A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts (1975)

Plot Summary

Jan Oxenberg’s charmingly raw, politically-charged and remarkably funny celebration of the American lesbian experience validates the nuanced voice of a community otherwise underrepresented in the Wild West of mid-’70s independent filmmaking. In an attempt to combat the pervasive misconception of the “humorless, angry feminist,” the vignettes in A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts experiment with self-aware yet playful depictions of common stereotypes, such as the “Stompin’ Dyke” or the butch-femme couple. In the process, Oxenberg’s short film reclaims those insults and assumptions as newfound, loaded weapons—to deploy on her own terms, of course. (UCLA Film & Television Archive)

Full Cast & Characters

Evan Paxton

Sue Talbot

Jan Oxenberg

Susan Gluck

Jacci Weller

Joy Franklin

Cheryl Swannack

Ellen Broidy

Alice Bloch

Paul Reubens

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