Pink FlamingosCult shock auteur John Waters' calculated exercise in 'ultimate trash' attracted a legion of admirers.
Legendary drag queen Divine (Glenn Milstead) is Babs Johnson, living in a caravan with her poultry-lovin' son Crackers (Danny Mills) and 250 pound mother, Mama Edie (Edith Massey).
While resting quietly on their laurels as 'the filthiest people alive', competition brews in the dubious form of Connie (Mink Stole) and Raymond Marble (David Lochary), who are not above kidnapping and impregnating female hitchhikers to sell babies to lesbian couples. Charming.
Oh, and we haven't even mentioned the (notorious) poodle poop scene.!
"In its own unique way, the quintessential American Family Film. Not my family, certainly, and probably not yours, but a family nonetheless. So here's to family values. And shock values, too." The Austin Chronicle
