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POLYESTER
U.S., 1981
Directed by John Waters
With Divine, Tab Hunter, Edith Massey, Mink Stole
Approx. 86 mins. DCP.
‘I’ve had about enough of this heartbreak!’ wails Divine’s suburban Baltimore housewife Francine Fishpaw, but there’s something dreamy on the way: Tab Hunter’s lounge-suit-appareled drive-in owner Todd Tomorrow!
Reviews
“OK, so it's not THE CHERRY ORCHARD, but who could resist a film where a massive drive-in billboard proclaims 'Now showing — Three Great Marguerite Duras Hits'?”
– Derek Adams, Time Out
“The kind of send-up lends itself to loutishness, but Mr. Waters handles it brightly enough to give it distinctive wit.”
– Janet Maslin, The New York Times