Underplayed Gems

Female Trouble (1974)

Female Trouble poster
Directed by
John Waters
Genre
comedy film, crime film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
18
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 228 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A delinquent teenage girl runs away from home and starts committing crimes. The movie follows her chaotic life and twisted ideas about beauty and crime.

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What happens

Female Trouble is a 1974 American independent dark comedy film written, produced and directed by John Waters. It stars Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole, and Edith Massey, and follows delinquent high school student Dawn Davenport (played by Divine), who runs away from home, gets pregnant while hitchhiking, and embarks upon a life of crime. Made directly after his notorious 1972 cult hit Pink Flamingos (which used much of the same cast and was made in a similar low-budget style), Waters also acted as cinematographer and co-editor. The film is dedicated to Manson Family member Charles "Tex" Watson. Waters' prison visits to Watson inspired the "crime is beauty" theme of the film and in the film's opening credits, Waters includes a wooden toy helicopter that Watson made for him. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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