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Year
1972
Runtime
93 min.
Director
John Waters
Genres
Crime, Comedy
Rating *
6.1
Votes *
14,138
Checks
4,980
Favs
323
Dislikes
187
Favs/checks
6.5% (1:15)
Favs/dislikes
2:1
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  1. FrozenDurian's avatar

    FrozenDurian

    I really had no intention of watching this because of its reputation but after seeing John Waters do a hilarious comedy routine / talk, I relented. I'm surprised by how much I liked this.

    The chicken thing was definitely my least favourite part and Edie annoyed me though she became more tolerable as the movie progressed.

    Overall, I enjoyed the weird, fun tone of this movie. Divine's performance was good. The characters were quirky and memorable. Mr. Jay's narration was amusingly campy and a nice touch.

    I think to appreciate this movie, you can't take it at face value at all.
    11 years 3 months ago
  2. lbreduardo's avatar

    lbreduardo

    Poor, poor chicken! 13 years 7 months ago
  3. Asiklassi's avatar

    Asiklassi

    "It should be considered not as a film but as a fact, or perhaps as an object" - Roger Ebert
    This definitely one of the worst "objects" (to use Ebert's terminalogy) I've ever seen, grotesque but otherwise absolutely pointless
    7 years 10 months ago
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  2. This movie ranks #65 in BFI's 100 American Independent Films
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  3. This movie ranks #69 in BFI's 100 Cult Films
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  4. This movie ranks #96 in BFI Flare's The Best LGBTQ+ Films of All Time
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  5. This movie ranks #169 in 366 Weird Movies
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  6. This movie ranks #240 in Geoff King's Film Comedy
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  7. This movie ranks #284 in Sight & Sound's The Greatest Films of All Time
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  9. This movie ranks #546 in 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
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  10. This movie ranks #622 in TSPDT's 1,000 Greatest Films
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  11. This movie ranks #695 in The Guardian's 1000 Films to See Before You Die
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  12. This movie ranks #867 in Library of Congress's National Film Registry
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  13. This movie ranks #1372 in The Criterion Collection
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