Polyester
film by Waters [1981]
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- In camp: Camp classics in film
…that include Pink Flamingos (1972), Polyester (1981), Hairspray (1988), and Cry-Baby (1990), American filmmaker John Waters is widely referred to as the “King of Camp.” Waters’s canon is a knowing celebration of bad taste, fully conscious of its place as camp. Featuring the acting talents of larger-than-life drag diva Divine,…
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- In John Waters: The Pope of Trash: From Multiple Maniacs to Pink Flamingos and Polyester
To promote Polyester he invented a scratch-and-sniff card called Odorama that audiences were expected to use to enhance their viewing experience of the film. Scents on the card included roses, smelly shoes, skunk spray, pizza, and flatulence. In 1986 Waters won praise from William S. Burroughs, author…
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