Directed by:
John WatersScreenplay:
John WatersCinematography:
John WatersCast:
Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole, Edith Massey, Cookie Mueller, Henry Bederski, George Stover, Susan Lowe, Susan Walsh, Pat MoranPlots(1)
Glamour has never been more grotesque than in Female Trouble, which injects the Hollywood melodrama with anarchic decadence. Divine, director John Waters’ larger-than-life muse, engulfs the screen with charisma as Dawn Davenport—who progresses from a teenage nightmare hell-bent on getting cha-cha heels for Christmas to a fame monster whose egomaniacal impulses land her in the electric chair—in the ultimate expression of the film’s lurid mantra, “Crime is beauty.” Shot in Baltimore on 16 mm, with a cast drawn from Waters’ beloved troupe of regulars, the Dreamlanders (including Mink Stole, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Edith Massey, and Cookie Mueller), this film, the director’s favorite of his work with Divine, comes to life through the tinsel-toned vision of production designer Vincent Peranio and costume designer/makeup artist Van Smith. An endlessly quotable fan favorite, Female Trouble offers up perverse pleasures that never fail to satisfy. (Criterion)
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Divine
USA
Best movies:
Female Trouble (1974)
Hairspray (1988)
Lust in the Dust (1985)
David Lochary
USA
Best movies:
Female Trouble (1974)
Pink Flamingos (1972)
Multiple Maniacs (1970)
Mary Vivian Pearce
Best movies:
Female Trouble (1974)
Hairspray (1988)
Polyester (1981)
Mink Stole
USA
Best movies:
Lost Highway (1997)
Female Trouble (1974)
Hairspray (1988)
Edith Massey
USA
Best movies:
Female Trouble (1974)
Polyester (1981)
Desperate Living (1977)
Cookie Mueller
USA
Best movies:
New York Beat Movie (1981)
Female Trouble (1974)
Polyester (1981)
Henry Bederski
Best movies:
Female Trouble (1974)
Glen or Glenda (1953)
Jail Bait (1954)
George Stover
USA
Best movies:
Extra Terrestrial Visitors (1983)
Female Trouble (1974)
Hairspray (1988)
Susan Lowe
USA
Best movies:
Female Trouble (1974)
Hairspray (1988)
Polyester (1981)
Susan Walsh
USA
Best movies:
Female Trouble (1974)
Pink Flamingos (1972)
Multiple Maniacs (1970)
Pat Moran
Best movies:
Female Trouble (1974)
Desperate Living (1977)
Pink Flamingos (1972)