
Not Rated
Nodding to the TV actress Mary Martin, who took part in a New York anti-litter campaign in 1961, Paul Morrissey imagines a pretty young litter-picker turned murderess who poisons bums with adulterated booze until an old bag lady throws her under a motorized street sweeper.
Nodding to the TV actress Mary Martin, who took part in a New York anti-litter campaign in 1961, Paul Morrissey imagines a pretty young litter-picker turned murderess who poisons bums with adulterated booze until an old bag lady throws her under a motorized street sweeper.
The film's dominant themes align with progressive values by featuring a transsexual woman and exploring non-normative sexuality, implicitly challenging societal taboos and advocating for the raw visibility of marginalized identities.
The film's casting reflects the counter-culture figures prevalent in its production era, showcasing a range of non-traditional personalities. The narrative, however, does not explicitly critique or negatively portray traditional identities.
Mary Martin Does It includes LGBTQ+ characters whose identities are part of the film's raw, observational depiction of its subjects. The narrative presents these individuals and their lives without explicit judgment or celebration, resulting in a portrayal that is neither strongly affirming nor denigrating. Their queer identities are present but incidental to the film's overall focus.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
This experimental film features a drag queen character named Mary Martin. As this character is an original creation for the film, and not an adaptation of a pre-existing character or historical figure established with a different gender, it does not constitute a gender swap.
The film "Mary Martin Does It" (1961) by Paul Morrissey is an original work without pre-existing source material or historical figures whose race would be canonically established prior to the film's production. Therefore, no character's race could have been changed from a prior depiction.