The life and times of Baltimore film maker and midnight movie pioneer, John Waters. Intercut with a 1972 interview of Waters are clips from his first films and recent interviews with his parents, his brother, Divine's mom, actors and crew, other directors, film critics, a film curator, psychologists, and Maryland's last censor, who shudders at the memory of Waters's pictures. Also included is footage of Waters making his early movies, culminating in an up-close and in-depth look at Pink Flamingos: the script, the set, the filming conditions, its editing, its distribution, and its impact. In sweet ways, this documentary is also a celebration of Divine (1945-1988).

Starring:

Bill Landis, Channing Wilroy, David Lochary, Divine, Edith Massey, George Figgs, George Kuchar, Herschell Gordon Lewis, Jack Walsh, Jeanine Basinger, Jim Jarmusch, John Pierson, John Waters, Jonas Mekas, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mike Kuchar, Mink Stole, Pat Moran, Paul Morrissey, Richard Kern, Robert Shaye, Steve Buscemi, Steve Yeager, Susan Walsh

Genre:

Documentary