To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar was "the most emotional experience I've ever had."In celebration of the groundbreaking LGBTQ+ film's 25th anniversary, NBC's Today re-released its 1995 interviews with Swayze and costars Wesley Snipes and John Leguizamo.
In the clip, they revealed how they prepared for their now-iconic roles as drag performers whose car breaks down in small-town America.“The challenge I think it was, could I really pull this lady off?
Because Miss Vida, she, in many ways, propels the emotional through-line and she had to be filled with love and compassion and a nurturing spirit," Swayze told Bryant Gumbel."I found in rehearsal every time I started playing her like 'Miss Thing,' and going out there and being.