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Pink Flamingos (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]

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John Waters made bad taste perversely transcendent with the forever shocking counterculture sensation Pink Flamingos, his most infamous and daring cinematic transgression. Outré diva Divine is iconic as the wanted criminal hiding out with her family of degenerates in a trailer outside Baltimore while reveling in her tabloid notoriety as the “Filthiest Person Alive.” When a pair of sociopaths (Mink Stole and David Lochary) with a habit of kidnapping women in order to impregnate them attempt to challenge her title, Divine resolves to show them and the world the true meaning of the word filthy. Incest, cannibalism, shrimping, and film history’s most legendary gross-out ending—Waters and his merry band of Dreamlanders leave no taboo unsmashed in this gleefully subversive ode to outsiderhood, in which camp spectacle and pitch-black satire are wielded in an all-out assault on respectability. DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director John Waters, with uncompressed monaural soundtrackTwo audio commentaries featuring Waters, from the 1997 Criterion laserdisc and the 2001 DVD releaseNew conversation between Waters and filmmaker Jim JarmuschTour of the film’s Baltimore locations, led by WatersDeleted scenes, alternate takes, and on-set footageTrailerEnglish subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearingAnd more!PLUS: An essay by critic Howard Hampton and a piece by actor and author Cookie Mueller about the making of the film, from her 1990 book Walking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black

Genre: COMEDY


Format: Blu-ray


Runtime: 121 minutes


Studio: The Criterion Collection


Number Of Discs: 1


MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NC-17 (Adults Only)


Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.69 x 5.43 x 0.59 inches; 0.01 ounces


Item model number ‏ : ‎ _ig_loc


Media Format ‏ : ‎ Blu-ray


Run time ‏ : ‎ 121 minutes


Release date ‏ : ‎ June 28, 2022


Studio ‏ : ‎ The Criterion Collection


Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1


Best Sellers Rank: #898 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV) #162 in Comedy (Movies & TV)


