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The World According to Allee Willis
Hitmaker. Boundary breaker. Pop pioneer.
Genres
DocumentaryMusic
Overview
Take one look at award-winning songwriter / artist Allee Willis and you see someone unafraid to be themselves. Dressed in a cacophony of prints and colors, her signature asymmetrical haircut and famed parties at her real-life Pee-Wee’s Playhouse, Allee didn’t waste any opportunity to tell you what she was about. But privately, Allee struggled with not fitting established gender and sexual norms. She buried herself in her work, until true love manifested her ultimate masterpiece - self-acceptance.
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Runtime
97 min
Release Date
2024-11-15
Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Allee Willis
Self (archive footage)
Cyndi Lauper
Self
Mark Mothersbaugh
Self
Paul Feig
Self
Michael Patrick King
Self
Mark Cuban
Self
Neil Tennant
Self - Pet Shop Boys
Chris Lowe
Self - Pet Shop Boys
Patti LaBelle
Self
Pamela Adlon
Self
Paul Reubens
Self (archive footage)
Lily Tomlin
Self
Bruce Vilanch
Self
Luenell
Self
Lesley Ann Warren
Self
Brenda Russell
Self
Alice Walker
Self
Ruth Pointer
Self
Verdine White
Self
Prudence Fenton
Self
Stephen Bray
Self
Tim Bagley
Self
Andrae Alexander
Self
Julie Brown
Self
Stan Zimmerman
Self
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