Hurricane Bianca is a 2016 American comedy film directed and written
by Matt Kugelman. The film's title derives from the starring actor,
Bianca Del Rio (Roy Haylock), an American costumer and drag queen,
best known for winning the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. As well
as being marketed as a comedy, the film touches on serious social
issues, such as the fact that at the time of the film's release it was
legal in 29 U.S. states for somebody to be fired from their place of
work for being gay.A school teacher named Richard moves from New York
City to a small town in Texas, and begins work at a new school.
Shortly after this, Richard gets outed by the community in this town
and is consequently fired, which is legal under state law in Texas.
Following this, Richard feels the need to get revenge on the people
that were hateful to him, so he returns as Bianca Del Rio, his drag
persona, and spreads his hate and causes mayhem to those that were
mean to him, who are oblivious to the fact that Del Rio is actually
the previously fired Richard.Before winning RuPaul's Drag Race, Del
Rio had already garnered attention as a comedian and drag queen in the
New York City and New Orleans drag scenes. She would often host and MC
events, including Mardi Gras and Southern Decadence. Del Rio became
friends with Kugelman, who wrote the film specifically based on him,
stating "Tall, slender and glamorous, but with the mouth of a truck
driver, I immediately thought that Bianca was a total movie character,
and that this would be the story that I develop for my first feature."
The film was introduced and announced years before Del Rio's rise to
fame on RuPaul's Drag Race.After the two had decided to pursue the
venture, a crowdfunding site was set up on Indiegogo and was sponsored
also by Fractured Atlas. The film's budget was met largely through
extensive crowdfunding. Del Rio began promoting the project during her
shows, encouraging fans to donate to the project. Other methods of
funding included Del Rio making personalised videos to contributors,
in a video series titled "Bianca Hates You". As Del Rio is an insult
comic by trait, those who donated high amounts of money received these
videos, as a lot of fans enjoyed being verbally attacked by Del Rio.
by Matt Kugelman. The film's title derives from the starring actor,
Bianca Del Rio (Roy Haylock), an American costumer and drag queen,
best known for winning the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. As well
as being marketed as a comedy, the film touches on serious social
issues, such as the fact that at the time of the film's release it was
legal in 29 U.S. states for somebody to be fired from their place of
work for being gay.A school teacher named Richard moves from New York
City to a small town in Texas, and begins work at a new school.
Shortly after this, Richard gets outed by the community in this town
and is consequently fired, which is legal under state law in Texas.
Following this, Richard feels the need to get revenge on the people
that were hateful to him, so he returns as Bianca Del Rio, his drag
persona, and spreads his hate and causes mayhem to those that were
mean to him, who are oblivious to the fact that Del Rio is actually
the previously fired Richard.Before winning RuPaul's Drag Race, Del
Rio had already garnered attention as a comedian and drag queen in the
New York City and New Orleans drag scenes. She would often host and MC
events, including Mardi Gras and Southern Decadence. Del Rio became
friends with Kugelman, who wrote the film specifically based on him,
stating "Tall, slender and glamorous, but with the mouth of a truck
driver, I immediately thought that Bianca was a total movie character,
and that this would be the story that I develop for my first feature."
The film was introduced and announced years before Del Rio's rise to
fame on RuPaul's Drag Race.After the two had decided to pursue the
venture, a crowdfunding site was set up on Indiegogo and was sponsored
also by Fractured Atlas. The film's budget was met largely through
extensive crowdfunding. Del Rio began promoting the project during her
shows, encouraging fans to donate to the project. Other methods of
funding included Del Rio making personalised videos to contributors,
in a video series titled "Bianca Hates You". As Del Rio is an insult
comic by trait, those who donated high amounts of money received these
videos, as a lot of fans enjoyed being verbally attacked by Del Rio.
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