Multiple Maniacs

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Multiple Maniacs

1970

1h 30m

Comedy

Drama

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The Cavalcade of Perversion, a traveling freak-show, is a front for a band of psychotic kidnappers and murderers.

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Steve Rose

Guardian

02/16/2017

3/5

Only John Waters could stage a Charles Manson-style slaughter then think: "This could really do with a giant-lobster rape scene to spruce it up."

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John Semley

Globe and Mail

08/05/2016

3.5/4

For all its ostensible unpleasantness, Multiple Maniacs is cheapo, indie, queer American cinema at its most adversarial and thrillingly vicious.

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Neil Genzlinger

New York Times

08/04/2016

Is it some kind of lost masterpiece? No. It's merely an interesting milestone on the path to Mr. Waters's better-known works ...

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Sean Axmaker

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07/05/2022

... quite possibly the trashiest and most tasteless film to get the Criterion treatment. And I say that with love and appreciation.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

04/10/2022

3/4

It still retains its ability to surprise, even if modern society has put a damper on its ability to always shock.

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

09/11/2020

3/5

Waters, as always, doesn't fall short of his promise in this sleazy, tawdry, hilarious harpooning of manners and mores.

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Kirubel S

@Ksam19 2d

I personally didn't really enjoy watching the movie and honestly felt a little disturbed/uncomfortable at some parts. However, I appreciate the weirdness of the movie and will give waters props for being different, it just wasn't for me.

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Mariana B

@Bigh3adfr3d16 3d

Very hard movie to watch

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Leslie G

@LesMar 4d

I did not like this movie. I could not get myself to watch the full thing. This movie was not interesting to me at all.

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Syulita F

Dec 1

Did push the norms and boundaries of what's acceptable entertainment. Did I have a disturbed look on my face the whole time, yes, but that means it was successful in questioning how absurd the world is.

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Coce I

Nov 30

Very chaotic, bizarre, unhinged. more importantly unforgettable classic movie.

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Cailei P

Nov 25

Its shock value and unhinged energy make it memorable, but the messy pacing and abrasive style won’t land for everyone. A bizarre experience. It’s worth seeing at least once.

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Synopsis

The Cavalcade of Perversion, a traveling freak-show, is a front for a band of psychotic kidnappers and murderers.

Director: John Waters
Producer: John Waters
Screenwriter: John Waters
Distributor: American Home Entertainment, New Line Cinema, Cinema Group, Film-Makers' Cooperative
Production Co: Dreamland
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 10, 1970, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Aug 5, 2016
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 21, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $25.0K
Runtime: 1h 30m

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