Thirty years ago, a few of my friends from work, had a few drinks, before we went to the now extinct movie theater on Wisconsin Avenue in Georgetown, D.C We were given scratch and sniff cards. When the movie came on, we were instructed whenever a number came on the screen, to scratch that number on our cards. Farts, flowers, dirty tennis shoes, perfume, etc. Laughing our heads off the entire movie. Nothing like it since. Thank you John Waters!
This was such a funny movie! (My fave scene is when the kids drive around slapping people out the car window with brooms and a REALLY mad woman takes over a city bus and chases them.)
Divine was supposed to appear on Married With Children as Peggy Bundy's mother. Too bad she died before filming began. That would have been something to see.
Two wonderful things about this film: Todd Tomorrow and the classic line, "Children would only get in the way of our erotic lifestyle." Viva John Waters.
@ornellalovespersol Yeah,.. Ghostbusters, Stripes, Meatballs, early SNL,.. same one I was refering to ( though I accidently droped off a letter a when I typed his name below ).
What upsets me is that You Tube removed so many of the other scenes from the movie that were incredibly funny. Frankly, I wish someone would post the entire movie on YT, but alas, this has yet to occur.
Tell me about it, they just took off two other movies that I had been watching. I suppose that very soon they will have caught up to all of them, a possibility that I shudder to think about.
Francine appears to come from a once well to do family that lost their money, thus forcing her to marry Elmer, a man well below her social ranking but who has money due to his X rated theater. Notice how she and her mother LaRue act and speak like women who went to finishing school, and notice how the nouveau riche Cuddles is always asking Francine for advice about how to act, dress and talk. Man, it is tough to be fallen royalty!
This is the normal American family!! This is how the kids are today. Not like those freaked out fucking right wing Christians families that are portrayed on TV or those cheesie so-called sitcoms sucn as Friends (I think I am going to vomit). GO DIVINE...you are the best!!
like most of waters' films, it is so camp, funny and disturbing at the same time. this one deserves special recognition though because it does it without explicit sex or gross violence or anything like that
It's rated R and very much on the level of Serial Mom. It's budget is between Serial Mom & Desperate Living. Dvd comes with an Odorama (scratch & sniff) card. I love this movie. Kinda dark & hysterical.
it's difficult to put it on a scale, because it is so disturbing, camp and funny, but it does it with none of the gross violence, explicit sex and perversion that is in other john waters films. it is certainly reccommended to any waters fan
@chilla20rag Closest to #1. Less polished than those movies. The only nudity is a pizza delivery guy in a jock strap in Divine's fantasy. It is NOT Pink Flamingos.
One of my favs from the Pope of Trash. I wish he would do something like this again. After 'Pink Flamingos', 'Female Trouble', and 'Desperate Living', it was really shocking for people to see something as clean as 'Polyester' from John Waters. Even more so with' Hairspray' and 'Cry-Baby'. With 'Cecil B. Demented' and 'A Dirty Shame' (even though I love that film) I feel like now he's trying too hard at keeping up with his reputation.
actually, I think it's more a problem that the world has gotten worse than anything John could have imagined-and he has to work overtime to shock people. Now shows like "Fear Factor" are far worse than anything John could dream up-broadcast on network TV.
No, you're right, but that's not the point. The point is, that far more shocking things are on network television now than what was in his underground movies 30+ years ago. Shows like "Fear Factor" and Jerry Springer have made that part of his career obsolete. He's still very funny, but the shocking part simply isn't that shocking any more. In the era where someone can watch a person eat live maggots on a weekly basis, watching someone eat real poop-not such a big deal anymore.
I LOVE John Water's 70s and 80s trash. In fact, just about all of his work is cool :) I recently found the original Aussie home video release of this film in mint condition, for just $3!
This and Hairspray are two of John Water's films I can watch w/out cringing.
RetroLaydeh42 3 weeks ago
I eat my own shit too
xASYxLUMx 1 month ago
yeah, I agree with the person asking about the song be my daddy baby. Is it available?
redcub100 2 months ago
fucking amazing
HorrorCinephile 2 months ago
I love this movie.
redcub100 2 months ago
Thirty years ago, a few of my friends from work, had a few drinks, before we went to the now extinct movie theater on Wisconsin Avenue in Georgetown, D.C We were given scratch and sniff cards. When the movie came on, we were instructed whenever a number came on the screen, to scratch that number on our cards. Farts, flowers, dirty tennis shoes, perfume, etc. Laughing our heads off the entire movie. Nothing like it since. Thank you John Waters!
lucycatism 4 months ago 3
Im in Shock.
wataki2 6 months ago
Never sniff a number 2.
ranoir 6 months ago
i am not familiar with the type of thing i am now witnessing
tweedlebeetles 7 months ago
YEEEESSSS
TheMangoSyndicate 8 months ago
"French Provincial, they do their best to stay neutral"
Only Debbie Harry can write lyrics like that!
doetim 10 months ago
This movie i think is where john water's films got more polished. Which I mean as a compliment. =)
voltaman33 11 months ago
you crazy CRACKER !
