Rent Multiple Maniacs (1970)
3.5 of 5 from 57 ratings
1h 35min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
The gloriously grotesque second feature directed by John Waters (Hairspray) is replete with all manner of depravity, from robbery to murder to one of cinema's most memorably blasphemous moments. Made on a shoestring budget in Waters' native Baltimore, with the filmmaker taking on nearly every technical task, this gleeful mockery of the peace-and-love ethos of its era features the Cavalcade of Perversion, a traveling show mounted by a troupe of misfits whose shocking proclivities are topped only by those of their leader: the glammer-than-glam, larger-than-life Divine (Pink Flamingos), out for blood after discovering her lover's affair. Starring Waters beloved regular cast the Dreamlanders (including David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole, Susan Lowe, George Figgs, and Cookie Mueller), 'Multiple Maniacs' is an anarchic masterwork from an artist who has doggedly tested the limits of good taste for decades. - Actors:
- Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole, Cookie Mueller, Edith Massey, Susan Lowe, Rick Morrow, Howard Gruber, Paul Swift, Vincent Peranio, Jim Thompson, Dee Vitolo, Ed Peranio, Bob Skidmore, Margie Skidmore, Jack Walsh, Susan Walsh, Gilbert McGill, Pat Moran
- Directors:
- John Waters
- Producers:
- John Waters
- Writers:
- John Waters
- Genres:
- Comedy, Horror
- Collections:
- A History of Gay Cinema: According to Hollywood, Drama Films & TV, The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to Pedro Almodóvar
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 20/03/2017
- Run Time:
- 96 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.66:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio Commentary featuring Waters
- Interviews with Cast and Crew Members Pat Moran, Mink Stole, Susan Lowe, George Figgs, and Vincent Peranio
- Video Essay by Scholar Gary Needham
- An Essay by Critic Linda Yablonsky
