Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
John Samuel Waters Jr. (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, actor, writer, and artist. He rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films, including Multiple Maniacs (1970), Pink Flamingos (1972) and Female Trouble (1974).
The so-called Pope of Trash talks about his novel, Liarmouth , the 50th anniversary of his film Pink Flamingos , why Catholics have the best sex, and more
But Waters has also written a series of memoirs, including the hitch-hiking travelogue “Carsick,” a novel and a series of comedy shows, which he performs on tour at about 50 venues each year.
Publishers Weekly called the work "hilariously sleazy" and praised Waters for sustaining humor throughout. [6] Molly Young of The New York Times praised Waters' brand of "weirdo" hyberbole, and felt he made a rare achievement in that "every character thinks and speaks exactly like the author", and to success. [ 3 ]
This Filthy World is a one-man show/documentary film by John Waters about his life and career. A filmed version of the show was directed by Jeff Garlin, recorded at the Harry DeJour Playhouse in New York City in 2006, and released later that year by Red Envelope Entertainment.
The outspoken director says that his 1988 favorite will never be banned by conservative politicians.
In Bad Taste is a 2000 documentary film from Steve Yeager following the cinematic career of American filmmaker John Waters, and includes interviews with Waters and his ensemble cast, known as the Dreamlanders.
John Waters stated in a 2015 interview with the British Film Institute that the short is the worst of his works, but that The Diane Linkletter Story was ad-libbed and was really just a test of the camera the day it was filmed.