Bruce Walker - Weekend section, "A cheesy, trashy movie -- I mean that in a positive way." Read a Post feature about the film and its writer/director John Waters Go to Vide Finder
The premise of the movie gives lots of room for a nonstop barrage of the bizarre: Two families are competing for the "title" of "The Filthiest People Alive." Divine, the 300-pound actor-in-drag, is Babs Johnson, who lives in a trailer with her companion Cotton, her delinquent son Crackers, and her mentally-ill mother. Divine is truly a sight to behold, with his blonde wig, his outrageous makeup and his bulk stuffed into a variety of skintight skirts, pants and gowns.
The other family consists of Raymond and Connie Marble, she with flaming red hair and he with bright blue hair. They sell babies to lesbian couples, run some porno shops and finance a ring of heroin pushers in inner-city elementary schools. -- Bruce Walker
| Director: | John Waters |
| Cast: | Mary Vivian Pearce; Babs Johnson; Danny Mills; Edith Massey; David Lochary; Mink Stole |
| Running Time: | 1 hour, 32 minutes |
| Filmography: | John Waters |
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