Joshua Grannell

Acting

Joshua Grannell

Born 1974-01-07 · Maryland, USA

Peaches Christ (stage name for Joshua Grannell; born January 7, 1974) is an American underground drag performer, emcee, filmmaker, and actor. Peaches currently resides in San Francisco, where her Backlash Production Company and Midnight Mass movie series are based. Grannell studied film at Penn State University, where his senior thesis film Jizzmopper: A Love Story, about a janitor at an adult video store, won the audience award at the annual Penn State Student Film Festival. Grannell developed the Peaches Christ character during the production of this film. Her Midnight Mass road show Short Film Retrospective has been on tour, appearing in Seattle, Berkeley, New York City, Brussels, Belgium, and Lausanne, Switzerland. On September 7, 2007, the San Francisco de Young Museum hosted a "Decade of Peaches Christ Retrospective" called Cattychism featuring artistic contributions inspired by Peaches. The event included ten years of costume design by long-time collaborator Tria Connell and ten years of graphic design by artist Chris Hatfield. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peaches Christ, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting credits

Milk poster
7.2

The true story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. In San Francisco in the late 1970s, Harvey Milk becomes an activist for gay rights and inspires others to join him in his fight for equal rights that should be available to all Americans.

Milk

2008

The Diary of a Teenage Girl poster
6.6

Minnie Goetze is a 15-year-old aspiring comic-book artist, coming of age in the haze of the 1970s in San Francisco. Insatiably curious about the world around her, Minnie is a pretty typical teenage girl. Oh, except that she’s sleeping with her mother’s boyfriend.

The Diary of a Teenage Girl

2015

Lady Champagne poster
NR

Champagne is one of San Francisco’s most notorious dancers. When she’s framed for her recent hubby’s death, she must outwit sinister businesswomen, incompetent detectives and sadistic prison guards. Starring a host of famous San Fran faces, Lady Champagne is the perfect queer counterpart to comedies like Airplane! and The Naked Gun.

Lady Champagne

2026

Doc of Chucky poster
7.8

The story of the cult horror empire through interviews with cast, crew, and horror icons such as Don Mancini, Brad Dourif, Jennifer Tilly, Catherine Hicks, Chris Sarandon, John Waters, Fiona Dourif, Perrey Reeves, Gerrit Graham, David Kirschner, and dozens more.

Doc of Chucky

2024

You Don't Nomi poster
5.9

Released in 1995, Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls was met by critics and audiences with near universal derision. You Don't Nomi traces the film's redemptive journey from notorious flop to cult classic, and maybe even masterpiece.

You Don't Nomi

2021

Mansfield 66/67 poster
5.2

About the last two years of movie goddess Jayne Mansfield’s life and the speculation swirling around her untimely death being caused by a curse after her alleged romantic dalliance with Anton LaVey, head of the Church of Satan.

Mansfield 66/67

2017

I Am Divine poster
7.3

Harris Glenn Milstead, aka Divine (1945-1988) was the ultimate outsider turned underground hero. Spitting in the face of the status quos of body image, gender identity, sexuality, and preconceived notions of beauty, Divine succeeded in becoming an internationally recognized icon, recording artist, and character actor of stage and screen. Glenn went from the often-mocked, schoolyard fat kid to underdog royalty, standing up for millions of gay men and women, drag queens and punk rockers, and countless other socially ostracized misfits and freaks. With a completely committed in-your-face style, he blurred the line between performer and personality, and revolutionized pop culture.

I Am Divine

2014

Burlington Paranormal poster
NR

Introducing a team of paranormal investigators in a Mississippi River town led by a woman who has the ability to punch ghosts with her right fist. The team consists of a drag queen psychic (the Bay area's iconic Peaches Christ), a non-binary tech noise musician (Ellie Desautels from NBC's Rise), a silent video artist camera operator and a brand new intern (comedian Johnny Pemberton of Superstore and 21 Jump Street).

Burlington Paranormal

2022

Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street poster
6.5

Mark Patton sets the records straight about the controversial 1985 sequel to A Nightmare on Elm Street, which ended his acting career, just as it was about to begin.

Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street

2019

All About Evil poster
5.9

A mousy librarian inherits her father's beloved but failing old movie house. In order to save the family business, she discovers her inner serial killer — and a legion of rabid gore fans — when she starts turning out a series of grisly shorts. What her fans don't realize yet is that the murders in the movies are all too real…

All About Evil

2010

Tales of the Uncanny poster
7.0

A detailed look at the history of horror anthology films.

Tales of the Uncanny

2020

There's a Zombie Outside poster
1.0

A man whose identity is intertwined with cult cinema finds that he is having problems distinguishing fact from fiction and believes he's seeing a monster from his movies for real.

There's a Zombie Outside

2024

TURA! poster
7.0

The one and only Tura Satana. Best remembered for her role as the fierce Varla in Russ Meyer’s 1965 cult classic Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, Tura’s real life was just as wild and unapologetic as her on-screen persona. And her post-film legacy was just as noteworthy, leaving a fist-shaped mark on pop culture and an indelible signature in burlesque stages, queer clubs, and comic conventions everywhere.

TURA!

2025

Spin the Bottle poster
8.0

A drag-umentary exposing life behind the scenes at San Francisco's infamous summer midnight movie series, Midnight Mass, headed up by drag célèbre, Peaches Christ.

Spin the Bottle

2005

No artwork available
NR

As an actor, Bruce Campbell has well over 150 credits to his name. From "Xena: Warrior Princess" to "Bubba Ho-Tep" and "The Evil Dead" franchise, Bruce's prolific career is something worth celebrating. And what better way than with a roast from his nearest and dearest? Join Bruce along with Peaches Christ, Dana DeLorenzo, David Alan Grier, Cassandra Peterson (AKA Elvira, Mistress of the Dark), Kevin Pollak, Ted Raimi, roastmaster Dana Gould and more for a lovingly rude evening to commemorate one of our favorite actors.

The SF Sketchfest Roast of Bruce Campbell

2023

Filthy Gorgeous: The Trannyshack Story poster
10.0

Documentary film about San Francisco's infamous drag performance night club. Shocking and delighting audiences for over 12 years, it's part drag performance art and part low-brow trash. Hosted by celebrities such as Lady Gaga, Gwen Stefani, Ana Matronic, and more. Whatever experience you receive, Trannyshack continues to defy all expectations and is still known as one of the best must-see underground experiences of San Francisco.

Filthy Gorgeous: The Trannyshack Story

2005

A Wig and a Prayer: The Peaches Christ Story poster
7.0

A Wig and a Prayer chronicles the story of Peaches Christ, the legendary San Francisco drag queen, from her early beginnings in raucous variety shows to the lauded success of her Midnight Mass pre-movie experience.

A Wig and a Prayer: The Peaches Christ Story

2016

No artwork available
NR

A making of documentary on 1986's REFORM SCHOOL GIRLS.

So Young, So Bad, So What: The Making of Reform School Girls

2022

Queer Icon: The Cult of Bette Davis poster
NR

This documentary examines the many aspects of the gay fascination with Bette Davis, featuring film clips of Bette's most iconic moments, juxtaposed with camp burlesques of her by San Francisco actor Matthew Martin and others, including Charles Pierce and Arthur Blake; a profile of Martin highlighting his long identification with Davis; and interviews with fans, entertainers, and gay cultural historians.

Queer Icon: The Cult of Bette Davis

2009

The Drag Roast of Heklina poster
NR

Drag queen Heklina gets roasted by a group of comedians and drag queens, filmed live at the Castro Theatre.

The Drag Roast of Heklina

2018

No artwork available
8.0

Part Two in the “Tran-ilogy of Terror” series. There’s a nightmare on Castro Street – a street where gay no longer means ‘happy’. Peaches Christ thought she was doing right by forcing her drunken gal pal Squeaky Blonde into rehab. When a sober Squeaky returns to the Castro, old ghosts prove too powerful and a terrifying relapse leads to a monstrous transformation!

A Nightmare on Castro Street

2002

No artwork available
5.2

Joshua Grannell's short was later remade by him as feature called "All About Evil".

Grindhouse

2003

Dress Up Like Mrs. Doubtfire poster
NR

A look at 1992's Mrs. Doubtfire as one of first family-friendly films to include drag.

