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Dec 29, 2023 · A campy and subversive celebrity satire. A prolific director of countercultural film, John Waters has shocked audiences for decades — here's every one of his movies, ranked worst to best.
- Zachary Moser
- HAIRSPRAY (1988) Starring: Ricki Lake, Divine, Debbie Harry, Sonny Bono, Jerry Stiller, Leslie Ann Powers, Michael St. Gerard, Colleen Fitzpatrick, Ruth Brown, Ric Ocasek, Pia Zadora.
- SERIAL MOM (1994) Starring: Kathleen Turner, Sam Waterson, Ricki Lake, Matthew Lillard, Patty Hearst, Suzanne Somers, Joan Rivers, Brigid Berlin. Turner was much more in tune with Waters’ wack-a-doo outlandish humor than Melanie Griffith.
- POLYESTER (1981) Starring: Divine, Tab Hunter, David Samson, Edith Massey, Stiv Bators. I was lucky enough to see “Polyester,” an ode to female-driven melodramas from the ‘50s and ‘60s, when it first opened in theaters.
- PINK FLAMINGOS (1972) Starring: Divine, David Lochary, Mink Stole, Mary Vivian Pearce, Danny Mills, Edith Massey. The midnight movie sensation that put Waters on the map beyond his Baltimore roots.
- Benjamin Crabtree
- Polyester (1981) Perhaps the most maximalist melodrama and uproarious parody in the auteur’s filmography, Polyester encapsulates everything that defines a John Waters film while also allowing his signature trash aesthetic to leap from the screen and into the audience’s nostrils.
- Serial Mom (1994) Striking a near-perfect balance between the countercultural intrigue of his early cult films and the satirical mainstream fare of his mid-to-late career, Serial Mom was both John Waters and his mother’s favorite film from his entire career.
- Multiple Maniacs (1970) Employing a no-budget filmmaking style with irreverent visions of sociopolitical systems and religious iconography, Multiple Maniacs defined the alternative aesthetics and gleeful insubordination that made John Waters an icon.
- Hairspray (1988) Doubtlessly the most recognizable and influential film in the director’s body of work, the commercial and critical success of Hairspray made John Waters a household name, paving the way for a Tony-winning Broadway show and follow-up film adaptation of the musical in the early 2000s.
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Jan 26, 2023 · All 12 John Waters Movies Ranked From Worst To Best. Posted on January 26, 2023 by George Nickle. Baltimore native John Waters made both “Pink Flamingos,” one of the most censored and shocking films ever, and the beloved family-friendly film with a positive message, “Hairspray.”. Dubbed by the press, critics, fellow filmmakers, and fans ...
Apr 23, 2014 · As a matter of fact, Waters has had one of the most consistent oeuvres of any recognizable auteurs. Because they are always built on his singular vision, his work remains instantly...
Apr 18, 2016 · John Waters is a filmmaker who tends to illicit a love or hate reaction. There is no doubt that his work, often so controversial in nature, is not for everyone, but as a filmmaker he has systematically broken taboos and employed shock tactics in a way that holds much more substance than it may at first seem.
John Samuel Waters Jr. (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, writer, actor, and artist. He rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films, including Multiple Maniacs (1970), Pink Flamingos (1972) and Female Trouble (1974). Waters wrote and directed the comedy film Hairspray (1988), which was later adapted into a hit ...