lizellerman 11 months ago 3
@lizellerman haha , thats the part where my video lagged
PhyscoZombieChickie 8 months ago
This is a good one! It's not that smutty either, compared to his earlier films.
tubbymctubsta 11 months ago
Loved going to lil show rooms where would still have the odorama cards...It was like going back in time.
ginnmmous 11 months ago
Purr Francine! Purr, purr Francine!
onemidnightgone 11 months ago
i cant fap to this
CoolsPlosed 1 year ago
LOL watched on betamax at about 7. Can't fault the dvd commentary/Nice one
Cardiff67235 1 year ago
checkout the Avalanches - Frontier Psychiatry available here on youtube, its the ideal tune to listen to for this film
BongoOldChap 1 year ago
This was such a funny movie! (My fave scene is when the kids drive around slapping people out the car window with brooms and a REALLY mad woman takes over a city bus and chases them.)
shmuli9 1 year ago
My 96-p. paperback "Along the Far Climb Down" is available at the notorious PolyEster Books in Melbourne, Australia...
procommenter 1 year ago
todd is queer
BellaaMarlene 1 year ago
lol this movie is so trashy/fun! BIZARRE! It's full of tacky cliches and a lot funnnier than this trailer makes it seem,imho.
skyemcleod1 1 year ago
Debbie Harry co-wrote all three songs on the soundtrack.
ihasch 1 year ago
Somebody said that You Tube took the whole movie off. Bummer!
ligreekguy 1 year ago
AMAZING! LOOOOVE
TheNouveauxdecadence 1 year ago
Divine was supposed to appear on Married With Children as Peggy Bundy's mother. Too bad she died before filming began. That would have been something to see.
BTW, how did Divine die?
MrBlackFabio 1 year ago
@MrBlackFabio You mean "too bad HE died before filming began." (answer to question: the cause of death was a heart attack).
Jeteaime65 1 year ago
@Jeteaime65 If Chastity Bobo can be a he......never mind.
poidog44 7 months ago
@MrBlackFabio
Glenn Michael Milstead aka Divine died in his sleep. He had an enlarged heart.
WhatSayestThou 1 year ago
@WhatSayestThou He died of a sleep apnea
jrmetmoi 1 year ago
Two wonderful things about this film: Todd Tomorrow and the classic line, "Children would only get in the way of our erotic lifestyle." Viva John Waters.
GordanGeeko 1 year ago 2
THAT BOY NEEDS THERAPY.
Jonnybanks90 1 year ago 2
i miss divine <3
tubbymctubsta 1 year ago
i wish JOhn Waters would make a new film. He hasn't done anything for a while.
myersfan666 1 year ago 3
The LAST cool JW movie in my opinion ( haven't cared so much for the ones he's made since ).
Skulldini 1 year ago
R.I.P Divine. Long Live JOhn Waters!!!!!
myersfan666 1 year ago
"The Best Thing" - Bill Murray on vocal lol
ornellalovespersol 1 year ago
@ornellalovespersol I too have noticed that credit line, but am not sure it's the Bill Murry you're thinking of ?
Skulldini 1 year ago
@Skulldini it's Bill "Ghost Buster" Murray I'm thinking of :D
ornellalovespersol 1 year ago
@ornellalovespersol Yeah,.. Ghostbusters, Stripes, Meatballs, early SNL,.. same one I was refering to ( though I accidently droped off a letter a when I typed his name below ).
Skulldini 1 year ago
such a good trailer.
tubbymctubsta 1 year ago
john waters is pure fun!
tubbymctubsta 1 year ago
does anyone know where I could get the song "Be my Daddy Baby" by Michael Kamen? I want it. No, I NEED it.
yourdeadletzdisco 1 year ago 24
@yourdeadletzdisco i know! i do too. i've been looking everywhere.
tubbymctubsta 1 year ago
@yourdeadletzdisco I'd like to find that too. Is that the song playing at the beginning of this trailer?
wilsondylanmccartney 10 months ago
why have i never seen this?!!? My god, it looks amazing!!
Bipbip24 1 year ago
good classic white trash
isolado2 2 years ago
Best film ever!
viperxeon 2 years ago
What upsets me is that You Tube removed so many of the other scenes from the movie that were incredibly funny. Frankly, I wish someone would post the entire movie on YT, but alas, this has yet to occur.
ligreekguy 2 years ago
It was on here once upon a time, good quality too. But it has been long since removed by those money hungry assholes.
viperxeon 2 years ago
Tell me about it, they just took off two other movies that I had been watching. I suppose that very soon they will have caught up to all of them, a possibility that I shudder to think about.
ligreekguy 2 years ago
Francine appears to come from a once well to do family that lost their money, thus forcing her to marry Elmer, a man well below her social ranking but who has money due to his X rated theater. Notice how she and her mother LaRue act and speak like women who went to finishing school, and notice how the nouveau riche Cuddles is always asking Francine for advice about how to act, dress and talk. Man, it is tough to be fallen royalty!
spartachris1960 2 years ago 2
This is the normal American family!! This is how the kids are today. Not like those freaked out fucking right wing Christians families that are portrayed on TV or those cheesie so-called sitcoms sucn as Friends (I think I am going to vomit). GO DIVINE...you are the best!!
v07m9s 2 years ago 2
like most of waters' films, it is so camp, funny and disturbing at the same time. this one deserves special recognition though because it does it without explicit sex or gross violence or anything like that
sharplesal 2 years ago
Simply the greatest trash soap opera movie ever made, it's a classic.
lefty5128 2 years ago 24
i have a date with an aangel
verdaccio 2 years ago 2
To be honest I cant tell what type of "trash" or "filth" level this is on, could someone tell me on 1 to 3 how "filthy" it is?
