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For his first studio picture, John Waters took advantage of his biggest budget yet to allow his muse Divine to sink his teeth into a role unlike any he had played before: Baltimore housewife Francine Fishpaw. Blessed with a keen sense of smell and cursed with a philandering pornographer husband, a p...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
Other Authors: Waters, John, 1946- (Screenwriter), Divine, 1945-1988 (Actor), Hunter, Tab, 1931-2018 (Actor), Massey, Edith (Actor), Samson, David (Actor) (Actor), Garlington, Mary (Actor), King, Ken (Actor) (Actor), Stole, Mink (Actor), White, Joni Ruth (Actor), Kramm, Hans, 1922-2009 (Actor), Bators, Stiv (Actor), Stein, Chris, 1950- (composer (expression)), Kamen, Michael (composer (expression)), Insley, David (director of photography.)
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Published: [New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2019]
Edition:Director approved Blu-ray special edition.
Series:Criterion collection ; 995.
Subjects:
Housewives > United States > Drama.
Dysfunctional families > Drama.
Dysfunctional families.
Housewives.
United States.
Comedy films.
Subculture films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
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Summary:For his first studio picture, John Waters took advantage of his biggest budget yet to allow his muse Divine to sink his teeth into a role unlike any he had played before: Baltimore housewife Francine Fishpaw. Blessed with a keen sense of smell and cursed with a philandering pornographer husband, a parasitic mother, and a pair of delinquent children, the long-suffering Francine turns to the bottle as her life falls apart, until deliverance appears in the form of a hunk named Todd Tomorrow.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1981.
1.85:1 aspect ratio.
Special features: Audio commentary featuring Waters from the 1993 Criterion release of the film; new conversation between Waters and critic Michael Musto; Sniffing out polyester: new program (outtakes from the 2014 documentary I am Divine), featuring interviews with Waters collaborators; Dreamland memories: interviews from 1993 with cast and crew members; 4 archival interviews; deleted scenes and alternate takes; trailer; Featurette with John Waters explaining the Odoroma card; Featurette with John Waters explaining "No smoking in this theater"; Scratch and Sniff Odorama card. Plus: an essay on a poster.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet (48 x 33 folded to 12 x 17 cm).
Format:Blu-ray; region A; 16:9 widescreen presentation; LPCM mono; requires Blu-ray player.
Audience:MPAA rating: R.
Production Credits:Director of photography, David Insley ; editor, Charles Roggero ; music, Chris Stein, Michael Kamen.
ISBN:9781681436388
1681436388