Film

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John Waters

Director, Cast, Screenwriter, Producer, Cinematography, Editor, With, Art Director

Director

2004 - A Dirty Shame
2000 - Cecil B. Demented
1998 - Pecker
1994 - Serial Mom
1990 - Cry-Baby
1988 - Hairspray
1981 - Polyester
1977 - Desperate Living
1974 - Female Trouble
1972 - Pink Flamingos
1969 - Mondo Trasho

Screenwriter

2006 - This Filthy World
2000 - Cecil B. Demented
1998 - Pecker
1994 - Serial Mom
1990 - Cry-Baby
1988 - Hairspray
1981 - Polyester
1977 - Desperate Living
1974 - Female Trouble
1972 - Pink Flamingos
1969 - Mondo Trasho

Cinematography

With

2006 - Jack Smith & the Destruction of Atlantis
2006 - This Filthy World
2005 - Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream

Cast

2004 - Seed of Chucky
1999 - Sweet and Lowdown
1990 - Heaven Tonight
1988 - Grievous Bodily Harm
1988 - Captain Johnno
1986 - Something Wild
1979 - Breaker Morant
1977 - The Getting of Wisdom
1977 - Summerfield
1976 - The Rollicking Adventures of Eliza Fraser
1975 - End Play

Producer

Editor

Art Director

1969 - Mondo Trasho

Articles

Aug 29 2006 - 'This is Not Yet Rated' Q&A
Jul 17 2006 - Pfeiffer fancies 'Hairspray'
Jan 27 2006 - Fancy applying some 'Hairspray'?
Nov 30 2004 - 'Hairspray' to be Re-Applied

Features

Do overs!

After Race to Witch Mountain, what should Disney remake next?

Gray's anatomy

James Gray wants to push buttons—again.

The next big thing?

Gigantic Releasing tries to rethink indie distribution…without movie theaters.

Red Diva: Lyubov Orlova, First Lady of Soviet Cinema

So you think you can dance, comrade?

Puppet master

Coraline director Henry Selick takes stop-motion animation into 3-D.

Socratic method

Laurent Cantet's approach on the set matches the message of his film.

Wander woman

Kelly Reichardt's Wendy and Lucy puts a Bush-era spin on the road movie.

Oscars

Read our interviews with the nominees, our reviews of the nominated films and more.