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A Dirty Shame

  • 2004
  • NC-17
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
13K
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Chris Isaak, Tracey Ullman, Selma Blair, Johnny Knoxville, and Suzanne Shepherd in A Dirty Shame (2004)
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An uptight, middle-aged, repressed woman turns into a sex addict after getting hit on the head, and she then falls into an underground subculture of sex addicts in suburban Baltimore.An uptight, middle-aged, repressed woman turns into a sex addict after getting hit on the head, and she then falls into an underground subculture of sex addicts in suburban Baltimore.An uptight, middle-aged, repressed woman turns into a sex addict after getting hit on the head, and she then falls into an underground subculture of sex addicts in suburban Baltimore.

  • Director
    • John Waters
  • Writer
    • John Waters
  • Stars
    • Tracey Ullman
    • Chris Isaak
    • Selma Blair
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    5.1/10
    13K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Waters
    • Writer
      • John Waters
    • Stars
      • Tracey Ullman
      • Chris Isaak
      • Selma Blair
    • 111User reviews
    • 88Critic reviews
    • 56Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    A Dirty Shame
    Trailer 1:54
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    Chris Isaak in A Dirty Shame (2004)
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    Tracey Ullman in A Dirty Shame (2004)
    Selma Blair in A Dirty Shame (2004)
    Chris Isaak and Tracey Ullman in A Dirty Shame (2004)
    Tracey Ullman and Selma Blair in A Dirty Shame (2004)
    Tracey Ullman and Johnny Knoxville in A Dirty Shame (2004)
    John Waters in A Dirty Shame (2004)
    Wes Johnson as Fat Fuck Frank in A Dirty Shame (2004)
    Chris Isaak, Tracey Ullman, Selma Blair, Johnny Knoxville, and Suzanne Shepherd in A Dirty Shame (2004)
    Chris Isaak, Tracey Ullman, Selma Blair, and Johnny Knoxville in A Dirty Shame (2004)
    Chris Isaak, Tracey Ullman, Selma Blair, and Johnny Knoxville in A Dirty Shame (2004)

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    Tracey Ullman
    Tracey Ullman
    • Sylvia
    Chris Isaak
    Chris Isaak
    • Vaughn
    Selma Blair
    Selma Blair
    • Caprice
    Johnny Knoxville
    Johnny Knoxville
    • Ray Ray
    Suzanne Shepherd
    Suzanne Shepherd
    • Big Ethel
    Mink Stole
    Mink Stole
    • Marge The Neuter
    Patricia Hearst
    Patricia Hearst
    • Paige
    Jackie Hoffman
    Jackie Hoffman
    • Dora
    Nick Noble
    • Weird Paperboy
    • (as Nicholas E.I. Noble)
    Lucy Newman-Williams
    Lucy Newman-Williams
    • Neuter Yuppie Woman
    Scott Morgan
    • Neuter Yuppie Man
    Wes Johnson
    Wes Johnson
    • Fat Fuck Frank
    David A. Dunham
    David A. Dunham
    • Mama Bear
    David Moretti
    • Papa Bear
    • (as Dave Moretti)
    Jeffrey Auerbach
    • Baby Bear
    Susan Allenback
    • Betty Doggett
    • (as Susan Allenbach)
    Paul DeBoy
    Paul DeBoy
    • Wendell Doggett
    Channing Wilroy
    • Male Motorist
    • Director
      • John Waters
    • Writer
      • John Waters
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Suzanne Shepherd first read the script while on a train to Baltimore. After discovering the film's content, she became quite upset and did not want to do the film. It was only after meeting John Waters that she agreed to play Big Ethel.
    • Goofs
      Before running out of gas, the car is turned off and in park but is still driving.
    • Quotes

      Paige: Admit to God... you are a whore.

      Sylvia Stickles: I'm a whore.

      Paige: Good. Now, make a list of all the people you've fucked and apologize to their parents.

    • Alternate versions
      The Theratrical Release Of The film was the original NC-17 version.For the VHS/DVD releases John Waters said that it will be released in the original NC-17 rated version and a cut R Rated Version.
    • Connections
      Edited from Go Down, Death! (1945)
    • Soundtracks
      Sylvia
      Performed by David Raksin Orchestra

      Written by David Raksin and Paul Francis Webster

      Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group

      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

    User reviews111

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    5/10
    "Let's...go...SEXING!"
    Depressed puritanical housewife Sylvia Stickles (Tracey Ullman) with a nice but horny husband (Chris Isaak) and a HUGE breasted kid (Selma Blair) is hit on the head one day. It immediately turns her into a raving sex addict and she finds there's a whole group of people like her led by Ray Ray Perkins (Johnny Knoxville).

    First off I should mention I saw the 84 minute R rated cut and not the 89 minute NC-17 one. Some of the cuts were obvious as were the voice overdubs but I don't think it changed the movie a lot. What I saw was a typically strange John Waters film with plenty of good moments but it didn't totally work. The main problem is the script is all over the place! The first half of the movie is coherent but the film totally derails during the second half. Complications come on fast and furious and it all ends up not making a lot of sense. The movie is chockful of dialogue discussing frank sexual acts and some incredibly unsubtle imagery. Some of it works but, more often than not, it just doesn't hit its mark. A cameo by David Hasselhoff particularly makes no sense and isn't funny at all. Also the pacing here is atrocious--but that's not uncommon in a Water film. Acting really helps this one. Ullman is fearless here considering some of her very sexually explicit lines and costumes. Blair deserves a lot of credit for wearing these HUGE breasts and making the character sympathetic and believable. Isaak is given little to do but he's good. Best of all is Knoxville who has a real difficult role to play--and pulls it off. So, it has its moments but not enough of them. I can only give this a 5.
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    FAQ2

    • What are the differences between the R-Rated Version and the Unrated Version?
    • Why don't the neuters just whack the addicts on the head to turn them normal? (And vice versa)

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 24, 2004 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Брудний сором
    • Filming locations
      • Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    • Production companies
      • Fine Line Features
      • This Is That Productions
      • Killer Films
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,339,668
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $29,384
      • Sep 19, 2004
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,914,166
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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