberg

D) Robert Zemeckis

Answer · why

C) Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg loved the script when an executive at his company, Amblin Entertainment, passed it to him. Several male directors then turned the pro...