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The World According to Allee Willis (2024)

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.

  • Documentary
  • Music

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Allee WillisAllee WillisSelf (archive footage)
  • Photo of Cyndi LauperCyndi LauperSelf
  • Photo of Mark MothersbaughMark MothersbaughSelf
  • Photo of Paul FeigPaul FeigSelf
  • Photo of Michael Patrick KingMichael Patrick KingSelf
  • Photo of Mark CubanMark CubanSelf
  • Photo of Neil TennantNeil TennantSelf - Pet Shop Boys
  • Photo of Chris LoweChris LoweSelf - Pet Shop Boys
  • Photo of Patti LaBellePatti LaBelleSelf
  • Photo of Pamela AdlonPamela AdlonSelf

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