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Polyester

Polyester

It’s Scentsational!

19817.01h 26m

Overview

Blessed with a keen sense of smell and cursed with a philandering pornographer husband, a parasitic mother, and a pair of delinquent children, the long-suffering Francine Fishpaw turns to the bottle as her life falls apart -- until deliverance appears in the form of a hunk named Todd Tomorrow. Originally screened with "Odorama" scratch and sniff cards so the audience could (at their own risk) smell along with the film.

Directed by John Waters
Written by John Waters
Produced by John Waters, Michael White
Box OfficeBudget: $300KRevenue: $1.1M

Top Cast

Divine

Divine

Francine Fishpaw

Tab Hunter

Tab Hunter

Todd Tomorrow

Edith Massey

Edith Massey

Cuddles Kovinsky

D

David Samson

Elmer Fishpaw

Mary Garlington

Mary Garlington

Lu-Lu Fishpaw

Ken King

Ken King

Dexter Fishpaw

Mink Stole

Mink Stole

Sandra Sullivan

J

Joni Ruth White

La Rue

H

Hans Kramm

Heintz

S

Stiv Bators

Bo-Bo Belsinger

Themes & Keywords

infidelitypornographybad smellchaoscocainebaltimore, usadark comedyhousewifesatiredysfunctional familyevil motherplayboypro-life protestersmisfitpromiscuitycampfeetdragteenage pregnancy1980sjevenile delinquencyalcoholic motherfoot fetishmacramemelodramaodoramapost nuclear familyaa meeting

About Polyester

Polyester is a comedy, drama film released in 1981 exploring themes of infidelity, pornography, bad smell, chaos, cocaine, baltimore, usa. Directed by John Waters, it stars Divine, Tab Hunter, Edith Massey. Blessed with a keen sense of smell and cursed with a philandering pornographer husband, a parasitic mother, and a pair of delinquent children, the long-suffering Francine Fishpaw turns to the bottle as her life falls apart -- until deliverance appears in the form of a hunk named Todd Tomorrow. Originally screened with "Odorama" scratch and sniff cards so the audience could (at their own risk) smell along with the film.

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