Polyester (1981)

  • R
  • 05/29/1981 (US)
  • Comedy, Drama
  • 1h 26m

It’s Scentsational!

Overview

Blessed with a keen sense of smell and cursed with a philandering pornographer husband, a parasitic mother, and a pair of delinquent children, the long-suffering Francine Fishpaw turns to the bottle as her life falls apart -- until deliverance appears in the form of a hunk named Todd Tomorrow.

John Waters

Director, Screenplay

Cast

Divine's headshot

Divine

Francine Fishpaw
Tab Hunter's headshot

Tab Hunter

Todd Tomorrow
Edith Massey's headshot

Edith Massey

Cuddles Kovinsky
David Samson's headshot

David Samson

Elmer Fishpaw
Mary Garlington's headshot

Mary Garlington

Lu-Lu Fishpaw
Ken King's headshot

Ken King

Dexter Fishpaw
Mink Stole's headshot

Mink Stole

Sandra Sullivan
Joni Ruth White's headshot

Joni Ruth White

La Rue

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