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Female Trouble
Sign in to save1974 dark comedy film directed by John Waters
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6.9Teenage delinquent Dawn Davenport, incensed after her parents do not give her the cha-cha heels she wanted for Christmas, runs away from home. After an illegitimate child and hairstylist husband bring her more misery, she's enticed into a life of crime when the owners of her husband's salon promise her fame and fortune.
Released: 1976-02-1598 minDir: John WatersComedy, CrimeBudget: $25,000Box office: $9,118
Cast
- Divine as Dawn Davenport / Earl Peterson
- David Lochary as Donald Dasher
- Mary Vivian Pearce as Donna Dasher
- Mink Stole as Taffy Davenport
- Edith Massey as Aunt Ida
- Cookie Mueller as Concetta
Themes
- rape
- parent child relationship
- delinquent
- black humor
- run away
- juvenile delinquent
- hitchhiking
- drag
- acid
- gay theme
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- dysfunctional family
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Director
- John Waters
- Screenwriter
- John Waters
- Cast member
- Mink Stole
- Composer
- John Waters
- Producer
- John Waters
- Cinematographer
- John Waters
- Narrative location
- Baltimore
- Filming location
- Baltimore
- Duration
- 97
- FilmAffinity ID
- 358818
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- title
- Female Trouble
- distributed by
- New Line Cinema
- film editor
- John Waters
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 90%
- capital cost
- 25000
- publication date
- 1986-07-12
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