Joshua Grannell
Also Known As: Peaches Christ
Biography: Peaches Christ is an American underground drag performer, emcee, filmmaker, and actor. Peaches currently resides in San Francisco where her Backlash Production Company and Midnight Mass movie series are based.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Maryland, USA
Birthday: January 07, 1974
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Dress Up Like Mrs. Doubtfire
Overview: A look at 1992's Mrs. Doubtfire as one of first family-friendly films to include drag.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-05-01
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Burlington Paranormal
Overview: Introducing a team of paranormal investigators in a Mississippi River town led by a woman who has the ability to punch ghosts with her right fist. The team consists of a drag queen psychic (the Bay area's iconic Peaches Christ), a non-binary tech noise musician (Ellie Desautels from NBC's Rise), a silent video artist camera operator and a brand new intern (comedian Johnny Pemberton of Superstore and 21 Jump Street).
Genres: Horror Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-09-01
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All About Evil
Overview: A mousy librarian inherits her father's beloved but failing old movie house. In order to save the family business, she discovers her inner serial killer — and a legion of rabid gore fans — when she starts turning out a series of grisly shorts. What her fans don't realize yet is that the murders in the movies are all too real…
Genres: Horror Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-05-01
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So Young, So Bad, So What: The Making of Reform School Girls
Overview: A making of documentary on 1986's REFORM SCHOOL GIRLS.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-03-14
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Season of the Troll
Overview: Chapter one in the “Tran-ilogy of Terror ” begins when Peaches Christ discovers a hideous little-person and makes her part of the popular Midnight Mass stage-show. Peaches and sidekick Martiny nickname the creature “Troll Girl” and poke fun at her while she attempts to steal the spotlight onstage. Later, during the taping of a TV cooking episode, Martiny eats an entire casserole named “Cheese Blackout”. She falls violently ill. Peaches must hire a live-in nurse to care for Martiny. When the nurse murders Martiny via an intravenous cheese overdose, Peaches discovers Troll Girl to be the caretaker in disguise… from here the terror is just beginning!
Genres: Horror Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-07-01
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A Nightmare on Castro Street
Overview: Part Two in the “Tran-ilogy of Terror” series. There’s a nightmare on Castro Street – a street where gay no longer means ‘happy’. Peaches Christ thought she was doing right by forcing her drunken gal pal Squeaky Blonde into rehab. When a sober Squeaky returns to the Castro, old ghosts prove too powerful and a terrifying relapse leads to a monstrous transformation!
Genres: Horror Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-07-01
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Grindhouse
Overview: Joshua Grannell's short was later remade by him as feature called "All About Evil".
Genres: Horror Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-01-01
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The Unabridged Mrs. Vera's Daybook
Overview: The Unabridged Mrs. Vera’s Daybook tells a story of historic activism and community art through the works of two San Francisco artists and long-term AIDS survivors. During one of the darkest periods in US history, two men decide to bring joy and color to a broken community for which an entire movement has emerged. Supporters, fellow activists and members of the queer art community join the film to help paint this vivid portrait of perseverance, compassion and outrageous dime-store fashion.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-05-01
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Astro-Zombies M3: Cloned
Overview: An ultra-secret government weapons project is headed up by a mad scientist's grand-daughter. Her mission: recreate the demented killing machines known as Astro Zombies. It doesn't take long before the deadly mutant clones escape from Area 51 and all hell breaks loose! Elite teams of Men In Black attempt extreme damage control measures, while government officials, master criminals, and the famed Doll Squad spring into action -- creating a mess of epic proportions!