Dress Up Like Mrs. Doubtfire

2019

Astro-Zombies M3: Cloned poster
3.5

An ultra-secret government weapons project is headed up by a mad scientist's grand-daughter. Her mission: recreate the demented killing machines known as Astro Zombies. It doesn't take long before the deadly mutant clones escape from Area 51 and all hell breaks loose! Elite teams of Men In Black attempt extreme damage control measures, while government officials, master criminals, and the famed Doll Squad spring into action -- creating a mess of epic proportions!

Astro-Zombies M3: Cloned

2010

Behind the camera

All About Evil poster
5.9

A mousy librarian inherits her father's beloved but failing old movie house. In order to save the family business, she discovers her inner serial killer — and a legion of rabid gore fans — when she starts turning out a series of grisly shorts. What her fans don't realize yet is that the murders in the movies are all too real…

All About Evil

2010

All About Evil poster
5.9

A mousy librarian inherits her father's beloved but failing old movie house. In order to save the family business, she discovers her inner serial killer — and a legion of rabid gore fans — when she starts turning out a series of grisly shorts. What her fans don't realize yet is that the murders in the movies are all too real…

All About Evil

2010

No artwork available
NR

An adaptation of Craig Seligman’s 2023 book. Plot TBA.

Who Does That Bitch Think She Is?

No artwork available
NR

An adaptation of Craig Seligman’s 2023 book. Plot TBA.

Who Does That Bitch Think She Is?

Spin the Bottle poster
8.0

A drag-umentary exposing life behind the scenes at San Francisco's infamous summer midnight movie series, Midnight Mass, headed up by drag célèbre, Peaches Christ.

Spin the Bottle

2005

Spin the Bottle poster
8.0

A drag-umentary exposing life behind the scenes at San Francisco's infamous summer midnight movie series, Midnight Mass, headed up by drag célèbre, Peaches Christ.

Spin the Bottle

2005

Bloody Gays poster
NR

A collection of 6 queer horror film shorts.

Bloody Gays

2004

No artwork available
8.0

Part Two in the “Tran-ilogy of Terror” series. There’s a nightmare on Castro Street – a street where gay no longer means ‘happy’. Peaches Christ thought she was doing right by forcing her drunken gal pal Squeaky Blonde into rehab. When a sober Squeaky returns to the Castro, old ghosts prove too powerful and a terrifying relapse leads to a monstrous transformation!

A Nightmare on Castro Street

2002

No artwork available
5.2

Joshua Grannell's short was later remade by him as feature called "All About Evil".

Grindhouse

2003

No artwork available
5.2

Joshua Grannell's short was later remade by him as feature called "All About Evil".

Grindhouse

2003

No artwork available
9.0

Chapter one in the “Tran-ilogy of Terror ” begins when Peaches Christ discovers a hideous little-person and makes her part of the popular Midnight Mass stage-show. Peaches and sidekick Martiny nickname the creature “Troll Girl” and poke fun at her while she attempts to steal the spotlight onstage. Later, during the taping of a TV cooking episode, Martiny eats an entire casserole named “Cheese Blackout”. She falls violently ill. Peaches must hire a live-in nurse to care for Martiny. When the nurse murders Martiny via an intravenous cheese overdose, Peaches discovers Troll Girl to be the caretaker in disguise… from here the terror is just beginning!

Season of the Troll

2001

No artwork available
9.0

Chapter one in the “Tran-ilogy of Terror ” begins when Peaches Christ discovers a hideous little-person and makes her part of the popular Midnight Mass stage-show. Peaches and sidekick Martiny nickname the creature “Troll Girl” and poke fun at her while she attempts to steal the spotlight onstage. Later, during the taping of a TV cooking episode, Martiny eats an entire casserole named “Cheese Blackout”. She falls violently ill. Peaches must hire a live-in nurse to care for Martiny. When the nurse murders Martiny via an intravenous cheese overdose, Peaches discovers Troll Girl to be the caretaker in disguise… from here the terror is just beginning!

Season of the Troll

2001

No artwork available
NR

The third and final chapter in the short film "Tran-ilogy of Terror", Whatever Happened to Peaches Christ? finds a drunken Peaches desperately trying to hang on to a career in show biz while her sidekick and ex-friend Martiny's rise in popularity eventually sends Ms. Christ over the edge. A horrible accident catapults us forty years into the future where we find the "women" stuck in a roommate situation truly from hell.

Whatever Happened to Peaches Christ?

2004