Watch desperate living online stream full movie directv. Divine was touring as a cabaret singer when director john waters made this comedy of the. Desperate living 1991 stream and watch online moviefone. Fancy watching desperate living on your tv or mobile device at home. It is part of what waters has labelled the trash trilogy, which also includes female trouble 1974 and desperate living 1977. Divine was touring as a cabaret singer when director john waters made this comedy of the grotesque, but he filled the void admirably with the equally. He wrote and directed the 1988 film hairspray which became an international success and. Desperate living is the only feature film waters made without divine prior to the. Jul 27, 20 peggy gravel has just been released from a mental hospital when she decides her husband is trying to kill her. A lovely portrait of an unlikely movie star, this documentary tells the story of divine also known as harris glenn milstead, whose regular appearances in john waters films launched her career. Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the john waters directed movie via.
Although tasteless and shocking, it is ultimately warm hearted and uproariously hilarious. She is an actress, known for desperate living 1977, crybaby 1990 and serial mom 1994. Great john waters collection though i personally would rather have had crybaby instead of pecker. Cult icon mink stole as peggy gravel in john waters movie desperate living. With the help of her maid, grizelda, peggy suffocates him, and the daffy duo seeks. Gravel and comes to the assistance of peggy gravel. This film therefore is pure raunch and executed in a masterful way by the direction of john waters. If there were a movie genre called gaycamp, john waters director of this film is the master of it. The live chicken decapitation in the beginning, followed by some extreme foot fetish adoration, is a great introduction to what was to come as waters career developed. The idea behind john waters latest has much potential, but the movie ends up being too sloppy and underdeveloped in terms of script and direction. Nevertheless, you could never call his later movies mainstream. Polyester is in widescreen, desperate living, which was shot in 16mm is full screen. Mink stole experiences mental break in desperate living youtube. Possibly more depraved than pink flamingos, if thats possible, desperate living is a paradox for the senses.
In italy, the film was heavily dubbed, censored, and retitled punk story. A dirty shame the nc17 version, desperate living, female trouble, hairspray, pecker, pink flamingos, polyester and a dvd john waters scrapbook. The opening scene of this movie is crazy and a lot of the time tension is brought to the audience but it has been normalized. With edward furlong, christina ricci, bess armstrong, mark joy. A suburban housewifes world falls apart when she finds that her pornographer husband is serially unfaithful to her, her daughter is pregnant, and her son is suspected of being the footfetishist whos been breaking local womens feet. The film, starring edward furlong, examines the rise to fame and potential fortune of a. Ya cant find help like her anymore these days, thats for sure. Revelling in the travesty of carnal excess, desperate living transforms the standard elements of fairytale into a pastiche of dominant sexual mores. Desperate living contains scenes that may be upsetting or triggering to some viewers.
Desperate living was classic waters, but polyester 1981, for which divine returned to the fold, was the start of a different john waters era. His favorite leading lady, transvestite divine, plays francine fishpaw, a dissatisfied suburban housefrau who longs for a little romance in her life because her husband and children drive her crazy. The film stars the countercultural drag queen divine the late glen milstead as a criminal living under the. I disagree desperate living would fall into this category where as satyricons homosexual elements are satire not to mention most of the characters in the movie go both ways. Susan lowe was born on january 19, 1948 in reidsville, north carolina, usa as laura susan lowe. See more ideas about john waters, john waters movies and i movie. By now boasting a reputation that went beyond waters films, divine was touring in a live show and couldnt fit the movie into his schedule. Find release information for desperate living 1977 john waters on allmovie. Oct 20, 2015 desperate living 1977 october 20, 2015 swampflix full disclosure. The live chicken decapitation in the beginning, followed by some extreme foot fetish adoration, is a. The film stars liz renay, mink stole, edith massey, susan. Its weirder and in many ways more extreme than any other film in waters filmography, as if waters started to realize he was running out of ways to shock the midnight movie crowd and had to find a larger audience. John waters early films were all shot in the baltimore area with his company of local actors, the. John waters explains the aesthetics of trash, and what.
Peggy gravel has just been released from a mental hospital when she decides her husband is trying to kill her. Prepare yourself for some of the most downright filthy films ever created, with a video introduction. Dementedall quite fair, though perhaps lacking in the full on trashy delight of his earlier works. Purchase desperate living on digital and stream instantly or download offline. A rich housewife enlists her maids help to murder her husband. For the 1977 film desperate living, waters paid a bunch of college students instead of the mafia, he notes. Liz renay in desperate living 1977 susan lowe in desperate living 1977 jean hill in desperate living. Kirk douglass on losing a role to marlon brando the dick cavett show duration. John waters has stated that his next movie will be a childrens film titled fruitcake. John waters is currently a professor of cinema and subcultural studies at the european graduate school. 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. John waters has a very john waters theory about mike pence. The best thing about this movie is the writing, both in terms of story structure and in terms of dialogue. The film begins with peggy gravel, a suburban social climber, going on a psychotic break and murdering her husband.
