Pink Flamingos (1972)

Pink Flamingos: Directed by John Waters. With Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole. Notorious Baltimore criminal and underground figure Divine goes up against a sleazy married couple who make a passionate attempt to humiliate her and seize her tabloid-given title as “The Filthiest Person Alive”.

“u0026quot;Pink Flamingosu0026quot; will always be known as the film with u0026quot;that doggie-poop sceneu0026quot;. Starring the divine Divine, the film explores the outer limits of sick humor. Divine and her brewd compete with another family to see who is u0026quot;the filthiest person aliveu0026quot;. Have a guess at whou0026#39;ll win that one!?u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eJohn Watersu0026#39; early u0026quot;campu0026quot; films are not for the average viewer. You must appreciate this manu0026#39;s form of art, but it definitely IS art! Later films like u0026quot;Hairsprayu0026quot;, u0026quot;Cry Babyu0026quot; are geared at a main stream audience, for which the filmmaker had to u0026quot;tone it downu0026quot; considerably. For the College Camp Scene though, there is no substitute for the original 70u0026#39;s camp mastrpieces.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFor anyone who is a John Waters virgin and would like a recommendation for the next u0026quot;projectu0026quot;, I suggest u0026quot;Female Troubleu0026quot; . Thereu0026#39;s so much more to John Watersu0026#39; vision, realized through his muse Divine. The visually stunning, grotesquely overweight transvestite is quite credible as u0026quot;Dawn Davenportu0026quot;, the high schooler who burned her small-town bridges when she didnu0026#39;t get her u0026quot;cha-cha heelsu0026quot; for Christmas in u0026quot;Female Troubleu0026quot;. There are many scenes that are definitely not for the squeamish, highlighted by the moment where Dawn gives birth (alone) and bites the ambilical cord (like primates would do), then, without losing a beat, gets up to confront the newbornu0026#39;s father via a pay phone.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIf u0026quot;Pink Flamingosu0026quot; entertained you without giving your stomach a turn-over, then you can handle anything delivered by the creative genius John Waters. As all directors, Waters has had a few duds, even if they were box office successes. Avoid the made-up-as-they-go u0026quot;Peckeru0026quot;, a total waste of time. The musically sparcling u0026quot;Cry Babyu0026quot; was trashed by critics, but the sound track makes up plenty for a lousy script. The one to beat is the 1988 u0026quot;Hairsprayu0026quot;, Divineu0026#39;s swan song. u0026quot;Pink Flamingosu0026quot; is the ONE that started it all and put Waters on the cult-city map of the world! Just to be safe, have the movie first — then the dinner!”