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Pink Flamingos

1972 · 93 min

A gleefully revolting, anarchic experience that dares you to keep watching and laugh at the sheer bad taste.

Tagline: An exercise in poor taste.
Overview: Notorious Baltimore criminal and underground figure Divine goes up against Connie & Raymond Marble, a sleazy married couple who make a passionate attempt to humiliate her and seize her tabloid-given title as "The Filthiest Person Alive".

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
campystrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
identity
crime
media
class
Places: suburbs
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	5
Humour	9
Realism	3
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	8
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	2

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Genres: comedy, crime
Directed by: John Waters
Written by: John Waters
Starring: Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole, Danny Mills, Edith Massey, Channing Wilroy, Cookie Mueller
Cinematography: John Waters
Runtime: 93 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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