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Pink Flamingos

  • 19721972
  • NC-17NC-17
  • 1h 33m
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6.0/10
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Divine in Pink Flamingos (1972)
Notorious Baltimore criminal and underground figure Divine goes up against a sleazy married couple who make a passionate attempt to humiliate her and seize her tabloid-given title as "The Filthiest Person Alive".
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Notorious Baltimore criminal and underground figure Divine goes up against a sleazy married couple who make a passionate attempt to humiliate her and seize her tabloid-given title as "The Fi... Read allNotorious Baltimore criminal and underground figure Divine goes up against a sleazy married couple who make a passionate attempt to humiliate her and seize her tabloid-given title as "The Filthiest Person Alive".Notorious Baltimore criminal and underground figure Divine goes up against a sleazy married couple who make a passionate attempt to humiliate her and seize her tabloid-given title as "The Filthiest Person Alive".
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
26K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,250
289
    • John Waters
    • John Waters
  • Stars
    • Divine
    • David Lochary
    • Mary Vivian Pearce
    • John Waters
    • John Waters
  • Stars
    • Divine
    • David Lochary
    • Mary Vivian Pearce
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 222User reviews
    • 66Critic reviews
    • 47Metascore
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    Trailer 2:06
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    David Lochary and Mink Stole in Pink Flamingos (1972)
    Divine in Pink Flamingos (1972)
    John Waters, Divine, David Lochary, Edith Massey, Danny Mills, Mary Vivian Pearce, and Mink Stole in Pink Flamingos (1972)
    Pink Flamingos (1972)
    Divine and Danny Mills in Pink Flamingos (1972)
    David Lochary, Cookie Mueller, and Mink Stole in Pink Flamingos (1972)
    Mink Stole in Pink Flamingos (1972)
    Divine and Danny Mills in Pink Flamingos (1972)
    Divine in Pink Flamingos (1972)
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    Divine
    Divine
    • Divine…
    David Lochary
    David Lochary
    • Raymond Marble
    Mary Vivian Pearce
    Mary Vivian Pearce
    • Cotton
    Mink Stole
    Mink Stole
    • Connie Marble
    Danny Mills
    • Crackers
    Edith Massey
    Edith Massey
    • Edie
    Channing Wilroy
    • Channing
    Cookie Mueller
    Cookie Mueller
    • Cookie
    Paul Swift
    • The Egg Man
    Susan Walsh
    Susan Walsh
    • Suzie
    Linda Olgeirson
    • Linda
    Pat Moran
    Pat Moran
    • Patty Hitler (Party Guest In Nazi Uniform)
    Jack Walsh
    • Party Guest
    Bob Skidmore
    • Delivery Boy
    Pat Lefaiver
    • Etta
    • (as Pat LeFaiver)
    Jackie Sidel
    • Merle
    Julie Munshauer
    • Party Guest
    Steve Yeager
    • Nat Curzan from "The Tattler"
      • John Waters
      • John Waters
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    • Trivia
      According to production designer Vincent Peranio, the art department's budget was about $200. Half went to purchasing the trailer, half to decorating it. "And then after that (running out of money), we would just steal things."
    • Goofs
      After Connie and Raymond burn Divine's trailer and return to their house, when the door is open, Divine can be heard talking to John Waters.
    • Quotes

      Babs Johnson: Kill everyone now! Condone first degree murder! Advocate cannibalism! Eat shit! Filth is my politics! Filth is my life!

    • 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.)
    • Alternate versions
      The first UK video release of Pink Flamingos in November 1981 (prior to BBFC video regulation requirements) was completely uncut. It was issued by Palace as part of a package of Waters films they had acquired from New Line. The package included Mondo Trasho (double billed with Sex Madness), Multiple Maniacs (double billed with Cocaine Fiends), Desperate Living and Female Trouble. The 1990 (and now requiring BBFC approval) video re-release was cut by 3m 4s, the 1997 issue lost 2m 42s, and the pre-edited 1999 print was cut by 2m 8s. It is worth noting that in 2008, the BBFC informed the distributor that the film could finally be passed uncut, but it has not been re-submitted for classification.
    • Connections
      Edited into Video Macumba (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      The Swag
      Written by Milton Grant and Link Wray (as Fred L. Wray, Sr.)

      Performed by Link Wray and His Ray Men

      By Arrangement with Celebrity Licensing, Inc.

    User reviews222

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    Featured review
    5/10
    Outrageously Sick, Disgusting and Grotesque… But Also Funny
    The filthiest person alive, Divine, is using the codename Babs Johnson and living in a trailer in the woods with her retarded mother Eddie (Edith Massey), who loves eggs; her mad hippie son Crackers (Danny Mills); and her mate Cotton (Mary Vivian Pearce). The envious couple Connie (Mink Stole) and Raymond Marble (David Lochary), who abduct and impregnate female hitchhikers to sell their babies to gay and lesbian couples, using the money to invest in heroin and sell in schools, hire Cookie (Cookie Mueller) to have sex with Crackers and spy Divine to compete for the title of "the filthiest people alive". When the competition begins, Connie and Raymond Marble learn why Divine has this title.

    The underground "Pink Flamingos" is outrageously sick, disgusting and grotesque… but also funny. John Waters' intention is certainly to shock the audiences and is certainly very well succeeded. The bizarre characters present some of the most scatological and gross scenes I have ever seen, like Divine chewing excrement of dog, or Crackers "singing" with his anus, and there is no limit for the sick mind of John Waters. The viewer has to have empty stomach to see the whole movie. In the Extras of the DVD, John Waters presents deleted scenes, inclusive with the fate of Cookie. The trailer used to promote the film in 1972 is hilarious, since it does not show any scene, but people being interviewed about the movie. My vote is five.

    Title (Brazil): "Pink Flamingos"
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    FAQ3

    • Does Divine really eat dog feces in the film?
    • Who played the "singing asshole"?
    • Did they really kill a chicken in this?

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    • Release date
      • March 31, 1976 (France)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    • Production company
      • Dreamland
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    • 1 hour 33 minutes
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