In the meantime, it was my pleasure to see desperate living, waters s 1977 picture starring mink stole as decoy protagonist peggy gravel. Divine was touring as a cabaret singer when director john waters made this comedy of the grotesque, but he filled the void admirably with the equally rotund jean hill and burlesquequeen liz renay. Desperate living is a 1977 american comedy film directed, produced, and written by john waters. Desperate living is a 1977 black comedy film written and directed by john waters. After killing her husband, a harried housewife goes on the lam and ends up in a village that is is ruled over by an evil queen and is populated solely by degenerates and criminals. Born and raised in baltimore, waters rose to prominence in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films, including multiple maniacs 1970, pink flamingos 1972, and female trouble 1974. Waters is still the connoisseur of good trash, and his aesthetic is important to keep in mind as. John waters is one of the leading filmmakers of the american underground scene.
Desperate living 1977 john waters releases allmovie. For those of you not familiar with camp, its a gay term which refers to something so seedy and distasteful, that it actually becomes hilariously funny. With divine, tab hunter, edith massey, david samson. Watch desperate living starring liz renay in this drama on directv. The film tells the story of peggy gravel mink stole, a mad housewife who kills her husband then. Top grossout moments in john waters films antigravity magazine.
Eventually, his color, featurelength grossout production pink flamingos became a monster hit on the midnight movie circuit in the early 70s. Even john waters himself was not entirely pleased with his weird tale of mad. Mar 07, 2018 kirk douglass on losing a role to marlon brando the dick cavett show duration. Written, produced, filmed, and edited by john waters. The divinefree desperate living is for initiates only, but worthwhile. Desperate living 1977 female trouble 1974 pink flamingos 1972 the diane linkletter story 1970.
Demented, famed offhollywood filmmaker john waters has turned his attention to a subject that is obviously near and dear to his heart, and, in fact, near and dear to the hearts of all true lovers of movies everywhere. Desperate living nurse grizelda and peggy gravel youtube. On this day in 1972 john waters outrageous movie pink flamingos opens in theaters. Desperate living was edited for ten weeks in the basement of editor charles roggeros home. Mink stole experiences mental break in desperate living. John waters next films after this interview appeared were pecker and cecil b. John waters rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films. The dialogue is classic john waters frequently riddled with profanities or crass imagery, but oftentimes it devolves into long hysterical rants, which are honestly the highlight of the film. Desperate living 1977 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Its the only film of his that doesnt star divine prior to his death, as he was busy with another project at the time.
Like all waters films, it was filmed and set in baltimore. He spent much of the 70s and 80s making lowbudget exploitation films, such as pink flamingos and female trouble, before achieving relative mainstream acceptance with hairspray in 1988 waters s films all take place in his hometown. John waters pecker, 1998 one of his lesser known films, but one of my faves. A talented young photographer, who enjoys snapping photos of his satirical, perverted baltimore neighborhood and his wacky family, gets dragged into a world of pretentious artists from new york city and finds newfound fame. Top grossout moments in john waters films antigravity. Believe me, i love pink flamingos, female trouble, desperate living, polyester, etc. Pecker is a 1998 american comedydrama film written and directed by john waters. With his weird counterculture friends as his cast, he began making silent 8mm and 16mm films in the mid60s.
Regular dreamland player mink stole filled in ably as a murderous suburban housewife who murders her husband and then embarks on a fairytaleesque trek along with her heavyset maid. After her makeover in the lesbian community she fled to, she becomes devious, ratting people out to the queen. Its hard for me to believe that there could be john waters fans who know only his mainstream films. Polyester is available in the original mono and in a remixed stereo. Desperate living is a take on a normal suburban family until the first two minutes. Mondo trasho 1969 john waters first full length film is certainly unique in that its basically a silent film, using music to tell the story. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Director john waters broke new boundaries of bad taste with his hilariously trashy tale of suburban misadventure polyester. Even though i bought mine used it included the odorrama card. May 03, 2017 john waters has a very john waters theory about mike pence. Those familiar with john s style know that these contradictions work splendidly within the context that he intended them to. Growing up in baltimore in the 1950s, john waters was not like other children. You are browsing the website, which contains photos and videos of nude celebrities. I know that some john waters fans who long for the days of divine and david lochary dont care as much for movies like this one.