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Female Trouble

Play trailer Poster for Female Trouble NC-17 1975 1h 35m Comedy Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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An obese woman (Divine) gives birth to an obnoxious child and embarks upon a bizarre and violent life of crime.
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Director John Waters' affection for camp brings texture to societal transgression in Female Trouble, a brazenly subversive dive into celebrity and mayhem.

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Richard Brody The New Yorker 12/17/2018
The resulting feast of sex, violence, cruelty, and frivolity mocks sentimental notions of family, work, and love, and turns the egomaniacal furies of pop culture inside out. Go to Full Review
Gary Dowell Dallas Morning News 04/18/2002
B-
One of John Waters' best and most notorious movies. Go to Full Review
Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand Apr 29
There’s no polish to this production, which is part of its charm, but there is passion and sheer creative energy. Go to Full Review
Dennis Harvey 48 Hills 01/02/2024
Probably the best of Waters' early "underground" features, even if it's a tad less famous than the preceding Pink Flamingos. Go to Full Review
Kyndall Cunningham The Daily Beast 12/05/2022
Observing Waters’ comedic genius always feels like a present to me. Go to Full Review
Trace Thurman Horror Queers Podcast 07/25/2022
4.5/5
John Waters' trashterpiece is just as hilarious today as it was almost 50 years ago. Just bring your pearls with you in case you need to clutch them. Go to Full Review
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Stephen C @bob25009 Jun 25 Funny in 1 hour and 35 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Nick O May 24 If you didn't get enough Divine in Pink Flamingos, this should quench your filthy thirst. She's bigger, badder and on a whole new level of psychosis. This time the girl CAN help it, she just don't care! See more Teddy B Jan 18 John Water's tight writing and Divine's sophisticated yet vile performance make this film another extremely memorable and shocking cult classic. See more helder f @uniquecliches Dec 25 Grotesque and campy. There isn’t anything pleasant in this movie, besides a play with a variety of concepts ranging from femininity, motherhood and beauty. At times - more often than not- the movie feels like a high school theater play where ideas outlive actions. There’s something sort of appealing at first but overall it’s just difficult to watch the whole thing without a great dose of leniency. See more Courtney K @c0urtn3y 01/30/2023 how do these movies get rated so high? lol - it's exactly what you'd expect from Divine & Waters. they're all the same, but they are intriguing. everyone is vile, naked, & yelling. i always wonder if everyone involved genuinely enjoys being involved or not. See more thiago s @Thiagostone 08/24/2022 Filme legalzinho, o roteiro é meio maluco, devenport sai da casa de seus pais por que não gostou do sapato que ganhou e foda-se, e depois ficou grávida de um maluco qualquer na rua, mais para frente, devenport se casou com um outro cara e viu ele a traindo na sua cama, e ainda continuou casada com ele, mas depois terminaram teve um dia que o ex dele bateu na porta da casa dela e deu um soco na cara dela foi embora, devenport queria dinheiro em expôs sua vida para fotógrafos, sua filha fixou brava e jogou a comida fora e devenport deu uma cadeirada na sua filha deixando ela no hospital, sua filha voltou e foi embora para encontrar o seu pai, que estava bêbado e queria comer sua filha e ela matou o seu pai, mais para frente devia teve seu show e no meio dele perguntou para a plateia "Quem quer morrer pela arte?" o cara disse eu, aí ela deu um tiro no cara e a polícia veio e escapou só que um dia depois foi presa e foi julgará e morta na cadeira elétrica, com tudo isso, eu recomendo esse filme maluco do John waters. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis An obese woman (Divine) gives birth to an obnoxious child and embarks upon a bizarre and violent life of crime.
Director
John Waters
Producer
John Waters
Distributor
Wizard Video
Production Co
Dreamland
Rating
NC-17
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 4, 1975, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 17, 2014
Runtime
1h 35m
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