Pink Flamingos (1972)

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• Lucas M

  
  A disgusting, surrealist, scary, sick, breathtaking, infamous and terrible funny. An anarchist /subversive cinema work. An unique film, that you need to have courage to see and after say the story. John Waters is really a genius of the expressive bad taste. Pink Flamingos is a… More
  A disgusting, surrealist, scary, sick, breathtaking, infamous and terrible funny. An anarchist /subversive cinema work. An unique film, that you need to have courage to see and after say the story. John Waters is really a genius of the expressive bad taste. Pink Flamingos is a perverse dark comedy, just like a car accident, you don't want see, but can't resist. Fresh.

• Conner R

  
  Sometimes John Waters is a little too obvious for his own good and this is one of those cases. I typically either love or hate his stuff. I like what he was trying to say with this, but it's just too much. I mean you can be trashy, but at least attempt to do it with some sense of… More
  Sometimes John Waters is a little too obvious for his own good and this is one of those cases. I typically either love or hate his stuff. I like what he was trying to say with this, but it's just too much. I mean you can be trashy, but at least attempt to do it with some sense of style and grace. It's almost like he was trying to imitate Andy Warhol instead of present an actual message. Sometimes comedy doesn't work when you're characters are so disgusting and impossible to find interesting. It brings up important questions, but it doesn't mean anything when there's zero follow through.

• Tsubaki S

  
  I would give this a better rating, but i felt the climax was lame. Divine just shoots them and that's it? Really?

• Megan S

  
  So I'm watching all the John Waters' films but this one was a bit much for me. It's hard to believe that it came out in the 70s because it is still shocking and over the top. I can't imagine going to see the this movie in the theater.

• AJ V

  
  On one hand, this movie is totally disgusting and hard to watch, but on the other hand that is exactly what John Waters was trying to do with this movie. This is probably the weirdest movie you'll ever see, but when you think about it, it's also brilliant and accomplishes… More
  On one hand, this movie is totally disgusting and hard to watch, but on the other hand that is exactly what John Waters was trying to do with this movie. This is probably the weirdest movie you'll ever see, but when you think about it, it's also brilliant and accomplishes its goals, which is also weird. Don't see it if you don't like weird 70s movies. You've been warned.

• Anthony L

  
  Taking on and demolishing just about every known middle-class value. No shit! I actually like the story and realise it?s a bit of fun, I really like John Walters and Divine, I also realise the value of this film, the risks it took and the boundaries it was confronting and the social… More
  Taking on and demolishing just about every known middle-class value. No shit! I actually like the story and realise it?s a bit of fun, I really like John Walters and Divine, I also realise the value of this film, the risks it took and the boundaries it was confronting and the social statement it was making make it a very vital film and, historically, it?s one of the most important films ever made. I just didn't like it. To enjoy it requires a certain depravity that I just don't think I posses.

• Randy T

  
  I've heard it said that this film is an attack on middle-class sensibilities. That's wrong. It's a full-frontal blitzkrieg assault. I know that Waters is trying to be outrageous and shocking and obscene, but I draw the line when it comes to brutally beating animals… More
  I've heard it said that this film is an attack on middle-class sensibilities. That's wrong. It's a full-frontal blitzkrieg assault. I know that Waters is trying to be outrageous and shocking and obscene, but I draw the line when it comes to brutally beating animals to death. Not funny.

• Curtis L

  
  3 stars just for being so disgusting, but for the same reason I can't give it anymore either. Recommending it to anyone would alone send me to hell.

• _kelly .

  
  The shock value of this movie isn't there as much for me as film-goers of this film's time, because, well, I'm a product of the internet generation and a singing asshole is something I would casually download nowadays. That said, this is still a sick movie in many ways,… More
  The shock value of this movie isn't there as much for me as film-goers of this film's time, because, well, I'm a product of the internet generation and a singing asshole is something I would casually download nowadays. That said, this is still a sick movie in many ways, as is intended, and it's WAY more fun than your average exploitation fare. Good to see some unflinching nudity without a care, and even better that a chicken died mid-coitus in order to make this movie.

• Cassandra M

  
  Pink Flamingos" is a cult classic.The plot of this film revolves around the throwdown challenge to Divine's supremacy as the filthiest person alive."Pink Flamingos" contains some memorably repulsive scenes like a sex scene with a chicken and the scene where Divine… More
  Pink Flamingos" is a cult classic.The plot of this film revolves around the throwdown challenge to Divine's supremacy as the filthiest person alive."Pink Flamingos" contains some memorably repulsive scenes like a sex scene with a chicken and the scene where Divine eats fresh dog feces.Yes,the movie is shocking and funny at the same time,but the biggest laughs come from the actors' lines.Check out especially this line from Divine:"Kill everyone now!Condone first degree murder!Advocate cannibalism!Eat s***!Filth is my politics!Filth is my life!".On the whole,I really enjoyed this film.Still its tagline "An Exercise in Bad Taste" should be taken to heart and even those used to the gross out movies today may find this gem hard to stomach.Highly recommended.