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    • Good dvd!
This John Waters creation is one of those movies that cannot be unseen. The DVD is awesome. It is a wide screen just so you know and it came very quickly with delivery. This is one of those movies though definitely not for children and definitely not if you do not like out there films.
Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2026 by Dana Kraemer
    • Pink Flamingos Goes!!!
John Waters will forever be remembered for his classics of dark comedy & crude satire but no film of his shall ever hold a candle so bright to the infamous Pink Flamingos. Never before have such revolting images displayed evoke such gleefulness nor has any director before or after Waters captured the true spirit of bad taste on such a micro budget. Pink Flamingos basically revolves around the twisted lives of two families in Baltimore who pride themselves on being the most filthy people in the world & that's a tough act to follow. Waters is not unlike world renowned artist Andy Warhol in the respect that he wishes to throw pop-culture right back in America's face. Well, except Waters takes it all much further in the annals of putrid comedy as if Warhol's contributions were a tad meager. Welcome to the world of sleaziness, trashy conspirators, & evil doers run amok in this delightful film of America's rejects. Divine has been branded the most filthiest person alive. Having been forced underground, she lives in a trailer somewhere off the beaten path with her egg-obsessed mom, a voyeuristic travel companion, & her dirty son Crackers. Although Divine prides herself as being a figure of repulsion, she has taken the pseudonym Babs Johnson just to keep everyone safe from society. Babs is a bonafied criminal guilty of numerous charges which could include cannibalism, murder & possibly sex crimes of every variety. Raymond & Connie live in a more well-to-do section of Maryland & are actually quite envious of Divine. Wishing to claim that title of being the filthiest people alive, they are determined to run Divine clear out of town. The notorious couple are known for capturing young females which serve as slaves in their filthy basement to copulate with their gay servant. The babies are then sold to lesbians for about $5,000 a child & the proceeds are used to finance stores of pornography or front drug dealers. The gay servant not only impregnates these poor girls but then is required to dispose of their corpses after they die in child birth. Our lovely couple even hires a spy by the name of Cookie to seduce Divine's son Crackers in hopes of attaining more information on the filthy family such as an address so they can torture her & send policeman who will put an end to Bab's birthday bash. Policeman do show up at the party, of course, but they meet an untimely demise & then the motley crew proceeds to feast on their human remains. Again, it's a gruesome site for sure but it's all in good fun. After learning of the couple's plans to thwart Divine's operation of being the most repulsive woman alive, Crackers & Divine decide it's time to take revenge & pay the couple a visit in which more sleaziness ensues. Note: There is the infamous scene in which Divine bequeaths her motherly love to Crackers which will either generate much unprecedented laughter or upset stomachs. John Waters knows how to have a good time with his audience & the fun doesn't stop here. Pink Flamingos is perhaps of my all-time favorite examples of guerrilla film-making or indie cinema done correctly with only a micro budget of $10,000. Sadly, films like this are often dismissed as utter trash & are robbed of Oscars. Thank you John Waters & Divine!!! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2011 by Brian R Yandle
    • Pink Flamingos by John Waters
Perfection
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2026 by Gman
    • ILHM Reviews: Pink Flamingos
No words can adequately describe what it is like watching John Waters' cult-classic, PINK FLAMINGOS. The uninitiated simply will not understand, as it is a film that must be experienced rather than explained. The film centers around Divine, an overweight drag queen who has earned herself the title of "The Filthiest Person Alive" by the local tabloids for her disreputable acts and disgusting living conditions that she shares with Mama Edie, Cotton, and her son, Crackers. Here to steal her throne are Connie and Raymond Marble, an eccentric pair whose excessive wealth has led them to seek out more extreme forms of entertainment. Connie and Raymond's sordid attempts to humiliate and destroy Divine lead to an all out war for the title of "The Filthiest People Alive." PINK FLAMINGOS was purposefully made to shock and disgust, with the intent of using the film's notoriety to boost John Waters' career. Needless to say, it worked. There are no lines that won't be crossed in this circus of depravity, from bestiality, rape, incest, and torture, to the final infamous shot of Divine scooping up freshly-squeezed dog poop and eating before the camera. Mama is kept in a playpen as she babbles on about eggs, while Crackers is out back experimenting with his new chicken fetish for Cotton to look in on. Over at the Marble residence, we learn that Connie and Raymond have been kidnapping girls and impregnating them so that they can turn a quick profit on the babies before murdering their mothers. And this is just a taste of the insanity that is in store. The atrocious acting and absurd plot only add to the trashy camp and utterly dark yet hilarious humor in PINK FLAMINGOS. Waters would go on to direct a number of popular cult comedies, though nothing could ever compare to his first underground hit. -Carl Manes I Like Horror Movies ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2013 by IDontKnow
    • Divine at her best
Not for everyone but it is a classic
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2026 by Jonathan Hinson
    • this is a timeless classic from john waters
john waters was years ahead of his time, or of his time, and his time, was ahead of most other people. in this early seventies classic, waters touches upon themes(not just pertaining to smaller town america) that are still funny, gross, and current today. the cast is as choice as the context, divine, mink stole and edith massey, certainly stand out. the hilarious plot and characters, just crack me up, everytime i watch this move, and on dvd, it does contain extras, for the long devoted fan or newcomer alike, a worthy addition. this movie (and generally, the work of john waters) has been so inflencial. you don't have to be gay or straight, or both, to enjoy this movie. it really is totally enjoyable for any adult mind open to cutting skits and dark humour. it's a brilliant beer and movie night gem, and i promise, you'll need, to check out more of john waters' work, and divine performances. "one of the most vile, stupid and repulsive films ever made" the sleeve exclaims! - they're not wrong - but you have to add "hilarious!" the state of it! at the very reasonale price asked new, or on marketplace, of course, it's such a good bucks to laughs ratio! get a copy, today, get your friends over, beers in, and put it on. your guests jaws will drop, and there won't be a dry eye in the room afterwards. tears of laughter! try this: slap on rocky horror, then house of 1000 corpses, then, pink flamingos... fantastic! also check out john waters''female trouble','polyester' and 'desperate living' if you love 'pink flamingos'. buy, and enjoy! your life will never be the same! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2007 by JD Milton
    • The high water mark for John Waters' films
It's a high water mark for sure...just never said how clean the water was.
Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2026 by eman
    • Colonel Sanders? But I barely know her!
I'm born, raised and for better or worse still live in Baltimore. The magic of JW's films, especially from the 70s and early 80s, is he magically captured what many believe might have been this very small subset of underground characters, lost in time if not for his films. What he has done however is captured what essentially was the spirit of an entire population, all gorded up on Esskay hot dogs, National Bohemian Beer, and Bethlehem Steel smoke when those companies were major cornerstones of the one time "small" city. Its odd then that I probably watched Desperate Livin' and Hairspray (the 1988 version!) on a Luskins bought TV set in my youth but PF actively avoided my and I probably avoided it until recently. The bad news - it hasn't really aged well, and being older I can see how JW grew and truly tried to make his movies better and more engaging (for instance, of this era, I rank Female Trouble above this and Desperate Living above that). The good news is it doesn't fall into mediocrity all that badly (I still consider Polyester the weakest of his films). It's also disturbing, in 2016 at least, to watch a live chicken die the way it did on film here. That turtle in Cannibal Holocaust got off easy in my opinion! Either way, recommended for a good time viewing, great for parties, and absolutely essential if you're any kind of JW fan. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2016 by Nic Disassembly

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