Desperate Living
From The Grindhouse Cinema Database
Desperate Living (1977, USA) is a Comedy-Crime-Horror-Shocksploitation film directed by John Waters.
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- Featured in: John Waters Collection Box Set
Main Details
- Released on May 27, 1977 (Baltimore, Maryland)
- Color
- Running Time: 90 Min.
- Production Co: Charm City Productions
- Distribution Co: Saliva Films (1977) (USA) (theatrical)
- Written and Directed by John Waters
- Starring Liz Renay, Mink Stole, Susan Lowe
- Produced by James McKenzie, William Platt, David Spencer, John Waters
- Original Music by Chris Lobingier, Allen Yarus
- Cinematography by Thomas Loizeaux, John Waters
- Film Editing by Charles Roggero
Plot Summary
- A neurotic society woman murders her husband with her maid's help; on the lam, they escape to Mortville, a homeless community ruled by a fascist queen.
Also Known As
- Mortville (USA) (working title)
- Nuovo punk story (Italy)
- Punk Story (Italy) (censored version)
- Zyjac desperacko (Poland)
Tagline
- It isn't very pretty.....