A Dirty Shame (NC-17 Rated Theatrical Version)

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Are you ready for a movie that puts filth right where it belongs? Then get ready to laugh with A Dirty Shame--the latest raunchy riot from director John Waters (Hairspray). When a concussion awakens the carnal urges of Sylvia (Tracey Ullman), the people of Pinewood become pitted against each other in a battle of decency versus depravity.

DVD Features:Audio Commentary:Feature commentary with John WatersDVD ROM Features:Documentary:"All the Dirt on A Dirty Shame" documentaryTheatrical Trailer:

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• Are you ready for a movie that puts filth right where it belongs? Then get ready to laugh with A Dirty Shame--the latest raunchy riot from director John Waters (Hairspray). When a concussion awakens the carnal urges of Sylvia (Tracey Ullman), the people of Pinewood become pitted against each other in a battle of decency versus depravity.Running Time: 88 min. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COME

When prissy, prickly Sylvia Stickles (Tracey Ullman) suffers a head injury during a traffic altercation, she's, er, revived by self-appointed sexual missionary Ray-Ray Perkins (Johnny Knoxville) and is transformed into an insatiable, take-no-prisoners sex maniac. Yes, it's a John Waters film. Yes, it's filthy. No, it's not as hilarious and sustained as you'd like it to be. It works for a while, though: Ullman, never a stingy comedienne, does everything Waters dares her to do without hesitation; words cannot describe the perversely sporting delight with which she mounts a water bottle during a round of "The Hokey Pokey" at an old folks' home. And there's some fun to be had when Sylvia's emancipation leads her Baltimore 'burb to new heights of ecstasy, freeing her large-breasted daughter Caprice (Selma Blair) while horrifying husband Vaughn (Chris Isaak) and her hardline mother Big Ethel (Suzanne Shepherd, hysterical) in the process. It's also packed with the standard cameos, the most satisfying of which is good old Patty Hearst at a Sex Addicts Anonymous encounter. But, for all the nasty, necessary glee, the movie feels inescapably been-there-done-that, and you can't help but wish this was 1972 and Divine was on hand to prowl for dog droppings. The most shocking thing about A Dirty Shame is how desperate and tiresome its anarchy becomes.--Steve Wiecking


A Dirty Shame (NC-17 Rated Theatrical Version) Customer Review


Underneath all the outrageous antics, John Waters' films often offer a warm message of tolerance. In his early films, he chose misfits, outcasts, and "normal" people to play characters that reflected the strangeness of suburban America. In his later films, such as "A Dirty Shame", he chooses a combination of mainstream Hollywood stars (Tracey Ullman, Chris Isaak, Selma Blair), his usual favorites (Mink Stole), and pop culture oddities (Johnny Knoxville, David Hasselhoff, Patty Hearst) to populate his subversive world.

If "Serial Mom" was a satire of the media's love of violence, and "Pecker" lambasted the pretentiousness of the art world, "A Dirty Shame" is an almost sincere (albeit very silly) cry for sexual liberation. Whereas most Hollywood films only allow for beautiful people to enjoy sexual freedom, "A Dirty Shame" makes the case for every person's right to enjoy their own sexual appetites, as long as, to quote Johnny Knoxville's sex guru Ray-Ray, "it's safe and consentual".

To bring this message home, the audience is treated to a smorgasbord of hilarious and horny characters, including a trio of "bears", an adult baby, a "human vacuum cleaner", and a couple who enjoy "Roman showers". (Don't ask.)

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