Peggy gravel, a psychotic suburban housewife, and her maid grizelda brown, are arrested after murdering peggys husband while he slept. My freaky, trashy, lifeaffirming weekend at camp john waters. John waters describes hitchhiking journey in carsick memoir duration. While you may not be able to watch polyester as waters intended with a odorama scratchandsniff card theres still plenty of bad taste to enjoy without your sense of smell. John waters, lucinda williams, hella and loney, dear. Sep, 2009 john introduce polyester film in amsterdam 909. A john waters christmas and a date with john waters. Last friday afternoon, i hopped on a bus packed with strangers who all had one thing in common. By far waters bestknown movie, it is part of what waters has labelled the trash trilogy, which also includes female trouble 1974 and desperate living 1977. The film benefits from one of waters most polished scripts, which sets up a. Pink flamingos this landmark cult classic sets a benchmark for the bizarre that has never been equaled. Ultimate john waters collection, the on dvd 794043801723 from new line home entertainment. Feb 08, 2007 john waters shares his favorite love songs. Despite this shortcoming, make trouble is full of inspirational tidbits for recent graduates and adults of.
Its been 15 years since john waters released an allnew cinematic assault on stodginess or whatever else wound up in the provocative filmmakers crosshairs, but the pencil. Two of john waters frequent collaborators detail the hard work that went into turning the directors muse divine into a garishly outfitted suburban housewife. By far waters bestknown movie, it is part of what waters has labelled the trash trilogy, which also includes female trouble and desperate living. Glamour has never been more grotesque than in female trouble, which injects the hollywood melodrama with anarchic decadence. When fellow degenerate mink stole coverts her title, down and dirty competition ensues. Polyester is his most satisfying film from a perspective of mixing storytelling, characters, and outrage, while desperate living may very well be his most disgusting. Polyester 1981 dont mess with a sister of the church.
Top grossout moments in john waters films by bill heintz, jenn attaway december 20 mondo trasho 1969 john waters first fulllength film is certainly unique in that its basically a silent film, using music to tell the story. Where to stream john waters filthiest films decider. Staring divine, ricki lake, sonny bono and brendan sexton iii. For his first studio picture, filth maestro john waters took advantage of his biggest budget yet to allow his muse divine to sink his teeth into a role unlike any he. Armed with wit, a pencilthin mustache, and a cardboard sign that reads im not psycho, john waters hitchhikes from baltimore to san francisco, braving lonely highways and risky drivers, celebrating americas weird, surprising, and generous citizenry in his new book carsick. The film stars the countercultural drag queen divine as a criminal living under the name of babs johnson, who is.
Polyester is john waters love letter to the bored, moody housewives of douglas sirks filmography but also the campy, bizarre gimmicks of schlock king william castle. Top grossout moments in john waters films antigravity magazine. This december at the royal cinema, were getting down and dirty with a curated selection of some of john waters most iconic works for a sixpart retrospective. John waters baltimore brand of lunacy occupies a special place in the hearts of a lot of midnite movie maniacs and everyone has their own favorite. Jc calciano came to san diego and talked about turning a youtube series. This week, in honor of national i love my feet day, ryan watches the john waters classic polyester from 1981. For more than 50 years baltimores favorite cinematic subversive john waters has written and directed groundbreaking films such as pink flamingos, polyester, hairspray, cry baby and many others. Born and raised in baltimore, waters rose to prominence in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films, including multiple maniacs 1970, pink flamingos 1972, and female trouble 1974. Francine fishpaw discovers her husbands trashy secret. All songs considered guest dj john waters spins his favorite love songs, offering an utterly charming and. Best known for his 1970s and 80s fanadored films such as the absolutely unforgettable pink flamingos and somehow now totally mainstream hairspray, third man is proud to present waters reading excerpts from his subversive and brilliant commencement speech.
Watch how waters scientists use our analytical technologies for differing applications. Theres a reason women hate when their husbands hire cute babysitters, because every man john waters polyester online dating wants to fuck their childs babysitter. In addition to the cult films he is famous for including hairspray, pink flamingos, and. In 1950s baltimore, a bad boy with a heart of gold wins the love of a good girl, whose boyfriend sets out for revenge. With johnny depp, ricki lake, amy locane, susan tyrrell. John waters film polyester is more than three decades old but it will offend your olfactory senses once again when it screens wednesday. The only thing better than one john waters movie for a solid evening of trashy entertainment is seven, and thanks to the folks at new line home video, waters fans can now enjoy a gleefully offensive, careerspanning collection of his most memorable films in this set thats sure to give the. A dirty shame is funnier than pecker and the abysmal cecil b demented and finally gives mink stole a role that offers more than just a walk on. Divine stars as babs johnson, the filthiest person alive. Filmmaker jc calciano talked about making a film in cinema scent, going from youtube to feature film, and working with traci lords. Welcome to episode 6 of our directors series on john waters, polyester click here to download and listen to the episode contact and follow astro radio z. Been watching john waters later movies with my teenage kids, first serial mom, then polyester, crybaby last night, original hairspray tonight. Join us for the second screening of our watzek screens. Polyester is a 1981 american comedy film directed, produced, and written by john waters, and starring divine, tab hunter, edith massey, and mink stole.
