Movie
1981
Polyester is a 1981 American independent satirical black comedy film written, produced, and directed by John Waters, and starring Divine, Tab Hunter, Edith Massey, David Samson, Mary Garlington, Ken King, Mink Stole, Joni Ruth White, and Stiv Bators. It satirizes the melodrama film genre and the "woman's film" category, particularly the work of Douglas Sirk, which directly influenced this film. The film is also a…
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Despite how utterly insane this film is, I think the weirdest aspect of it came after to me, having viewed the film and began reading up on it after; only to discover that the film's opening scene was not entire satirical, but had a genuine set of directions regarding giving the audience at the time ways to smell specific objects that appeared through the film. This was met with a flashing number that would appear o…More
