Polyester

DVD 2019

For his first studio picture, John Waters took advantage of his biggest budget yet to allow his muse Divine to sink his teeth into a role unlike any he had played before: Baltimore housewife Francine Fishpaw. Blessed with a keen sense of smell and cursed with a philandering pornographer husband, a parasitic mother, and a pair of delinquent children, the long-suffering Francine turns to the bottle as her life falls apart, until deliverance appears...

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Dysfunctional families Fiction

Housewives United States Fiction

Man-woman relationships Fiction

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Comedy films Feature films Fiction Subculture films Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Part of a Series:

Criterion collection Criterion collection ; 995 Criterion collection ; 995 DVD

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ISBN:

9781681436395

Edition:

Director-approved DVD special edition

Description:

1 videodisc (86 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
digital optical surround Dolby Digital mono
video file DVD video region 1
polychrome

Target Audience Note:

Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A
MPAA rating: R

Other Title:

Polyester (Motion picture) [DVD]

Notes:

Features: Audio commentary featuring Waters from the 1993 Criterion release of the film; new conversation between Waters and critic Michael Musto; new program featuring interviews with Waters collaborators; interviews from 1993 with cast and crew members; archival interviews; deleted scenes and alternate takes; trailer
Originally released as motion picture in 1981
Title from container
Divine, Tab Hunter, Edith Massey
DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital mono
For private home use only
In English with English subtitles ; English SDH

Control Number:

2774883

UPC:

715515234917

Other Authors:

Criterion Collection (Firm), film distributor
Divine, 1945-1988, actor
Hunter, Tab, 1931-2018, actor
Massey, Edith, actor
Waters, John, 1946- film director

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