John Waters' crude comedy masterpiece Female Trouble from 1974. John Waters muse Divine plays Dawn Davenport, a 'teenage delinquent, incensed after her parents do not give her the cha-cha heels she wanted for Christmas, runs away from home. After an illegitimate child and hairstylist husband bring her more misery, she’s enticed into a life of crime when the owners of her husband’s salon promise her fame and fortune.'
Quintessential John Waters, that was way ahead of its time featuring performances from Cookie Mueller, Edith Massey, Mink Stole, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Susan Walsh and Michael Potter.
Currently available to stream on the Solidarity Cinema Archive if you want to try before you buy.
