Divine Trash (1998)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

Steve Yeager

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

The life and times of Baltimore film maker and midnight movie pioneer, John Waters. Intercut with a...

Plot Keywords:

Interview | Midnight Movie | Film Making | Male Frontal Nudity | Female Frontal Nudity

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

John Waters	...	Himself
Patricia Waters	...	Herself
John Waters Sr.	...	Himself
Steve Buscemi	...	Himself
Mink Stole	...	Herself
Steve Waters	...	Himself - John Waters' brother
Herschell Gordon Lewis	...	Himself
George Kuchar	...	Himself
Mike Kuchar	...	Himself
Pat Moran	...	Herself
Bill Landis	...	Himself - author
George Figgs	...	Himself
Ken Jacobs	...	Himself
Mary Avara	...	Herself, the last film censor in America
Lou Cedrone Jr.	...	Himself - former film critic

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia)

Filming Locations:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Company:

Divine Trash

Quotes:

John Waters: Underground films are… I guess what most people think of underground films are films that were made on a very cheap budget with unknown people, that sort of play sporadically. You don't really know where they're playing, you have to sort of look for them.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream (2005)

For every John Waters fan everywhere!

If you haven't seen this yet, you don't know everything about John Waters and his films! Utilizing recent interviews with his surviving cast members (that alone should make you want to see this!); interviews circa 1972 with some of the same people and the dear departed David Lochary, Divine, and Edith Massey; behind-the-scenes footage from the set of "Pink Flamingos"; and scenes from such diverse influences as "Deep Throat" and "Sins of the Fleshapoids", "Divine Trash" is one of the best documentaries I've ever seen! I guess I'm a bit biased since I am a huge Waters fan, but this should also convert any budding Waters fan wondering what is so special about his films! Waters influences the Kochar brothers, H.G. Lewis, and Paul Morrissey are also interviewed, along with modern-day filmmakers influenced by Waters! Some of the best quotes are from Waters being interviewed himself and his bewildered parents, who seem to wonder how they could have raised such a weirdo! Plans were announced recently to put this onto DVD and I hope that counts for video as well, because I need to own this! A must-see!