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Pink Flamingos

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A bizarre fat woman (Divine) and her misfit family compete with a Baltimore couple (David Lochary, Mink Stole) to be named the filthiest people alive.

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Critics Consensus

Uproarious and appalling, Pink Flamingos is transgressive camp that proves as entertaining as it does shocking.

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Eric Henderson Slant Magazine 06/21/2022
Of course, every battle in their filth war is quite obviously filtered through John Waters’s legendarily up-is-down, wrong-is-right sense of humor. Go to Full Review
Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly 09/07/2011
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Twenty-five years after Pink Flamingos was first unleashed, the film has lost none of its danger, its wit, its psychotic exuberance. Go to Full Review
Variety Staff Variety 06/30/2008
One of the most vile, stupid and repulsive films ever made. Go to Full Review
Dave Giannini InSession Film 02/23/2024
Pink Flamingos is rare. A challenging, but still entertaining watch, no matter how much you try to deny it. Go to Full Review
Brian Susbielles InSession Film 02/22/2023
Everything – and I mean everything – was depicted with no filter and no trickery, completely raw. Go to Full Review
Jason Shawhan Nashville Scene 10/28/2022
The myriad horrors that Pink Flamingos offers are a catalog of atrocities played for triumph. Go to Full Review
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Precious E @RT11040780 6d After watching Pink Flamingos, the film is not the worst, but it is not my favorite movie. The movie was very different and unique. See more Diego M @RT57874213 6d The film wasn't bad by any means, but if you aren't looking for shock value in queer defiance then I wouldn't recommend. See more Jaden G @RT57257977 May 18 I feel like this film's goal was to be gross and make you feel disgusted. It was about a character named Babs Johnson who was happy to be known as the filthiest person alive and throughout the film did a lot of gross things. It includes themes related to incest, cannibalism, and eating human waste which was just very gross and made me almost cringe. I gave it 2 stars though because you could tell it was supposed to make you feel gross and it did for me. See more Dominick S @Dominick118 May 17 I mean is not the worst film, but definitely not my favorite. The story is wonky and not entirely my cup of tea, to say the least. I did like the comedya nd bizzare parts a bit. See more Brandon M @RT14839179 May 16 When watching this movie, it really wasn't my cup of tea. the movie was really quirky to where it made it fun to watch. The plot was very interesting to say the least. Overall, I see why people gravitate to this movie because of its uniqueness. See more Jack P @RT76624209 May 14 I understand why people love this movie for its bold themes and its commitment to being as gross as possible I however can't recommend this movie to anyone but respect the people who enjoy it. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A bizarre fat woman (Divine) and her misfit family compete with a Baltimore couple (David Lochary, Mink Stole) to be named the filthiest people alive.
Director
John Waters
Producer
John Waters
Screenwriter
John Waters
Distributor
New Line Cinema, Fine Line Features
Production Co
Dreamland
Rating
NC-17
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 11, 1997, Wide
Release Date (DVD)
Sep 7, 2004
Box Office (Gross USA)
$413.8K
Runtime
1h 33m
Sound Mix
Mono, Dolby