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Polyester (1981)

"It’s Scentsational!"

7.1/10 1h 26m May 29, 1981
Comedy Drama

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.

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Movie Details

Original Title Polyester
Original Language EN
Budget $300,000
Revenue $1,120,000
Status Released
Popularity 1.2

Cast

Divine
Divine
Francine Fishpaw
Popularity: 2.0
Tab Hunter
Tab Hunter
Todd Tomorrow
Popularity: 0.4
Edith Massey
Edith Massey
Cuddles Kovinsky
Popularity: 0.2
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David Samson
Elmer Fishpaw
Popularity: 0.1
Mary Garlington
Mary Garlington
Lu-Lu Fishpaw
Popularity: 0.1
Ken King
Ken King
Dexter Fishpaw
Popularity: 0.1
Mink Stole
Mink Stole
Sandra Sullivan
Popularity: 0.4
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Joni Ruth White
La Rue
Popularity: 1.1
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Hans Kramm
Heintz
Popularity: 0.1
Stiv Bators
Stiv Bators
Bo-Bo Belsinger
Popularity: 0.1
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Rick Breitenfeld
Dr. Arnold Quackenshaw
Popularity: 0.1
Michael Watson
Michael Watson
Freddy Ashton
Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Director John Waters
Screenplay John Waters
Executive Producer Robert Shaye, Sara Risher
Editor Charles Roggero
Producer John Waters

Production

New Line Cinema
US
Dreamland
US
Michael White Productions
GB

Videos & Trailers

John Waters' POLYESTER Trailer
John Waters' POLYESTER Trailer
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Keywords

infidelity pornography bad smell chaos cocaine baltimore, usa dark comedy housewife satire dysfunctional family evil mother playboy pro-life protesters misfit promiscuity camp feet drag teenage pregnancy 1980s

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10
Aug 29, 2022

Remember the sensation that was "Smellyvision"? Well armed with a card which had ten different smells concealed under some silver foil spots, we set off to watch the escapades of the "Fishpaw" family. Divine is on good form as "Francine", the much put upon wife of serial womaniser "Elmer" (David Sam ... Read more

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Details
Release Date May 29, 1981
Runtime 1h 26m
Budget $300,000
Revenue $1,120,000
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 1.2
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