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Polyester (1981) 6.6
A suburban housewife's world falls apart when her pornographer husband admits he's serially unfaithful to her, her daughter gets pregnant, and her son is suspected of being the foot-fetishist who's been breaking local women's feet. Director:John WatersWriter:John Waters |
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Todd Tomorrow
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Elmer Fishpaw
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Lu-Lu Fishpaw
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Ken King | ... |
Dexter Fishpaw
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Sandra Sullivan
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La Rue
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Heintz
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Bo-Bo Belsinger
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Freddy Ashton
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Storyline
Francine Fishpaw is an upper middle class suburban housewife in Baltimore. Unfortunately for this "good Christian woman", the money to support her lifestyle comes from her husband's porno theater, the neighbors are protesting, her son is the notorious "Baltimore Stomper", her daughter is knocked up by a local hoodlum, and her husband is having an affair with his secretary. Written by Stephen J. LeBlanc <sjl@townsend.com>
Plot Keywords:
abortion | foot fetish | middle class | dysfunctional family | obese woman |Taglines:
It'll Blow Your Nose! See more »Genres:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
29 May 1981 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Hullu haiseva maailma See more »Box Office
Budget:
$300,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Francine Fishpaw: Why, no, Mr. Kirk. Dexter's in school.
School Principal: I'm afraid he's not, Mrs. Fishpaw. Dexter's truancy problem is way out of hand, and the Baltimore County School Board have decided to expel Dexter from the entire public school system.
Francine Fishpaw: Why Mr. Kirk - I'm as upset as you to learn of Dexter's truancy - but surely expulsion is not the answer?
School Principal: I'm afraid expulsion is the only answer. It is the opinion of the entire staff that Dexter is criminally insane...
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(title song)
Words and music by Chris Stein and Deborah Harry
Vocals by Tab Hunter
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The music when Francine Fishpaw falls on the bed is a deliberate parody of generic melodramatic soap opera music. See more »Goofs
When Dexter's principal calls Francine, Francine starts acting as if he's hung up on her before he's even said goodbye. See more »Quotes
School Principal: Is Dexter ill today?Francine Fishpaw: Why, no, Mr. Kirk. Dexter's in school.
School Principal: I'm afraid he's not, Mrs. Fishpaw. Dexter's truancy problem is way out of hand, and the Baltimore County School Board have decided to expel Dexter from the entire public school system.
Francine Fishpaw: Why Mr. Kirk - I'm as upset as you to learn of Dexter's truancy - but surely expulsion is not the answer?
School Principal: I'm afraid expulsion is the only answer. It is the opinion of the entire staff that Dexter is criminally insane...
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Crazy Credits
During the credits, the title song "Polyester" describes the action seen on screen, leading the audience through a helicopter shot of the suburbs into Francine's house (commenting on its French Provincial decor) and upstairs to meet her. See more »Soundtracks
"POLYESTER"(title song)
Words and music by Chris Stein and Deborah Harry
Vocals by Tab Hunter
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I have to comment on this movie.It was 1981 and it was my birthday.I moved to a new job and knew absolutely no one and went to a theater to see "Polyester" knowing nothing about it.It was raining and as soon as I entered to buy a ticket three employees started laughing and looking at me.They said you are the only one here to see the movie.I was handed a card and I went to a seat and sat down and the previews started.An usher walked by and I said hey,turn down the lights and turn up the sound.I put my feet up on a seat-back and thought hey,this is okay.It was my first John Waters movie and I laughed a lot at the crazy movie.I used the scratch and sniff card as prompted by the screen which was cool.I had a great time.It wasn't until several years later when I saw more Water's films that I even knew that Divine was actually a man and Water's films were a wee tad irregular.If you are humored by odd movies and odd people then watch the movie.I wish I had saved the scratch and sniff card.Not a movie for the kids.