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Multiple Maniacs is a american film of genre Comedy directed by John Waters released in USA on 10 april 1970 with Divine

Multiple Maniacs (1970)

Multiple Maniacs
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Released in USA 10 april 1970
Length 1h30
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy,    Horror,    Crime
Rating64% 3.2481753.2481753.2481753.2481753.248175

Multiple Maniacs is a 1970 American comedy film by American cult filmmaker John Waters; his second feature film. The film features several actors who were part of the Dreamland acting troupe for Waters' films, including Divine, Mary Vivian Pearce, David Lochary, Mink Stole, Edith Massey, and Cookie Mueller.

The title pays tribute to Herschell Gordon Lewis's 2000 Maniacs, as Waters states in his book Shock Value.

Synopsis

Lady Divine is the owner and operator of a show called The Cavalcade of Perversion, a free exhibit of various perversions and fetish acts and obscenities such as the "Puke Eater". The show is free, although the various performers must persuade and even physically drag reluctant passers-by to attend.

Actors

Divine

(Lady Divine)David Lochary

(Mr. David)Mary Vivian Pearce

(Bonnie / Cavalcade Patron)Mink Stole

(Mink / Cavalcade Patron)Cookie Mueller

(Cookie Divine / Cavalcade Patron)
And :
Edith Massey
Paul Swift
George Figgs
Vincent Peranio
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