Incest, sex scenes, an illegal adoption ring complete with caged women in the basement during their pregnancies, cannibalism and a bizarre egg fetish are only the tip of the iceberg. What makes it all so cheerfully engaging are the larger than life performances from actors who are hardly professional but compulsively watch-able, and I would say especially Waters' as the irrepressible Divine. I 'm sure everyone has their own view of this movie and my view is a little on sure. Pink Falmingos directed by John Waters is in a way a little disturbing, but I will give it some credit. Divine proclaims himself to be "the filthiest person alive," evident in his daily routine driving around the back roads of the city flipping off potential riders, going into the deli and sneaking raw meat out of the store between his privates, and several of the other scenes mentioned above. Divine's brain damaged mom gravelly sits in a crib seemingly only in a bra and panties, munching on hard-boiled eggs all day long. One very disturbing scene is when her son has sex with chickens before killing and eating them and that's not everything.
One charming thing with Pink Falmingos that deserves it's credit is the low budget that they had to work with. The directors ability to make this film with little money and not having to pay his actors is quite interesting. This movie is a success is someway because to be able to make a movie like this even though it didn't get very far is remarkable. Pink Flamingos doesn't really have a strong plot and isn't serious in any way but it's ability to get numerous responses from it's audience is creditable. I don't think one person will ever have the same comments about this movie. It's worth seeing it at least once to get a feeling of a very unique, and different combination of movie style.
One charming thing with Pink Falmingos that deserves it's credit is the low budget that they had to work with. The directors ability to make this film with little money and not having to pay his actors is quite interesting. This movie is a success is someway because to be able to make a movie like this even though it didn't get very far is remarkable. Pink Flamingos doesn't really have a strong plot and isn't serious in any way but it's ability to get numerous responses from it's audience is creditable. I don't think one person will ever have the same comments about this movie. It's worth seeing it at least once to get a feeling of a very unique, and different combination of movie style.