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Desperate Living
Running Time: 90 min.
MPAA Rating: NR
Produced By: / New Line Cinema

Summary:
Divine was touring as a cabaret singer when director John Waters made this comedy of the grotesque, but he filled the void admirably with the equally rotund Jean Hill and burlesque-queen Liz Renay. The film tells the story of Peggy Gravel (Mink Stole... Full Summary >>

Cast and Crew: Liz Renay (Muffy St. Jacques) Mink Stole (Peggy Gravel) Susan Lowe (Mole McHenry) Edith Massey (Queen Carlotta) All Cast & Crew >> Review: John Waters' best films tend to revolve around alternative families, groups of misfits bound together either, despite, or because of their grotesque lifestyles and antisocial attitudes. His usual leading "lady," Divine, brought curious touches of swe ... Continue >>

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