Desperate Living(Movie, 1977)

| 1h 30min | Genres: Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Horror

Rating: 3.3/5 (with 39 votes)

Desperate Living is a 1977 American comedy film directed, produced, and written by John Waters. The film stars Liz Renay, Mink Stole, Edith Massey, Susan Lowe, Mary Vivian Pearce, and Jean Hill. It is the third installment of what Waters has labelled the "Trash Trilogy", which also includes Pink Flamingos (1972) and Female Trouble (1974), and the only one to not feature Divine.The film generated a cult following around Renay, who appeared in at least two dozen other films. ()

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About Desperate Living

A rich housewife enlists her maid's help to murder her husband; they go on the lam and end up in Mortville, a homeless community built into a garbage dump.

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Trailer for Desperate Living + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Trailer 1(Trailer, 2:07)

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Shot in: Baltimore (Maryland)

Plays in: Baltimore (Maryland)

Made by: Charm City Productions

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 9 languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 05/27/1977

Cast: Mink Stole, Edith Massey, Mary Vivian Pearce, Liz Renay, Cookie Mueller, Channing Wilroy

Director: John Waters

Producer: John Waters, William Platt

Screenwriter: John Waters

Director of Photography: John Waters

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Viviendo desesperadas"

"Vivir desesperadamente"

"Nuovo Punk Story"

"Punk Story"

"Zyjac desperacko"

"Mortville"

Keywords: lesbian, pubic hair, delusion, cannibal, homeless shelter

Budget: 65,000 USD

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