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Pink Flamingos (1972)

NC_17  93 min  -  Comedy | Crime | Horror   -  October 1979 (West Germany)
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Notorious Baltimore criminal and underground figure Divine goes up against Connie & Raymond Marble, a sleazy married couple who make a passionate attempt to humiliate her and seize her tabloid-given title as "The Filthiest Person Alive".

Director:

John Waters

Writer:

John Waters
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Divine ...
David Lochary David Lochary ...
Mary Vivian Pearce Mary Vivian Pearce ...
Mink Stole Mink Stole ...
Danny Mills Danny Mills ...
Edith Massey ...
Channing Wilroy Channing Wilroy ...
Cookie Mueller Cookie Mueller ...
Paul Swift Paul Swift ...
Susan Walsh Susan Walsh ...
Suzie
Linda Olgeirson Linda Olgeirson ...
Linda
Pat Moran Pat Moran ...
Patty Hitler (Party Guest In Nazi Uniform)
Jack Walsh Jack Walsh ...
Party Guest
Bob Skidmore Bob Skidmore ...
Delivery Boy
Pat Lefaiver Pat Lefaiver ...
First Lesbian
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Storyline

Sleaze queen Divine lives in a caravan with her mad hippie son Crackers and her 250-pound mother Mama Edie, trying to rest quietly on their laurels as 'the filthiest people alive'. But competition is brewing in the form of Connie and Raymond Marble, who sell heroin to schoolchildren and kidnap and impregnate female hitchhikers, selling the babies to lesbian couples. Finally, they challenge Divine directly, and battle commences... Written by Michael Brooke <michael@everyman.demon.co.uk>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Hippie | Criminal | Competition | Egg | Trailer  | See more »

Taglines:

An exercise in poor taste. See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Horror

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated NC-17 for a wide range of perversions in explicit detail (re-rating) (1997) See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(West Germany) See more »

Also Known As:

John Waters' Pink Flamingos See more »

Filming Locations:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$70,188 (USA) (13 April 1997) (11 Screens) (reissue)

Gross:

$6,000,000 (USA) (1972)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Dreamland See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | Australia: (re-release)  | UK: (re-release)  | USA: (re-release)  | Argentina: (re-release)

Sound Mix:

Dolby (1997 re-release) | Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Some of the music was changed for the 1997 re-release, most notably at the beginning of the party scene, where "Sixteen Candles" was replaced with "Happy, Happy Birthday, Baby". See more »

Goofs

Crew or equipment visible: About an hour in, when the Marbles are driving through a park, the shadow of the camera operator (John Waters) is visible as they drive by. See more »

Quotes

Cotton: [Babs serves her family a steak she has shoplifted from the market by concealing under her dress between her legs] Mmmm, Babs, smells delicious!
Babs Johnson: Thanks, Cotton, it should. I warmed it up downtown today, in my own little oven.
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Crazy Credits

For Sadie, Katie, and Les- February 1972 (The Manson Family members Susan
Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel and Leslie Van Houten. February 1972 was the
month when the California State Supreme Court abolished the death penalty
in California (it was later reinstated), reducing the sentences of the
convicted Manson Family members to life imprisonment.) See more »

Connections

Referenced in Frat House (1979) See more »

Soundtracks

"Surfin' Bird"
by Al Frazier, Carl White, John Harris, and Turner Wilson, Jr.
Performed by The Trashmen
Courtesy of Dominion Entertainment, Inc.
By Arrangement with Celebrity Licensing, Inc. See more »