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Key Features:
Satire, Suburban satire, Dysfunctional family, Black comedy, Social satire, Camp, Parody, Domestic drama, Cult classic, Nudity-moderate, Low budget
Tone:
humorous, satirical, whimsical
Target Audience:
Cult film enthusiasts, Comedy fans, Fans of satire, John Waters fans
Emotional Arc:
Despair → Hope → Absurdity

Polyester

1981-05-29
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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.

Genres
Comedy, Drama
Cast
Divine, Tab Hunter, Edith Massey, David Samson, Mary Garlington, Ken King, Mink Stole, Joni Ruth White, Hans Kramm, Stiv Bators
Crew
John Waters, John Waters
Rating
7(180 votes)
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Better Living Through Chemistry

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7.412

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6.36

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6.1

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6.5

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Taxidermia
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Extreme Movie
4.4

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What's New Pussycat?

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Mini's First Time
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Barbarella
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The Ferpect Crime
6.7

A playboy has the tables turned on him when he finds himself being used as a plaything by an undesirable woman.



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Testosteron
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