Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
Desperate Living (1977)
- Dir. John Waters
Feat. Liz Renay, Mink Stole, Edith Massey - The third in John Waters' unholy trilogy again succeeds in his aim to simultaneously shock and incite hysterics. No Divine this time, but Liz Renay,…
Opening Night (1977)- Dir. John Cassavetes
Feat. John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands, Ben Gazzara - Intermittently fascinating, semi–improvised opus from Cassavetes (who also stars), about an aging actress (Gena Rowlands) who suffers a…
Killing of a Chinese Bookie, The (1976)- Dir. John Cassavetes
Feat. Ben Gazzara - Cassavetes' most personal film concerns a strip–club owner (Ben Gazzara) who becomes indebted to the mob. An acquired taste for this one as…
Cars That Ate Paris, The (1974)- Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Terry Camilleri, John Meillon - This no–budget wonder marked the auspicious debut of Peter Weir. It's a delirious black comedy in which an outback community ambush passing…
Heat (1972)
- Dir. Paul Morrissey
Feat. Sylvia Miles, Joe Dallesandro - A great trash drama, this is the most polished production of all the Warhol–esqe features, with a bravura performance from Sylvia Miles. It's…
Pink Flamingos (1971)- Dir. John Waters
Feat. Divine, Mink Stole, Edith Massey… - John Waters' creative pinnacle (or nadir!) remains the ultimate statement in bad taste – a pure, unadulterated exercise in shock value!…
Women in Revolt (1971)- Dir. Paul Morrissey
Feat. Candy Darling, Holly Woodlawn, Jackie Curtis - Aspiring 'stars' Candy Darling and Holly Woodlawn try their hand at breaking into Hollywood, but end up joining a womens' rights group. Warhol…
Hi Mom! (1970)- Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Robert De Niro, Charles Durning, Allen Garfield… - One of dir. De Palma's underrated early satires is loosely a sequel to 'Greetings', with Robert De Niro returning from the Vietnam War to try and…
Honeymoon Killers, The (1970)- Dir. Leonard Kastle
Feat. Shirley Stoler, Tony Lo Bianco - Fascinating, tabloid tale of the 'lonely hearts' murderers of the 40's and 50's. Grimly realistic, ultimately tragic story of obsessive love and…
Trash (1970)- Dir. Paul Morrissey
Feat. Joe Dallesandro, Holly Woodlawn - Only the inimitable Joe Dallesandro could play a drug–addicted loser with a sex problem and still come off cool. Holly Woodlawn and other…
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