Whoopi Goldberg's Fontaine... Why Am I Straight?

Whoopi Goldberg's Fontaine... Why Am I Straight?

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 6, 1988

Runtime

0h 54m

Genres

Comedy, Documentary

User Score

80%

Original Title

Whoopi Goldberg's Fontaine... Why Am I Straight?

Production Companies

HBO

Director

Steven J. Santos

Budget

$750

Description

Whoopi Goldberg, riding the fame of stand-up comedy and having made the transition to feature films, goes back to her stand-up roots by doing an entire show as one of her many characters, Fontaine. Whoopi brings to life her popular alter-ego, Fontaine, a street-smart tough talking ex-junkie who eagerly shares thoughts on dealing with life, sex and drugs and other issues of contemporary life. Taped live at the Mayfair Theater in Santa Monica.