Why is the role of Edna Turnblad played by a man? Was it a requirement John Wate!
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Why is the role of Edna Turnblad played by a man? Was it a requirement John Waters made for the 1988 film?
I really enjoyed the recent re-release! John Travolta actually didn't do as badly as I thought he'd do as Edna...
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this is from imdb:
"The role of Edna Turnblad was originally written for famed transsexual Christine Jorgensen. However, when the role of Tracy had to be rewritten, John Waters also rewrote the role of Edna in order to keep his friend and muse Divine in the production."
i don't know if requirememnt is the right word. but that was his intention when he wrote the part.