John Waters Collection #2: Polyester / Desperate Living - The John Waters Collection - Volume Two (1981)
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Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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Stiv Bators |
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Divine |
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Mary Garlington |
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Tab Hunter |
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Ken King |
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Hans Kramm |
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Edith Massey |
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David Samson |
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Mink Stole |
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Joni Ruth White |
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David Samson (II) |
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Ken King (IV) |
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Liz Renay |
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Mary Vivian Pearce |
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Jean Hill |
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Susan Lowe |
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Movie Details |
Genre |
Comedy |
Director |
John Waters |
Producer |
John Waters |
Writer |
John Waters |
Studio |
New Line Home Entertainment |
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Language |
English |
Audience Rating |
R (Restricted) |
Running Time |
173 mins |
Country |
USA |
Color |
Color |
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Plot |
Director John Waters broke new boundaries of bad taste with his hilariously trashy tale of suburban misadventure Polyester. 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. Salvation arrives in the form of Tod Tomorrow (Tab Hunter), a drive-in owner who sweeps Francine off her feet (a mean task, given Divine's girth). But he's not all he's cracked up to be. Everyone in Desperate Living's Mortville has some horrible secret to hide. The mentally unstable Peggy Gravel (Mink Stole, in a superb display of overacting) and her 300-pound-plus maid Grizelda must take it on the lam after Grizelda smothers Peggy's husband under her elephantine buttocks. They find themselves in Mortville, a shanty fiefdom ruled by the grotesque Queen Carlotta (the incomparable Edith Massey). The evil queen delights in tormenting her subjects, but Peggy and Grizelda soon team up with a pair of lesbian outcasts, and a rebellion is in the air. Notable for the absence of Waters regular Divine, this movie pushes the rest of the cast to their over-the-top best. Nasty, shabby, gross, and hilarious, this is John Waters at his best. |
Personal Details |
Seen It |
Yes |
Index |
646 |
Collection Status |
In Collection |
Links |
Amazon US
DVD Empire
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Product Details |
Edition |
Special Edition |
Format |
DVD |
Region |
Region 1 |
Screen Ratio |
Fullscreen (4:3, Pan & Scan) |
Layers |
Single Side, Single Layer |
UPC (Barcode) |
794043523120 |
Chapters |
39 |
Release Date |
8/21/2001 |
Subtitles |
English |
Packaging |
Keep Case |
Audio Tracks |
Dolby Digital Stereo [English] |
Nr of Disks/Tapes |
2 |
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Extra Features
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Polyester ODORAMA Card - Inside, find a reproduction of the ODORAMA Card from the Polyester theatrical release! Scratch 'n' Sniff the card as instructed during the film, and share this special "smelltrack" with your friends and family!
Polyester: Audio Commentary by John waters Original Theatrical Trailer
Desperate Living: Audio Commentary by John Waters & Liz Renay Original Theatrical Trailer
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