For more than 50 years John Waters has been staging a coup against the good taste of the American public. From the ultimate gross-out in ÊPink FlamingosÊ to the amazing general-audience rating of his biggest hit ÊHairsprayÊ Waters has been subverting viewers's expectations with comedies that stretch past the boundaries of even today's jaded audiences.ÞA provocateur of bad taste in a glorious way Waters started out as an outsider with a camera and a small circle of fellow delinquents. In tearing down icons of the silver screen Waters would create his own that are used still by others in movies and television. And that's only part of the tale.ÞÊJohn Waters FAQÊ looks at how a nice boy from the right side of the tracks would end up becoming a demon of society and the influences that drove his ambition in moviemaking. Also featured are biographical information of the Dreamlanders ä the actors and crew members who would join Waters on his adventures in filmland over the years including Waters's best-remembered find Divine.ÞBeyond chapters dedicated to the making of each of his films ä from ÊHag in a Black Leather JacketÊ to his most recent ÊA Dirty ShameÊ ä there are those covering his career as a writer and artist. Also reviewed are his acting career in other people's television shows and movies over the years Water's interest in music and projects that never were to be. ÊJohn Waters FAQÊ covers it all in the career of a man who started out with a dream of becoming an underground filmmaker and became so much more.
This book title, John Waters FAQ (All That's Left to Know About the Provocateur of Bad Taste), ISBN: 9781495076657, by Dale Sherman, published by Applause (April 15, 2019) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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