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1972 Certificate 18
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A family of rednecks and a pair of swingers do battle with one another for the rights to the title "The Filthiest People Alive." Read more

Starring Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole
Director John Water, John Waters
Genres Comedy, Gay/Lesbian

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Pink Flamingos

A family of rednecks and a pair of swingers do battle with one another for the rights to the title "The Filthiest People Alive."

Starring Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole, Danny Mills
Director John Water, John Waters
Certificate Certificate 18
Genres Comedy, Gay/Lesbian
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: not available
Production year: 1972
  • Critics' reviews (2) of Pink Flamingos

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  • 5 stars out of 5

    The film that not only defined bad taste, but also unashamedly celebrated it. Cult director John Waters's notorious gross-out has upstart perverts David Lochary and Mink Stole trying to wrest the honour of “Filthiest Person Alive” from the tenacious grip of sleaze superstar Divine. Chicken sex, a singing rectum, artificial insemination, lesbian motherhood and the incomparable Edith Massey are paraded before our increasingly appalled eyes in the “Prince of Puke”'s screamingly funny shocker. Featuring the infamous coda where Divine eats a dog turd (for real), Waters's unique obscenity is the grandfather of midnight movies.

    • Radio Times
  • Waters' exercise in deliberately appalling taste is not for the sensitive, needless to say, offering a series of more... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
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  • 11 out of 14 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5.0 stars

    Fab Flamingos

    I loved this movie dirty bad and Divine at his best as a dirty Diva. Not for the faint hearted. Think you've seen it all not till you seen this movie. Laugh... more

      • Christopher Godfrey from Exeter England UK
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    Rated - 3.0 stars

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