Female Trouble
JOHN WATERS: DIVINE FILTH, PART 3
"Without all of you, my career could never have gotten this far. Ha ha ha ha ha! It was you that I burn for, and it is you that I will die for. Please remember, I love every fucking one of you!"
After PINK FLAMINGOS' runaway success on the Midnight Movie circuit, it was time for John Waters to create his follow-up. He reconvened with his regular crew of Dreamlanders and created FEMALE TROUBLE, a trash epic that portrays the life and times of Dawn Davenport (played by Divine in a quintessential performance), tracking her progression from teenage brat to juvenile delinquency and, ultimately, mass murder.
In this episode, we tell the full story of how FEMALE TROUBLE came to be, from its inception, all the way through its tumultuous filming, release, and all of the controversy that came along with it.
CAST & CREW
Directed by: John Waters
Written by: John Waters
Produced by: John Waters
Cast: Divine | David Lochary | Mary Vivian Pearce | Michael Potter | Mink Stole | Cookie Mueller | Edith Massey | George Figgs | Paul Swift | Channing Wilroy | Susan Walsh | Elizabeth Coffey | Ed Peranio | Susan Lowe
Cinematography: John Waters
Edited by: John Waters | Charles Roggero
Music by: John Waters
Release Date: October 11, 1974
Theme Song: "There's Still a Little Bit of Time, If We Hurry and I Mean Hurry" by Slasher Film Festival Strategy.
This episode was written, produced and edited by Gary Horne, Justin Bishop, and Todd A. Davis.
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