Pink Flamingos (1976)
An exercise in poor taste
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Pink Flamingos rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6/10· 29K votes
Rotten Tomatoes84%
Metacritic47%
TMDb6.139/10· 563 votesWith 84% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6/10 on IMDb and 47/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.
About Pink Flamingos
Notorious Baltimore criminal and underground figure Divine goes up against Connie & Raymond Marble, a sleazy married couple who make a passionate attempt to humiliate her and seize her tabloid-given title as "The Filthiest Person Alive".
Cast of Pink Flamingos
Divine
as Divine / Babs Johnson
David Lochary
as Raymond Marble
Mary Vivian Pearce
as Cotton
Mink Stole
as Connie Marble
- D
Danny Mills
as Crackers
Edith Massey
as Edie
Channing Wilroy
as Channing
Cookie Mueller
as Cookie
Paul Swift
as The Egg Man
Susan Walsh
as Suzie
- L
Linda Olgeirson
as Linda
Pat Moran
as Patty Hitler (Party Guest in Nazi Uniform)
Pink Flamingos facts
- Budget
- $12K
- Box office
- $6M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •John Waters' transgressive comedy delivers intentionally offensive adult humor
- •Extreme content and drag performance create boldly absurd entertainment spectacle
- •Cult film status rewards audiences willing to embrace divisive artistic vision
What the audience disliked
- •Disgust and crude shock tactics overwhelm narrative substance for many viewers
- •Dog dirt and extreme imagery alienate mainstream audiences seeking conventional comedy
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