Polyester / Warner Bros. Prictures ; Robert Shaye and Michael White present ; a John Waters film ; New Line Productions ; produced, written & directed by John Waters.
For his first studio picture, John Waters took advantage of his biggest budget yet to allow his muse Divine to sink his teeth into a role unlike any he had played before: Baltimore housewife Francine Fishpaw. Blessed with a keen sense of smell and cursed with a philandering pornographer husband, a parasitic mother, and a pair of delinquent children, the long-suffering Francine turns to the bottle as her life falls apart, until deliverance appears in the form of a hunk named Todd Tomorrow.
Item details
- ISBN: 9781681436395
- ISBN: 1681436396
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet (48 x 33 folded to 12 x 19 cm) and 1 Scratch and Sniff Odorama card.
- Edition: Director-approved DVD special edition.
- Publisher: [New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019
Contents / Notes
General Note: | Originally released as motion picture in 1981. Special features: Audio commentary featuring Waters from the 1993 Criterion release of the film; new conversation between Waters and critic Michael Musto; Sniffing out polyester: new program (outtakes from the 2014 documentary I am Divine), featuring interviews with Waters collaborators; Dreamland memories: interviews from 1993 with cast and crew members; 4 archival interviews; deleted scenes and alternate takes; trailer; Featurette with John Waters explaining the Odoroma card; Featurette with John Waters explaining "No smoking in this theater"; Scratch and Sniff Odorama card. Plus: an essay on a poster. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, David Insley ; editor, Charles Roggero ; music, Chris Stein, Michael Kamen. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Divine, Tab Hunter, Edith Massey, David Samson, Mary Garlington, Ken King, Mink Stole, Joni Ruth White, Hans Kramm, Stiv Bators. |
Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: R. |
System Details Note: | DVD; NTSC, region 1; 16:9 wide screen (1.85:1); Dolby digital monaural. |
Language Note: | In English. |
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