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Female Trouble

  • 19741974
  • NC-17NC-17
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
9.5K
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POPULARITY
7,724
2,383
Divine, Cookie Mueller, and Susan Walsh in Female Trouble (1974)
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A spoiled schoolgirl runs away from home, gets pregnant while hitch-hiking, and ends up as a fashion model for a pair of beauticians who like to photograph women committing crimes.A spoiled schoolgirl runs away from home, gets pregnant while hitch-hiking, and ends up as a fashion model for a pair of beauticians who like to photograph women committing crimes.A spoiled schoolgirl runs away from home, gets pregnant while hitch-hiking, and ends up as a fashion model for a pair of beauticians who like to photograph women committing crimes.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
9.5K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
7,724
2,383
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    • Director
      • John Waters
    • Writer
      • John Waters
    • Stars
      • Divine
      • David Lochary
      • Mary Vivian Pearce
    Top credits
    • Director
      • John Waters
    • Writer
      • John Waters
    • Stars
      • Divine
      • David Lochary
      • Mary Vivian Pearce
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 80User reviews
    • 55Critic reviews

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    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:13
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    Divine, Cookie Mueller, and Susan Walsh in Female Trouble (1974)
    Divine, Cookie Mueller, and Susan Walsh in Female Trouble (1974)
    Divine, Cookie Mueller, and Susan Walsh in Female Trouble (1974)
    Divine, Cookie Mueller, and Susan Walsh in Female Trouble (1974)
    David Lochary and Mary Vivian Pearce in Female Trouble (1974)
    Divine in Female Trouble (1974)
    Edith Massey in Female Trouble (1974)
    Edith Massey, Al Strapelli, and Channing Wilroy in Female Trouble (1974)
    Divine, Christine Mason, Seymour Avigdor, and Mumme in Female Trouble (1974)
    Divine in Female Trouble (1974)
    Divine, David Lochary, Cookie Mueller, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole, and Susan Walsh in Female Trouble (1974)
    Divine, Edith Massey, and Mink Stole in Female Trouble (1974)

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    Divine
    Divine
    • Dawn Davenport…
    David Lochary
    David Lochary
    • Donald Dasher
    Mary Vivian Pearce
    Mary Vivian Pearce
    • Donna Dasher
    Mink Stole
    Mink Stole
    • Taffy Davenport
    Edith Massey
    Edith Massey
    • Aunt Ida
    Cookie Mueller
    Cookie Mueller
    • Concetta
    Susan Walsh
    Susan Walsh
    • Chicklette
    Michael Potter
    Michael Potter
    • Gater
    Ed Peranio
    • Wink
    Paul Swift
    • Butterfly
    George Figgs
    George Figgs
    • Dribbles
    Susan Lowe
    Susan Lowe
    • Vikki
    George Hulse
    • Teacher
    Margie Skidmore
    • School Snitch
    Berenica Cipcus
    • Mean Girl
    Betty Woods
    • Dawn's Mother
    Roland Hertz
    • Dawn's Father
    Ramsey McClean
    • Baby
    • Director
      • John Waters
    • Writer
      • John Waters
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    • Trivia
      The movie critic Rex Reed hated the film, to the point that in his review he had asked, "Where do these people come from? Where do they go when the sun goes down? Isn't there a law or something?" The quote was posted on the Waverly Theater poster, and in Village Voice ads for the film. When Female Trouble was released on DVD, this quote was on the front of its box.
    • Goofs
      When Taffy throws a tantrum and is taken to the bed in the attic, she reaches for the manacles although she is being restrained against her will.
    • Quotes

      Aunt Ida: [to Gater] I worry that you'll work in an office, have children, celebrate wedding anniversaries. The world of the heterosexual is a sick and boring life.

    • Crazy credits
      For Charles Watson (the Manson Family member). Waters' prison visits to Watson inspired the "crime is beauty" theme of the film, and Waters used a toy wooden helicopter Watson made for him in the credits.
    • Alternate versions
      UK video versions were cut by 5 secs to remove a shot of Earl's disfigured penis during his attempted rape of Taffy. The cuts were waived for the 2007 EIV DVD release.
    • Connections
      Featured in Divine Waters (1985)
    • Soundtracks
      Female Trouble
      Sung by Divine

      Music by Bob Harvey

      Lyrics by John Waters

      Arranged by Don Cooke

      Published by Pentagram

    User reviews80

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    I've Got Lots of Problems
    Devine was certainly no stranger to trash films when John Waters assembled the cast of this Baltimore gem, and it shows. Devine is gregarious, derisive at times, a stunning fem fatale who nearly steals the show as both Dawn Davenport, and her alter-ego, Earl, who staggers and lurches his way into our hearts. This film is one of the few times Devine did male drag, and he pulls it off with astonishing effect. Mink Stole is priceless as Taffy, Dawn's long suffering daughter, and of course who could forget Edith Massey as the torturous Aunt Ida and Dawn's nemesis. Almost as brilliant are the performances of Mary-Vivian Pearce and David Lochary, the demented couple who, after interviewing her to become a client in their Le' Lipstick beauty salon, befriend Dawn and encourage her into a fetid and ribald modeling career. Yes, it's shameless, destined for ruin, utterly unbelievable, and I loved every minute of it. Water's dialog is vehement, abominable, and not to be equaled. It's a shame that he hasn't been able to find replacement versions of Devine and Massey. It was the unorthodoxy of his whole approach to film in the 1970s that endeared thousands and made Devine a gay household name. I hope one day he can return to his roots and get down to building more fine trash.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 15, 1976 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • John Waters' Female Trouble
    • Filming locations
      • Little Tavern, 519 East 25th Street, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    • Production company
      • Dreamland
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $25,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $460
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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