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John Waters(1946 - )
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All his movies are set in Baltimore,
he frequently casts Patricia Hearst and has cast Mink Stole in nearly
all of his films.
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Growing up in Baltimore in the 50s Waters
was not like other children; he was obsessed by violence and gore, both real
and on the screen. With his weird counter-culture friends acting, he began
making silent 8mm and 16mm films in the mid 60s; he screened these in rented
Baltimore church halls to underground audiences drawn by word-of-mouth and
street leafleting campaigns. As his film-making grew more polished and his
subject matter more shocking, his audiences grew bigger, and his write-ups
in the Baltimore papers more outraged. By the early 70s he was making features
which he managed to get shown in midnight screenings in art cinemas by sheer
perseverance. Success came when Pink Flamingos (1972) - a deliberate exercise
in ultra-bad taste - took off in 1973; helped no doubt by lead actor 'Divine'
infamous dog-shit eating scene.
He continued to make low-budget shocking movies with his Dreamland repertory
company, until Hollywood crossover success came with Hairspray (1988) in 1987,
and although his movies might now appear cleaned-up and professional, they
retain Waters playfulness, and reflect his life-long obsessions.
IMDb mini-biography by Stuart Young (Stuart.Young@ed.ac.uk)
John Waters Filmography (Films)
| Film Title | Director / Producer / Exec-Producer / Writer | Year of Release |
| Hairspray (pre-production) | W (written by) | 2007 |
| A Dirty Shame | D / W(written by) | 2004 |
| Cecil B. DeMented | D / W (written by) | 2000 |
| Pecker | D / W (written by) | 1998 |
| Serial Mom | D / W (written by) | 1994 |
| Cry-Baby | D / W (written by) | 1990 |
| Hairspray | D / P / W (written by) | 1988 |
| Polyester | D / P / W | 1981 |
| Desperate Living | D / P / W | 1977 |
| Female Trouble | D / P / W | 1974 |
| John Waters' Pink Flamingos | D / P / W | 1972 |
| Multiple Maniacs | D / P / W | 1970 |
| The Diane Linkletter Story | D / P / W | 1969 |
| Mondo Trasho | D / P / W | 1969 |
| Eat Your Makeup | D / P / W | 1968 |
| Roman Candles | D / P / W | 1966 |
| Hag in a Black Leather Jacket | D / P / W | 1964 |
John Waters Filmography (Actor)
| Film | Character | Year of Release |
| Seed of Chucky | Pete Peters | 2004 |
| Each Time I Kill | ?? | 2002 |
| Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat | The Reverend | 2002 |
| Cecil B. DeMented (uncredited) | Reporter | 2000 |
| Sweet and Lowdown | Mr. Haynes | 1999 |
| Pecker (uncredited) | Pervert on Phone (voice) | 1998 |
| Serial Mom (uncredited) | Ted Bundy (voice) | 1994 |
| Homer & Eddie | Robber #1 | 1989 |
| Hairspray | Dr. Fredrickson | 1988 |
| Something Wild | Used Car guy | 1986 |
| John Waters' Pink Flamingos (uncredited) | Mr. J (voice) | 1972 |
| Mondo Trasho (uncredited) | Reporter (voice) | 1969 |
| Eat Your Makeup | ?? | 1968 |
| Roman Candles | ?? | 1966 |
| Hag in a Black Leather Jacket | ?? | 1964 |