The read
Scores higher than 88% of the 997 1980s comedy movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
Blessed with a keen sense of smell and cursed with a philandering pornographer husband, a parasitic mother, and a pair of delinquent children, the long-suffering Francine Fishpaw turns to the bottle as her life falls apart -- until deliverance appears in the form of a hunk named Todd Tomorrow. Originally screened with "Odorama" scratch and sniff cards so the audience could (at their own risk) smell along with the film.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes93%
Metacritic72/100
196 audience votes
Key crew
- John WatersDirector
- Michael KamenOriginal Music Composer
- John WatersWriter
Cast
- DivineFrancine Fishpaw
- Tab HunterTodd Tomorrow
- Edith MasseyCuddles Kovinsky
- David SamsonElmer Fishpaw
- Mary GarlingtonLu-Lu Fishpaw
- Ken KingDexter Fishpaw
- Mink StoleSandra Sullivan
- Joni Ruth WhiteLa Rue
- Hans KrammHeintz
- Stiv BatorsBo-Bo Belsinger
- Rick BreitenfeldDr. Arnold Quackenshaw
- Michael WatsonFreddy Ashton
Stills
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Themes
infidelitypornographybad smellchaoscocainebaltimore, usadark comedyhousewifesatiredysfunctional familyevil motherplayboy
The Best Movies of 1981
Polyester is #24 of 60