LEVELS:
3:DIRTY, FILTHY- Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble and Desperate Living
2:MESSY-IDK
1:CLEAN-Hairspray and Cry Baby
chilla20rag 2 years ago
It's rated R and very much on the level of Serial Mom. It's budget is between Serial Mom & Desperate Living. Dvd comes with an Odorama (scratch & sniff) card. I love this movie. Kinda dark & hysterical.
chazmonka 2 years ago
it's difficult to put it on a scale, because it is so disturbing, camp and funny, but it does it with none of the gross violence, explicit sex and perversion that is in other john waters films. it is certainly reccommended to any waters fan
sharplesal 2 years ago
@chilla20rag Closest to #1. Less polished than those movies. The only nudity is a pizza delivery guy in a jock strap in Divine's fantasy. It is NOT Pink Flamingos.
poidog44 7 months ago
omg its the BEST movie eva!!!!!!!! who sings that song thatz playin? xoxo
mrsghostrider 2 years ago 3
the song is 'be my daddy baby' by michael kamen...i THINK the backing vocals are by debbie harry of blondie fame
sharplesal 2 years ago
awesomely terrible movie
crisco80 2 years ago
It's Tod, honey. Tod Tomorrow.
Does anyone know where and how I can find Tab Hunter's song from the movie Polyester? (That last song played in the trailer)
NikJean 2 years ago
It's ODORAMA. Not ORORAMA.
jafri 2 years ago
Horrorama! All numbers smell the same!
123catorce 2 years ago
i think the problem with the odorama card is that the smells really linger once you scratch them...so as the movie goes on, the smells mix together
sharplesal 2 years ago
@sharplesal
where can i get 1 of those cards
do u no?
rocknrollporn 1 year ago
@rocknrollporn I have a DVD that included a card. Cheers...
HotTimeHarv 1 year ago
@rocknrollporn I got one with the DVD.
poidog44 7 months ago
PURR FRANCINE, PURR PURR FRANCINE!!
LOL!! Love Edith Massey
muffystjohn86 2 years ago 2
Whats the song at the beginning? Link?
DecembreBlanche 2 years ago 2
The only way I know about this movie is because of The Avalanches "Frontier Psychiatrist"
mcrkid22 2 years ago 3
I have one of the scratch 'n' sniff cards for this!
agfagaevart 2 years ago
I just got this on DVD!
OurGangFan 2 years ago
Tab Hunter dated Anthony Perkins from Psycho once.
OurGangFan 3 years ago
One of my favs from the Pope of Trash. I wish he would do something like this again. After 'Pink Flamingos', 'Female Trouble', and 'Desperate Living', it was really shocking for people to see something as clean as 'Polyester' from John Waters. Even more so with' Hairspray' and 'Cry-Baby'. With 'Cecil B. Demented' and 'A Dirty Shame' (even though I love that film) I feel like now he's trying too hard at keeping up with his reputation.
MondoManiacs 3 years ago
I completely agree with you about A Dirty Shame. Sadder than Pecker.
Lazario2006 3 years ago
You also forgot to mention Serial Mom.
OurGangFan 3 years ago
What do you mean?
Lazario2006 3 years ago
That was another film John Waters made that you forgot to mention!
OurGangFan 3 years ago
actually, I think it's more a problem that the world has gotten worse than anything John could have imagined-and he has to work overtime to shock people. Now shows like "Fear Factor" are far worse than anything John could dream up-broadcast on network TV.
shaggycub 2 years ago
Yeah but Fear Factor is'nt imaginative or funny like Waters old movies were.
Skulldini 2 years ago
No, you're right, but that's not the point. The point is, that far more shocking things are on network television now than what was in his underground movies 30+ years ago. Shows like "Fear Factor" and Jerry Springer have made that part of his career obsolete. He's still very funny, but the shocking part simply isn't that shocking any more. In the era where someone can watch a person eat live maggots on a weekly basis, watching someone eat real poop-not such a big deal anymore.
shaggycub 2 years ago
Aw I cant agree, A Dirty Shame is fantastic!
wakinunu 3 years ago 2
This is a classic! John's movies became really watered down after this one.
thebarronx 3 years ago
I LOVE John Water's 70s and 80s trash. In fact, just about all of his work is cool :) I recently found the original Aussie home video release of this film in mint condition, for just $3!
PalaceRoadshow 3 years ago 3