Richard Benner

Birth : 1943-01-01, Sterling, Illinois, USA

Death : 1990-12-02

Movies

Too Outrageous!
Director
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.
Happy Birthday, Gemini
Writer
Based on the off-Broadway smash of the 1970's; a poor Harvard student's romance with a girl hits a rough spot when he realizes, on his 21st birthday, that he may be in love with her brother.
Happy Birthday, Gemini
Director
Based on the off-Broadway smash of the 1970's; a poor Harvard student's romance with a girl hits a rough spot when he realizes, on his 21st birthday, that he may be in love with her brother.
Outrageous!
Writer
Gay hair stylist Robin Turner does a lot of work for drag queens, all the while dreaming that he'll someday find the courage to perform in drag himself. When his schizophrenic friend, Liza, turns up looking for a place to stay, the two form an increasingly tight bond, Robin helping Liza through an unplanned pregnancy and Liza pushing Robin to develop a successful nightclub act.
Outrageous!
Director
Gay hair stylist Robin Turner does a lot of work for drag queens, all the while dreaming that he'll someday find the courage to perform in drag himself. When his schizophrenic friend, Liza, turns up looking for a place to stay, the two form an increasingly tight bond, Robin helping Liza through an unplanned pregnancy and Liza pushing Robin to develop a successful nightclub act.
Friday Night Adventure
Writer
A young homosexual's encounter with a gay salesman leads the youth to a crucial decision about his own carefully concealed secret.
Black Cap Drag
Producer
A rare surviving record of 1960s drag performance at Camden’s Black Cap pub. Drag queens Shane and Laurie Lee perform and discuss their craft in this home-made documentary by US-born filmmaker Richard Benner.
Black Cap Drag
Director
A rare surviving record of 1960s drag performance at Camden’s Black Cap pub. Drag queens Shane and Laurie Lee perform and discuss their craft in this home-made documentary by US-born filmmaker Richard Benner.