John Waters FAQ

For more than 50 years John Waters has been staging a coup against the good taste of the American public. From the ultimate gross-out in Pink Flamingos to the amazing general-audience rating of his biggest hit Hairspray, Waters has been subverting viewers' expectations with comedies that stretch past the boundaries of even today's jaded audiences.A provocateur of bad taste in a glorious way, Waters started out as an outsider with a camera and a small circle of fellow delinquents. In tearing down icons of the silver screen, Waters would create his own that are used still by others in movies and television. And that's only part of the tale.John Waters FAQ looks at how a nice boy from the right side of the tracks would end up becoming a demon of society and the influences that drove his ambition in moviemaking. Also featured are biographical information of the Dreamlanders -- the actors and crew members who would join Waters on his adventures in filmland over the years, including Waters's best-remembered

Dale Sherman is a researcher and collector of music and movies, especially comedies. He has written 11 books, including Mel Brooks FAQ, Quentin Tarantino FAQ, Armageddon Film FAQ, and MASH FAQ. He lives in Louisville, Kentucky.

For more than 50 years John Waters has been staging a coup against the good taste of the American public. From the ultimate gross-out in EPink FlamingosE to the amazing general-audience rating of his biggest hit EHairsprayE Waters has been subverting viewers's expectations with comedies that stretch past the boundaries of even today's jaded audiences.THA provocateur of bad taste in a glorious way Waters started out as an outsider with a camera and a small circle of fellow delinquents. In tearing down icons of the silver screen Waters would create his own that are used still by others in movies and television. And that's only part of the tale.THEJohn Waters FAQE looks at how a nice boy from the right side of the tracks would end up becoming a demon of society and the influences that drove his ambition in moviemaking. Also featured are biographical information of the Dreamlanders a the actors and crew members who would join Waters on his adventures in filmland over the years including Waters's best-remembered find Divine.THBeyond chapters dedicated to the making of each of his films a from EHag in a Black Leather JacketE to his most recent EA Dirty ShameE a there are those covering his career as a writer and artist. Also reviewed are his acting career in other people's television shows and movies over the years Water's interest in music and projects that never were to be. EJohn Waters FAQE covers it all in the career of a man who started out with a dream of becoming an underground filmmaker and became so much more.

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