Polyester

After making a name for himself with such underground gross-out epics as Pink Flamingos and Desperate Living, director John Waters made a bid for somewhat wider acceptance with this black comedy, which is sedate only by the standards of his previous work. Francine Fishpaw (Divine) is a housewife ...more

John Waters' first 'mainstream' film is a subtler, slicker affair than previous wild outings like Pink Flamingos but this doesn't mean that it is tame. In fact, Polyester is just as bitingly satirical as his more underground efforts but aim its sights at more everyday targets like suburbia and the nuclear family. The film benefits from one of Waters' most polished scripts, which sets up a wonderfully weird array of characters and subplots with comedic flair and then interweaves them to create ...more