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-06-19
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Spin the Bottle
Overview: A drag-umentary exposing life behind the scenes at San Francisco's infamous summer midnight movie series, Midnight Mass, headed up by drag célèbre, Peaches Christ.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-07-09
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There's a Zombie Outside
Overview: A man whose identity is intertwined with cult cinema finds that he is having problems distinguishing fact from fiction and believes he's seeing a monster from his movies for real.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-09-13
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The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Overview: Minnie Goetze is a 15-year-old aspiring comic-book artist, coming of age in the haze of the 1970s in San Francisco. Insatiably curious about the world around her, Minnie is a pretty typical teenage girl. Oh, except that she’s sleeping with her mother’s boyfriend.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-08-07
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Mansfield 66/67
Overview: About the last two years of movie goddess Jayne Mansfield’s life and the speculation swirling around her untimely death being caused by a curse after her alleged romantic dalliance with Anton LaVey, head of the Church of Satan.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-01-29
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A Wig and a Prayer: The Peaches Christ Story
Overview: A Wig and a Prayer chronicles the story of Peaches Christ, the legendary San Francisco drag queen, from her early beginnings in raucous variety shows to the lauded success of her Midnight Mass pre-movie experience.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-01-06
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Better Known as Peaches Christ
Overview: Drag icon Peaches Christ offers a rare, intimate glimpse into her process of transformation, and describes the path from stifled teen to brazen cult hero.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-05-28
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The Drag Roast of Heklina
Overview: Drag queen Heklina gets roasted by a group of comedians and drag queens, filmed live at the Castro Theatre.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-06-19
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Milk
Overview: The true story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. In San Francisco in the late 1970s, Harvey Milk becomes an activist for gay rights and inspires others to join him in his fight for equal rights that should be available to all Americans.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-11-05
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You Don't Nomi
Overview: Released in 1995, Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls was met by critics and audiences with near universal derision. You Don't Nomi traces the film's redemptive journey from notorious flop to cult classic, and maybe even masterpiece.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-04-27
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Tales of the Uncanny
Overview: A detailed look at the history of horror anthology films.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-10-31
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Filthy Gorgeous: The Trannyshack Story
Overview: Documentary film about San Francisco's infamous drag performance night club. Shocking and delighting audiences for over 12 years, it's part drag performance art and part low-brow trash. Hosted by celebrities such as Lady Gaga, Gwen Stefani, Ana Matronic, and more. Whatever experience you receive, Trannyshack continues to defy all expectations and is still known as one of the best must-see underground experiences of San Francisco.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-06-24
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I Am Divine
Overview: Harris Glenn Milstead, aka Divine (1945-1988) was the ultimate outsider turned underground hero. Spitting in the face of the status quos of body image, gender identity, sexuality, and preconceived notions of beauty, Divine succeeded in becoming an internationally recognized icon, recording artist, and character actor of stage and screen. Glenn went from the often-mocked, schoolyard fat kid to underdog royalty, standing up for millions of gay men and women, drag queens and punk rockers, and countless other socially ostracized misfits and freaks. With a completely committed in-your-face style, he blurred the line between performer and personality, and revolutionized pop culture.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-03-09
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Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street
Overview: Mark Patton sets the records straight about the controversial 1985 sequel to A Nightmare on Elm Street, which ended his acting career, just as it was about to begin.
Genres: Documentary Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-04-05
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Verasphere: A Love Story in Costume
Overview: David Faulk and Michael Johnstone were diagnosed with AIDS in the 1980s. After meeting in 1994 the two men found a way to channel their uncertainty into an artistic exploration in outrageous costumery. Flash forward to today where the couple's unique vision has transformed into a city-wide phenomenon. Verasphere captures a vibrant and colorful queer community in San Francisco that continues to build on an elaborate and unifying project.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-06-23
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Queer Icon: The Cult of Bette Davis
Overview: This documentary examines the many aspects of the gay fascination with Bette Davis, featuring film clips of Bette's most iconic moments, juxtaposed with camp burlesques of her by San Francisco actor Matthew Martin and others, including Charles Pierce and Arthur Blake; a profile of Martin highlighting his long identification with Davis; and interviews with fans, entertainers, and gay cultural historians.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-09-11
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Doc of Chucky
Overview: The story of the cult horror empire through interviews with cast, crew, and horror icons such as Don Mancini, Brad Dourif, Jennifer Tilly, Catherine Hicks, Chris Sarandon, John Waters, Fiona Dourif, Perrey Reeves, Gerrit Graham, David Kirschner, and dozens more.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-11-01
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The SF Sketchfest Roast of Bruce Campbell
Overview: As an actor, Bruce Campbell has well over 150 credits to his name. From "Xena: Warrior Princess" to "Bubba Ho-Tep" and "The Evil Dead" franchise, Bruce's prolific career is something worth celebrating. And what better way than with a roast from his nearest and dearest? Join Bruce along with Peaches Christ, Dana DeLorenzo, David Alan Grier, Cassandra Peterson (AKA Elvira, Mistress of the Dark), Kevin Pollak, Ted Raimi, roastmaster Dana Gould and more for a lovingly rude evening to commemorate one of our favorite actors.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-01-28
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