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1977 | DIRECTED BY JOHN WATERS

Desperate Living

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Year
1977
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Liz Renay
Mink Stole
Susan Lowe
Edith Massey
Mary Vivian Pearce
Jean Hill
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Directed by
john waters John Waters
Starring
Liz Renay
Mink Stole
Susan Lowe
Edith Massey
Mary Vivian Pearce
Jean Hill
Brook Yeaton
Karen Gerwig
Jay Allan
Al Strapelli
George Stover
Turkey Joe
Willie Brooks
James Yeaton
Ed Peranio
Steve Butow
Channing Wilroy
Steve Parker
Pete Denzer
Chuck Yeaton
David Klein
Ralph Crocker
Peter Koper
Sally Albaugh
Kenny Orye
Warren Newcomb
Roland Hertz
Pirie Woods
Damien Overholser
Ed Butner
H.C. Kliemisch
Paul Swift
George Figgs
Marina Melin
Cookie Mueller
Pat Moran
Sharon Niesp
George Hulse
Dolores Deluce
Frank J. Butler
Frank Crivelli
Richard Ellsberry
Alan Reese
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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
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Desperate Living
30653
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Genres
Comedy
Comedy
Crime
Crime
Fantasy
Fantasy
Horror
Horror
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  • Brazil Brazil
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News from around the web
Desperate Living  BAM | Brooklyn Academy of Music Thu, 4th September 2025

Liberation for the Free City of Mortville: John Waters’s Desperate Living  Bright Wall/Dark Room Sat, 10th June 2023

Desperate Living (1977) ⭐ 7.0 | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy  IMDb Sun, 9th October 2016

Letter of Recommendation: John Waters’s ‘Desperate Living’ (Published 2020)  The New York Times Tue, 21st January 2020

John Waters on 'humor as terrorism' and the continuing appeal of 'Pink Flamingos' | Here & Now  WBUR Fri, 30th May 2025

John Waters @ 75 : Desperate Living (1977)  The Film Experience Thu, 22nd April 2021

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