All the Dirt on 'A Dirty Shame' (2005) (V)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Mark Rance

Release Date:

14 June 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

John Waters and the cast and crew of "A Dirty Shame" discuss sex addiction, sexual terms and all things relating to filth and perversions in Dreamland.

Cast

John Waters	...	Himself
Tracey Ullman	...	Herself
Johnny Knoxville	...	Himself
Selma Blair	...	Herself
Mink Stole	...	Herself
Pat Moran	...	Herself
Vincent Peranio	...	Himself
Van Smith	...	Himself
Channing Wilroy	...	Himself
Tony Gardner	...	Himself
Suzanne Shepherd	...	Herself
Wes Johnson	...	Himself
James Ransone	...	Himself
Alan J. Wendl	...	Himself
Jackie Hoffman	...	Herself

Runtime:

USA:88 min (DVD) | USA:82 min (DVD) | USA:82 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Company:

Three Legged Cat Productions

Movie Connections:

References Pink Flamingos (1972)

A necessary addition to "A Dirty Shame"

I think it's really important that if you get the DVD for "A Dirty Shame" that you also watch this exceptional "making of" documentary. That's because it is just jam-packed full of interesting stories, production information, background, etc. that make the movie come alive.

In addition, and this surprised me, but you learn that although the film talks about some insanely bizarre paraphilias, the people making the film are amazingly conservative sexually. Even John Waters admits that he didn't know what some of these odd terms and fetishes were and that a few of them grossed him out as well! This made anyone watching the original movie understand that they, too, felt uncomfortable at times. In particular, the saga of how they got Big Ethel to do the part was a hoot.

For fans of the Waters' films, this is an absolute must. Watch it.

By the way, although Chris Isaak was in the movie in one of the leading roles, he was nowhere to be seen in this film. Wonder why?!