‘Pleasantly plump’ teenager Tracy Turnblad auditions for a spot on the local Baltimore dance show, The Corny Collins Show. But she’s horrified to see that the show is racially segregated and plans to remedy this. There’s a reason for the gap of 7 years since 1981’s Polyester- Waters was trying (and failing) to secure funding …
Continue reading John Waters Reviewed- Day 7- Hairspray (1988)
Francine Fishpaw just wants to live a ‘normal’ life but finds this impossible because of her p*rno cinema owning husband, her son who may or may not be a notorious Baltimore criminal, her lewd daughter and her delinquent boyfriend. Thank God she has her friend, Cuddles who used to be her cleaner but is now …
Continue reading John Waters Reviewed- Day 6- Polyester (1981)
From Google- ‘A housewife (Mink Stole) murders her husband, runs away and ends up in a town ruled by an evil queen who wants to infect her kingdom with rabies.’ Desperate Living feels like quintessential Waters…but with significant differences. Firstly, Divine doesn’t feature. He was actually appearing on stage and so couldn’t appear. Susan Lowe …
Continue reading John Waters Reviewed- Day 5- Desperate Living (1977)
Once again, the hilarious Google plot outline- ‘An obese woman (Divine) gives birth to an obnoxious child and embarks upon a bizarre and violent life of crime.’ Get ready for your jaw to ache with this John Waters film. Every single line of dialogue is comedy gold as we chart the criminal career of glamour …
Continue reading John Waters Reviewed- Day 4- Female Trouble (1974)
I was going to write my own plot outline for this masterpiece but I love the one that Google provides- ‘A bizarre fat woman (Divine) and her misfit family compete with a Baltimore couple (David Lochary, Mink Stole) to be named the filthiest people alive.’ Perfect. Waters purposely set out to make a transgressive piece …
Continue reading John Waters Reviewed- Day 3- Pink Flamingos (1972)
Lady Divine runs The Cavalcade of Perversion (key attractions- The Puke Eater, The Bicycle Seat Sniffer and ‘two queers who actually kiss on the lips’). But this is actually a front as she robs any of the squares who come to see the show. Alas, Lady Divine has grown tired of just robbing the patrons …
Continue reading John Waters Reviewed- Day 2- Multiple Maniacs (1970)
‘The Bombshell’ is making her way through Baltimore when she is confronted by a hippie with his own special proclivities (if you know, you know), who takes her to a wooded area so that he can… After this moment of ecstasy (in which she daydreams about herself as Cinderella), she is mown down by Divine …
Continue reading John Waters Reviewed- Day 1- Mondo Trasho (1969)
A scientist makes the creature into a being that can live on the ground rather than just in water. Which means Ol’ Fish Face starts killing people on land instead. On the surface, this last Universal Classic Monsters film plays like a solid horror movie which is pretty good but not anything to write home …
Continue reading Universal Classic Monsters Reviewed- Day 36- The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)
The duo star as guardians of a mummy during its transportation. However, the mummy is stolen after its owner is murdered. The bumbling leads are left in possession of a pendant which holds the location of hidden treasure. They team up with a treasure hunter to find it. So, what is one of the last …
Ol’ Fish Face is back. He gets captured and turned into an aquarium attraction in South Florida. He falls in love with a female scientist there, escapes and kidnaps her. However, her real life (human) partner is hot on their trail. Let’s get the obvious out of the way first- no, it’s not as good …
Continue reading Universal Classic Monsters Reviewed- Day 34- Revenge of the Creature (1955)
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