The World According to Allee Willis
Hitmaker. Boundary breaker. Pop pioneer.
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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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Runtime
97 min
Release Date
2024-11-15
Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Allee Willis
Self (archive footage)
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Mark Mothersbaugh
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Paul Feig
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Michael Patrick King
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Mark Cuban
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Neil Tennant
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Chris Lowe
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Patti LaBelle
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Pamela Adlon
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Paul Reubens
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Lily Tomlin
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Bruce Vilanch
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Luenell
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Lesley Ann Warren
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Brenda Russell
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Alice Walker
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Ruth Pointer
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Verdine White
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Prudence Fenton
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Stephen Bray
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Tim Bagley
Self
Andrae Alexander
Self
Julie Brown
Self
Stan Zimmerman
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