Many critics, including Roger Ebert, felt the screenplay was "amateurish" and "predictable," often comparing it unfavorably to the 1994 Australian film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert for being more "sanitized" and "asexual".
What made To Wong Foo a cultural phenomenon was its casting. At the height of their careers, Swayze and Snipes were known primarily as action heroes and heartthrobs. To Wong Foo -1995- Wesley Snipes Patrick Swayze...
Many critics, including Roger Ebert, felt the screenplay was "amateurish" and "predictable," often comparing it unfavorably to the 1994 Australian film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert for being more "sanitized" and "asexual".
What made To Wong Foo a cultural phenomenon was its casting. At the height of their careers, Swayze and Snipes were known primarily as action heroes and heartthrobs.