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Divine Trash
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NR,1hr 45min
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March 31, 2000
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Stratosphere Entertainment
Synopsis: A documentary profile of filmmaker John Waters, Divine Trash focuses on the bad-taste pioneer's early years, especially his 1972 breakthrough Pink Flamingos, which turned the director of Mondo Trasho and Multiple Maniacs into the king of midnight movies thanks to word of mouth about the film's gleeful taboo-bashing -- and a distribution deal with the fledgling New Line Cinema. Interviews with filmmakers who both influenced Waters (Paul Morrissey, Herschell Gordon Lewis, Mike Kuchar, George Kuchar) ... Full Synopsis
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John Waters is such an endlessly entertaining interview subject that it would be hard to make a bad documentary about him as long as the filmmaker himself agreed to participate. Luckily, Divine Trash director Steve Yeager had extensive access to not only Waters himself, but also his expansive archives, resulting in a documentary that's as informative as it is amusing. It says a lot about Waters' self-confidence ... Full Review
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