The World According to Allee Willis (2024)
Overview
Take one look at award-winning songwriter / artist Allee Willis and you see someone unafraid to be themselves. Dressed in a cacophony of prints and colors, her signature asymmetrical haircut and famed parties at her real-life Pee-Wee’s Playhouse, Allee didn’t waste any opportunity to tell you what she was about. But privately, Allee struggled with not fitting established gender and sexual norms. She buried herself in her work, until true love manifested her ultimate masterpiece - self-acceptance.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 5.349 |
Directed By
Alexis Spraic
Crew
Alexis Spraic
Mark Cuban
Justin Shukat
Lisa Wolofsky
Nicholas Coles
Alexis Spraic
Jerry Henry
Nicholas Higgins
Spencer Bakalar
Carla Roda
Alexis Spraic
Mark Mothersbaugh
Grant Nellessen
Jim Budman
Richard Bakewell
Mike Caravella
Irwin Miller
Cinnamon Triano
Nicholas Coles
John Enroth
Albert Fox
Johnny Majestic
Matt Lilley
TOP CAST
Allee Willis
Self (archive footage)
Cyndi Lauper
Self
Mark Mothersbaugh
Self
Paul Feig
Self
Michael Patrick King
Self
Mark Cuban
Self
Neil Tennant
Self
Chris Lowe
Self
Patti LaBelle
Self
Pamela Adlon
Self
Paul Reubens
Self (archive footage)
Lily Tomlin
Self
Bruce Vilanch
Self
Luenell
Self
Lesley Ann Warren
Self
Brenda Russell
Self
Alice Walker
Self
Ruth Pointer
Self
Verdine White
Self
Prudence Fenton
Self
Stephen Bray
Self
Tim Bagley
Self
Andrae Alexander
Self
Julie Brown
Self
Stan Zimmerman
Self
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