Female Trouble
Female Trouble is a 1974 film from the USA, directed by John Waters, running 97 minutes. reelscum files it under transgressive & midnight.
- Year
- 1974 · 1970s films
- Country
- USA
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Director
- John Waters
- Updated
- 29 Oct 2026
- Obscurity
- known (29/100)
- Also known as
- John Waters' Female Trouble · Rotten Mind, Rotten Face
Defined in the glossary: Transgressive & midnight
Divine's crime spree as performance art. Waters at his most focused and vicious.
John Waters and Divine's follow-up to Pink Flamingos, and arguably their best film. Divine plays Dawn Davenport, who runs away from home after not getting cha-cha heels for Christmas and descends through crime, disfigurement and stardom toward the electric chair, all under the theory that crime is beauty.
It is more controlled and more satirical than Pink Flamingos, skewering fame, glamour and the art world with real venom. Divine gives a committed, extraordinary performance in multiple roles. Waters at the height of his powers as a provocateur.
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