A cult classic from director John Waters, FEMALE TROUBLE follows the trials and tribulations of Dawn Davenport (played to perfection by Waters’ muse and frequent collaborator, Divine). Her life is ruined when her parents refuse to get her a pair of ‘Cha-Cha heels’ for Christmas. Who could imagine that this simple act of parental power could start Dawn spiraling downward from affectionate child to mass murderer? With Mink Stole, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce.

“This delectable trash from John Waters may not be quite as flagrantly tasteless as Pink Flamingos or Multiple Maniacs, but it’s still best to lock up your kids and hide your heterosexuals.” (Film Frenzy)

“John Waters’ trashterpiece is just as hilarious today as it was almost 50 years ago. Just bring your pearls with you in case you need to clutch them.” (Horror Queens Podcast)

“The resulting feast of sex, violence, cruelty, and frivolity mocks sentimental notions of family, work, and love, and turns the egomaniacal furies of pop culture inside out.” (New Yorker)

“It is this reversal, the realization that the freak is an essential part of a social whole and that beauty falls into contradiction by attempting to be both normative and expressive of individuality, that Female Trouble executes in uproarious fashion.” (Pop Matters)

Sunday, July 30
Doors 9:00 pm | Movie 9:30 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
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FEMALE TROUBLE (John Waters, 1974 / 18A) A spoiled schoolgirl runs away from home, gets pregnant while hitch-hiking, and ends up as a fashion model for a pair of beauticians who like to photograph women committing crimes.

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