Title from title frames. Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole, Edith Massey, Cookie Mueller, Susan Walsh, Michael Potter, Ed Peranio, Paul Swift, George Figgs, Susan Lowe. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1974. Booklet with program notes in English (18 unnumbered pages : color illustrations) inserted in container. Special features: (Disc 1) John Waters audio commentary from 2004; "Crime and beauty: remembering Female trouble" featurette of interview outtakes from Jeffrey Schwartz's 2013 documentary I am Divian with John Waters, Susan Lowe, Mink Stole, George Figgs, Mary Vivan Pearce, Dennis Demody, Vincent Peranio, Pat Moran. (Disc 2) "John Waters and Dennis Lim" featurette of a conversation between director John Waters and critic Dennis Lim from 2018; Dreamlanders. Little Taffy (converation between John Waters and Hilary Taylor from 2018); Moran, Pearce and Smith (archival interviews with production manager Pat Moran, actor Mary Vivian Pearce, and costume designer Van Smith conducted by filmmaker Steve Yeager in 1974); Van Smith (audio interview with costume designer Van Smith by filmmaker Steve Yeager in 1974); On-set footage; Lady Divine (rountable interview by filmmaker Anton Perich with John Waters, Divin, Mink Stoke, and David Lochary from 1975). (Booklet) Spare me your morals / by Ed Halter.
Summary:
Follows the trials and tribulations of Dawn Davenport. Her life is ruined when her parents refuse to get her a pair of 'Cha-Cha heels' for Christmas. This is the original, uncut, full-length version of the film.
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