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MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1998 DVD Release: 07/05/2000 Format: DVD - Black and White Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 36 mins Studio: Fox Lorber Members Wishing: 5 Genres: Film, TV & Radio, Biography See Also: Divine Trash

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) and were influenced by him (Steve Buscemi, Jim Jarmusch, David O. Russell, Hal Hartley) are interspersed with copious behind-the-scenes footage from the making of Pink Flamingos, including the infamous doggy-doo scene. Through it all, the witty Waters provides commentary, recollections, and one-line quips. Pete Garey, owner of the film lab where Waters learned the technical side of moviemaking, recalls his first meetings with the youthful auteur. Mink Stole and other Dreamland Studios superstars reminisce about growing up in suburban Baltimore with Waters, who as a youngster loved car crashes, puppets, and clowns. The director's strait-laced parents reminisce about the financial support they provided for Pink Flamingos, which they have never seen. Neither has Frances Milstead, who looks back on the career of her late son, drag terrorist and Waters muse Divine. Divine and late "egg lady" Edith Massey crop up in various archival interviews and film clips. The man who played the "talking asshole" in Pink Flamingos also appears, albeit anonymously and disguised. Various film theorists and critics debate the merits and meaning of the Waters oeuvre, while Baltimore critic Don Walls and former Maryland film censor Mary Avara express their incredulity about the director's success. Divine Trash won the Filmmakers Trophy for Best Documentary at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival. Director Steve Yeager, a longtime friend of Waters, would go on to direct In Bad Taste: The John Waters Story and help Milstead write a book about her son. ~ Brian J. Dillard, All Movie Guide

John Waters
Jeanine Basinger
Steve Buscemi
Ken Jacobs

One of the most compellingly shocking and fearless actor's of his generation, Divine (aka Glen Milstead) formed a lasting partnership with schlock shocker John Waters, resulting in such memorable trash classics as Pink Flamingos (1972) and Polyester (1981). Join director Steve Yeager as he revisits the career of the fun-loving transvestite actor and reflects on Divine's unique relationship with Waters. Presented in it's original 1.33:1 full-screen aspect ratio, and offering an English Dolby Digital audio track, this Wellspring Media release also offers such special features as filmographies, production credits and weblinks. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide