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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Divine | ... | Dawn Davenport / Earl Peterson | |
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David Lochary | ... | Donald Dasher |
| Mary Vivian Pearce | ... | Donna Dasher | |
| Mink Stole | ... | Taffy Davenport | |
| Edith Massey | ... | Aunt Ida | |
| Cookie Mueller | ... | Concetta | |
| Susan Walsh | ... | Chicklette | |
| Michael Potter | ... | Gater | |
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Ed Peranio | ... | Wink |
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Paul Swift | ... | Butterfly |
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George Figgs | ... | Dribbles |
| Susan Lowe | ... | Vikki | |
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George Hulse | ... | Teacher |
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Margie Skidmore | ... | School Snitch |
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The life and times of Dawn Davenport, showing her progress from loving schoolgirl to crazed mass murderer - all of which stems from her parents' refusal to buy her cha-cha heels for Christmas. She runs away from home, is raped, becomes a single mother, criminal and glamorous model before her inevitable rendezvous with the electric chair... Written by Michael Brooke <michael@everyman.demon.co.uk>
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absurd violence | absurd humor | kidnapping | disfigurement | male frontal nudity |Taglines:
Divine Returns! with the whole "Pink Flamingos" gang in John Waters' Female Trouble See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated NC-17 for explicit sexuality and nudity | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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28 March 1984 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$25,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Written by John Andrews
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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. See more »Connections
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