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LULU GETS A FACELIFT,
documents the trials and tra-veils of a 52 year old gay man who
decides to get a facelift.
It's EXTREME
MAKEOVER - NIP TUCK meets QUEER EYE,
with a dash of PINK FLAMINGOS and AB FAB thrown in. Indeed,
it is unlike any other "reality" video you've seen
on the subject- Lulu Gets a Facelift like the man himself is
beyond reality!
Lulu is a performer extraordinaire.
He is a survivor of the glitter obsessed Cockette inspired theatre
troupe ANGELS
OF LIGHT. He is a talented musician, belly dancer,
and chef. Lulu
is also a non-stop chatterbox and a vision to behold- a total
dish queen who still dresses in bell bottoms and platform shoes.
His personality is indeed
bigger than life, the problem is that his face is sagging. To
make the face once again portray the inner diva, Lulu decides
to go for a facelift.
But what is the real
reason for the $15,000 procedure? Is he trying to impress younger
men whom he's attracted to (he says he's anywhere between 37
and 45 when surfing the net for dates)? Or is it, as he says,
action to have his face match his (very toned) body? Is the surgery
a fearless stab at gravity, or a fearful acknowledgement of
vanity?
Esmerelda,
a friend of Lulu's since the 1970s offered her thoughts about
his impending operation. She expresses some of the
issues presented in the film.
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