• Stephen M

  
  I was prepared for just about anything with this film, except for how much I actually liked it. It's certainly not for the faint-hearted, technically it's barely competent, but it does have a charm of its own and is very funny in places. He may be the king of bad taste but… More
  I was prepared for just about anything with this film, except for how much I actually liked it. It's certainly not for the faint-hearted, technically it's barely competent, but it does have a charm of its own and is very funny in places. He may be the king of bad taste but John Waters' taste in music is exquisitely good; the soundtrack is a treat. As for the infamous ending, I think I brushed my own teeth in sympathy.

• Lafe F

  
  John Water's shocking, disgusting movie. But it's funny as heck! The plot concerns a competition between two families to see who is the filthiest. There's the eating of dog poo, the chicken-sex, Miss Edie in the playpen eating eggs in her bra, the shoplifting of… More
  John Water's shocking, disgusting movie. But it's funny as heck! The plot concerns a competition between two families to see who is the filthiest. There's the eating of dog poo, the chicken-sex, Miss Edie in the playpen eating eggs in her bra, the shoplifting of raw meat, the colored hair, the birthday party entertainment, the the basement sex slaves, the trial and executions, the sausage flasher and more! Some of it I can't describe here. It's packed with sleazy filthy stuff. The dialogue is a whole other hilarious thing; it's very quotable. I loved the scenes of Edie asking Babs when the Egg Man was going to arrive. Divine looks like a big goldfish in her orange dress. It's the naughty movie kids shouldn't watch.

• Cindy I

  
  I know John Waters meant this all in fun, but it is without a doubt one of the most disgusting films I've ever sat through. I'm glad I saw it, because now I never have to worry about seeing it again. Notorious for the dog-doo eating scene that ends it. But don't worry… More
  I know John Waters meant this all in fun, but it is without a doubt one of the most disgusting films I've ever sat through. I'm glad I saw it, because now I never have to worry about seeing it again. Notorious for the dog-doo eating scene that ends it. But don't worry about that -- you may not make it that far. If you're a fan of this, stay away from me.

• Steve K

  
  A unique experience, to be sure. Fun to shock people with.

• Tim S

  
  Depravity at it's finest! One of the worst and yet one of the best Grindhouse films anywhere! A real treat for John Waters fans and film fans alike!

• Michael S

  
  OK, I hated it, but I can't say it wasn't entertaining and extremely funny in a sick and twisted way. John Waters is truely in a league of his own, and his Pink Flamingos is possibly the most disgusting film I've ever seen.

• Leigh R

  
  Yep... this movie is just wrong.

• Chris W

  
  Holy God, this movie is so sick, depraved, and trashy, that I can't see how a movie like this can't be good. John Waters set the standard for bad taste with this legendary little low-budget classic from 1972. This is a must see. PERIOD.

• Matthew Y

  
  Along with The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Pink Flamingos was one of the first midnight shows ever complete with audience participation. John Waters goal was nothing short of making the filthiest, most offensive and all around in-bad-taste film you've ever seen. Infamous… More
  Along with The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Pink Flamingos was one of the first midnight shows ever complete with audience participation. John Waters goal was nothing short of making the filthiest, most offensive and all around in-bad-taste film you've ever seen. Infamous cross-dresser Divine stars as Babs Johnson who proudly carries the unofficial mantle of "Filthiest Person Alive". Her and her odd-ball family hold true to this distinction in their day-to-day affairs which range from rape, murder, dismemberment, bestiality and a general array of things in bad taste. The plot of the film largely centers around Mr. & Mrs. Marble who want to take the coveted distinction of "Filthiest Person Alive" away from Babs and her retaliation to this. But really the film is to offend and instigate audiences. The film ends with Divine literally giving the audience a "shit-eating grin", showcasing this films enjoyment in grossing you out and offending you.

• Edward S

  
  If you're a fan of camp, inane children's book dialogue, tastelessness for the sake of tastelessness, gratuitous everything, filthy filthy filth, and you can't get enough that you need to have an hour and a half of it, then John Water's "Pink Flamingos"… More
  If you're a fan of camp, inane children's book dialogue, tastelessness for the sake of tastelessness, gratuitous everything, filthy filthy filth, and you can't get enough that you need to have an hour and a half of it, then John Water's "Pink Flamingos" is your fetish-induced wet dream. However, if you don't relatively care for any of those things, then stay away. Far, far away. The phallic kielbasas, feet fetishes, boxes of turd, goatse beta, and many, many, many other moments will testify. For whatever it's worth, John Waters has made a "film" of incessant amusement. His quirky attitude-laced narration, documentary styled filming, sense of fun in sleazy exploitation like little children who have just learned their first naughty or curse words, eccentric soundtrack, and endless personal touches in the screenplay guarantee any viewer to be intrigued. I don't feel very secure or even justified to recommend this film to anybody, but if you really feel the compulsion to watch a film that is so dynamically bad on purpose then go right ahead. Just don't complain about it afterwards.

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