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This Filthy World

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John Waters is known as the "Prince of Puke," a moniker he embraces in both his life and his art. As he muses on his early childhood in Baltimore, Waters identifies his earliest influences, including tacky drive-in movies and local burlesque performers. He recalls his rocky introduction to film, how his longtime friend Divine, a genderbending drag performer known for his outlandish stunts, inspired some of his most famous work and what he really thinks about "this filthy world."

Critics Reviews

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Martin Hoyle Financial Times 09/29/2007
Very funny. Go to Full Review Anthony Quinn Daily Telegraph (UK) 09/29/2007
3/5
John Waters delivers a lecture, part-memoir, part-stand-up, on his life in movies, and proves himself an oddly winsome anecdotalist. Go to Full Review Ed Potton The Times (UK) 09/28/2007
4/5
If you don't know what helicoptering and blossom are, they will be forever etched on your consciousness by the time Waters takes his bow. Go to Full Review David Walsh World Socialist Web Site 02/14/2021
It is worth watching. Waters is one of the few American filmmakers who has strong opinions, and opinions worth listening to. Go to Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/26/2020
3.0/4.0
It's John Waters, front and center in all his fantabulous glory. Go to Full Review Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault 07/06/2010
B
Works well enough as a record for those of us who in all likelihood won't ever make it to see him chat in person. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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10/21/2013 A film of John Waters' one-man show ... if you have any affection for Waters and sleaze in general, it's a must-see. He talks about his film career, his obsessions and a variety of cultural topics. I've seen him do this show live, and I was still enthralled by this. See more 04/07/2013 A great live comedy film featuring John Waters (the man who gave us films like Pink Flamingos, Hairspray, Cry Baby, and A Dirty Shame) telling us his life story in the filmmaking business. See more 09/18/2012 I love John Waters' films, but he should stick to directing and stay away from stand-up. See more 05/18/2012 Saw this cause hes doing an Xmas show here in December (yikes). Strange, yet very funny man. Laughed out loud a couple of times. See more 05/04/2012 Water's talks about Water's and gives some insight into the making of his seminal movies with behind the scenes stories. Being a straight monologue and no audience questions leaves you wishing for a lot more details and anecdotes in place of Water's own philosophies but none the less great if you rank Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble among your guilty pleasures. See more 09/24/2010 This is a highly entertaining show; part stand up comedy routine, part autobiography. I've only seen a few Waters films and can't say I'm a big fan of his films, but I like him as a person. It would have been nice to see this live. The movie itself is just the show so it's hardly a great film. See more Read all reviews
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Jeff Garlin

Director

John Waters

Writer

Michele Armour

Producer

Jeff Garlin

Producer

Eric Besner

Co-Producer

Ted Sarandos

Executive Producer

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Movie Info

Synopsis John Waters is known as the "Prince of Puke," a moniker he embraces in both his life and his art. As he muses on his early childhood in Baltimore, Waters identifies his earliest influences, including tacky drive-in movies and local burlesque performers. He recalls his rocky introduction to film, how his longtime friend Divine, a genderbending drag performer known for his outlandish stunts, inspired some of his most famous work and what he really thinks about "this filthy world."
Director
Jeff Garlin
Producer
Michele Armour, Jeff Garlin
Screenwriter
John Waters
Production Co
Filthy World, Cinemavault
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 5, 2016
Runtime
1h 22m