Despite being overweight, tracy becomes a regular on the show which. Sep 24, 2004 a dirty shame is funnier than pecker and the abysmal cecil b demented and finally gives mink stole a role that offers more than just a walk on. John waters make trouble 7 vinyl third man records. Our videos are almost as good as a seat in our demo labs. Ryan watches a movie 255 polyester august 20, 2017. Top grossout moments in john waters films antigravity. On role models, the new memoir from legendary american filmmaker, actor, and writer john waters, author augusten burroughs comments, how did somebody from a quiet baltimore neighborhood grow up to become the outlandish, brilliant, and insane john waters. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices.
Divine, director john waters largerthanlife muse, engulfs the screen with charisma as dawn davenport, the living embodiment of the films lurid mantra, crime is beauty, who progresses from a teenage nightmare hellbent on getting chacha heels for christmas. Very crudely yours, john waters film collection dvd. John waters accepts the ian mclellan hunter award duration. John waters first mainstream film is a subtler, slicker affair than previous wild outings like pink flamingos but this doesnt mean that it is tame. Ultimate john waters collection, the dvd dvd empire.
John waters biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Pink flamingos is a 1972 american exploitation comedy film directed, written, produced, narrated, filmed, and edited by john waters. Sep 26, 2017 last friday afternoon, i hopped on a bus packed with strangers who all had one thing in common. In fact, polyester is just as bitingly satirical as his more underground efforts but aim its sights at more everyday targets like suburbia and the nuclear family. Mondo trasho 1969 john waters first fulllength film is certainly unique in that its basically a silent film, using music to tell the story. Been watching john waters later movies with my teenage kids, first serial mom, then. Chris stein and deborah harry originally performed by. Despite this shortcoming, make trouble is full of inspirational tidbits for recent graduates and adults of all ages. In 1950s baltimore, a bad boy with a heart of gold wins the love of. Listen to our customers who describe how waters solutions improve their laboratories. Prepare yourself for some of the most downright filthy films ever created, with a video introduction from the pope of trash himself.
Download john waterspolyester torrent or any other torrent from the video movies. In 1981 john waters invented odorama for his film polyester. Hairspray is a musical comedy directed by john waters, the story centers around two teenage best friends tracy turnblad and penny pingleton, who audition for the corny collins show, the most popular teen dance show in baltimore. All songs considered guest dj john waters spins his favorite love songs, offering an utterly charming and sometimes irreverent mix of music for. A john waters christmas is the type of kitschy christmas compilation one would expect from the cult director, featuring such gems as roger christians reading of little mary christmas, the ballad of an orphaned girl who is passed up for adoption year after year until santa claus finally brings her a new set of parents, and tiny tims rendition of rudolph the rednosed reindeer, which is. Video game music has always had a huge impact on me, so to show my love for gaming music, here are my unique electronic arrangements of my favorite video game songs and some requests for good measure as well.
His favorite leading lady, transvestite divine, plays francine fishpaw, a dissatisfied suburban housefrau who longs for a little romance in her life because her husband and children drive her crazy. An illustrated version of his 2015 speech to the graduates of the rhode island school of design, my only fault with john waters make trouble is that it wasnt updated to reflect our current political landscape. John russell waters born 8 december 1948 in london, the son of scottish actor russell waters. Polyester title song from the 1981 john waters movie polyester featuring divine. Trailer for the john waters trash classic polyester. Jun 01, 2010 john waters role models direct download. Filmout screens john waters polyester in odorama kpbs.
As many times as ive watched this scene, it never fails to crack me up. Divine is indecipherable from any character played by lana tuner or jane wyman in a sirk melodrama, playing off of the standard themes to create a pitchperfect poor taste. The filmmaker, author, and raconteur explores sexuality, juvenile delinquency and christmas in his song picks. As a teenager he was singer and bassplayer with blues band the riots, before travelling to australia, where he landed the lead role of claude in the 1969 sydney production of hair. Though director john waters is best known as the auteur of classic cult movies like pink flamingos, polyester, and hairspray, in the 2000s he began compiling holidaythemed collections of music that shared. Unfortunately, john waters has alienated himself from the mainstream audience which is a good thing and a bad thing yet again.
Director john waters broke new boundaries of bad taste with his hilariously trashy tale of suburban misadventure polyester. I was a bit disappointed that this edition did not include the odorama numbers flashing in the corner of the screen. John waters film polyester is more than three decades old but it will offend your olfactory senses once again when it screens wednesday night as part of filmout. Sep 15, 2014 while you may not be able to watch polyester as waters intended with a odorama scratchandsniff card theres still plenty of bad taste to enjoy without your sense of smell. In this absurdist comedy, john waters presents a world filled with sexual deviance and morally questionable characters. King of cult john waters has long been an idol of the the creative hive of maladjusted artsy types here at third man records. It is a sendup of the melodramatic genre of womens pictures, particularly those directed by douglas sirk, whose work directly influenced this film, as well as a satirical look at suburban life in the early 1980s involving divorce, abortion.