'Stop! That! Train!' Reviews Are In & Critics Are Cackling at RuPaul's Disaster Movie Spoof
Adam Shankman’s feature blends drag comedy and disaster spoof as RuPaul and other Drag Race stars face a runaway train and a storm.
- Director Adam Shankman releases "Stop! Train!" on Friday, June 12, 2026, following best friends Tess and DeeDee as they sneak onto the luxury Glamazonian Express after losing their jobs at Stank Rail.
- Shortly after lead conductor Davenport discovers that the Express brakes are faulty, traffic controller Donna Dusk discovers a stormagazza that's set to break directly in their path.
- This film, reminiscent of "Airplane!" and "Mean Girls," features United States President Judy Gagwell and relies on quick-witted gags throughout its 90-minute runtime, keeping viewers giggling.
- To save the passengers, the duo joins forces with snobby first-class attendants Symone, Brooke Lynn Hytes, and Marcia Marcia Marcia, while President Gagwell initiates a rescue effort despite her own struggles with PTSD.
- Produced by World of Wonder, the Bleecker Street release resonates with fans of the "Drag Race" universe. Rated R for sexual material and brief nudity, the film offers viewers lighthearted levity.
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‘Stop! That! Train!’ Review: RuPaul Presides Over an Irreverent, Appealing Disaster-Movie Parody
The tale of two heroic stewardesses who team up with RuPaul Charles, the President of the United States, to stop a train on a collision course with a once-a-century weather event, “Stop! That! Train!” is billed as a “true story” where every scene unfolds “exactly as it happened in real life.” Given such an extraordinary […]
'Stop! That! Train!' Reviews Are In & Critics Are Cackling at RuPaul's Disaster Movie Spoof
Bleecker Street / World of Wonder Stop! That! Train! is going over well with the critics so far. The movie follows best friends Tess (Ginger Minj) and DeeDee (Jujubee), train stewardesses who trade their dreary shifts on the Stank Rail for the glitzy Glamazonian Express. When a catastrophic “Stormaganza” threatens to derail the high-speed train and crash it into Los Angeles, the duo in coach must join forces with the snobby first class attendant…
‘Stop! That! Train!’ review: Much-needed comic relief as LGBTQ hate escalates
A “pressure valve” is what director Adam Shankman called his new film, Stop! That! Train!, at a recent preview screening. The Hairspray filmmaker, without getting into specifics, said the movie wasn’t about escapism or turning a blind eye to the world’s troubles but rather a way to give viewers a moment of levity from the mounting pressures on everyday people as 2026 carries on. And while Shankman also (jokingly) called Stop! That! Train! one of…
Ginger Minj, Jujubee say ‘Stop! That! Train!’ is a queer comedy for everybody – KS95 94.5
All aboard the Glamazonian Express. Drag queens Ginger Minj and Jujubee star in the new comedy Stop! That! Train! The film, which arrives in theaters Friday, follows two train stewardesses who begin working for a glamorous high-speed train right as a catastrophic storm threatens to derail it. Jujubee told ABC Audio it was always a dream of hers to be in a movie. “I’m so grateful that our fabulous, talented, handsome director Adam Shankman chose …
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