A Dirty Shame Movie Review 2004

Outrageously tasteless fare has Waters back in familiar Baltimore territory with angry and repressed Sylvia Stickles (Ullman), who runs a convenience store with unfulfilled hubby Vaughn (Isaak). Their daughter Caprice (Blair) is locked in her room so she can't continue her career as a topless dancer. Sylvia suffers a concussion in a car crash and goes nympho--joining a cult of sex addicts led by local sexual healer Ray-Ray (Knoxville). Suddenly, their quiet blue-collar neighborhood is under siege from fetish freaks! It's all low-rent and tawdry exaggeration with a flimsy plot. It doesn't quite work, but then Waters has never let slick technique interfere with his fun.

Distribution

New Line Home Video, 116 N. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048, Phone: (310)854-5811, Fax: (310)854-1824, URL: http://www.newline.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on DVD
Running time 89 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Sex & Sexuality, Baltimore, Strippers, Sexcapades, Gays

Screenplay

John Waters

Cast

Tracey Ullman, Johnny Knoxville, Selma Blair, Chris Isaak, Suzanne Shepherd, Mink Stole, Patty (Patricia Campbell) Hearst, Jackie Hoffman

Cinematography

Steve Gainer

Director

John Waters

Music

George S. Clinton

Other

Ricki Lake, David Hasselhoff, Rick Angelella, Tracy McKnight, Jeffrey Wolf, Halina Gebarowicz, Van Smith, Vincent Peranio

Producer

Christine Vachon, Ted Hope, This Is That, Killer Films, City Lights Productions, Fine Line Features