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Polyester | 
| Director: John Waters
Actors: Tommy Allen, Stiv Bators, Rick Breitenfeld, Divine, George Figgs
Studio: New Line Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  22 reviews
Format: Import, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: TRNDN7517D
ISBN: 0780648994
UPC: 794043751721
EAN: 9780780648999
ASIN: B0002RQ3L6
Theatrical Release Date: May 29, 1981
Release Date: September 7, 2004
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Director John Waters broke new boundaries of bad taste with this hilariously trashy tale of suburban misadventure. His favorite leading lady, transvestite Divine, plays Francine Fishpaw, a dissatisfied suburban housefrau who longs for a little romance in her life because her husband and children drive her crazy. Salvation arrives in the form of Tod Tomorrow (Tab Hunter), a drive-in owner who sweeps Francine off her feet (a mean task, given Divine's girth). But he's not all he's cracked up to be. Filmed in the miracle of Odorama, video viewers now have to imagine the scents (actually, odors) that came on the Odorama scratch-and-sniff card during the film's theatrical release. It won't be too hard. I--Marshall Fine/I
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 John Waters and friends go mainstream... sort of. July 30, 2003
BD Ashley (Otago, New Zealand)
John Waters' first mainstream film is tamer compared to the likes of PINK FLAMINGOS and DESPERATE LIVING, but it's still bound to offend someone out there. brThe movie stars Waters regulars Divine, Edith Massey (Both of whom mercifully remain fully clothed in this. Thank God!) Mink Stole.brWritten, Produced and Directed by Waters Exec-Produced by Robert Shaye (who would later go on to produce the ELM STREET series) and once again set in the film maker's beloved Baltimore; POLYESTER centers around Francine Fishpaw (Divine) an unhappy 300lb housewife, whose philandering husband Elmer is a porn peddler. This makes the Fishpaw residence a perfect target for anti-porn/violence protestors (One of whom looks freakishly like Patricia Bartlett) who want Elmer to show G rated family movies (presumably) like the psychologically damaging ANNIE; because they feel X rated movies encourage sex offenders (Just like the Bible left Jim Jones David Koresh with heads full of bad wiring- can you see the hypocrisy here? Waters certainly can).brBut love comes into Francine's life in the guise of Todd Tomorrow (Tab Hunter) the owner of an adult drive-in theater also picketed by the Chastity Belt Crusaders. (NB: I just made that up).brPOLYESTER is; in actuality, a suburban satire in which Francine attempts to deal with her dysfunctional family consisting of her pothead son Dexter, who has a foot fetish which is causing him to attack women in the street and steal their shoes, to say nothing of her skanky daughter Lulu who to her mother's horror is dating Bobo, a greasy, glue-sniffing punk (played by Stiv Bators from the band Dead Boys).brThough personally I prefer Waters' underground movies to this, POLYESTER still has enough bad taste sick humor to please his devotees and is a good introduction to his work for novices.brAs with all Waters films (with the exception of HAIRSPRAY) POLYESTER will offend the heck out of prudes; which is always a good thing: People whose idea of a wild night is watching a PG movie in the dark and drinking two lite beers. brI've nearly forgotten the most important detail: This is the movie where on its original theatrical release; Waters introduced the gimmick of a Scratch Sniff card where when numbers 1-10 flash at the bottom of the screen the viewer would scratch the corresponding square for the aroma. Today it just looks odd with the numbers flashing onscreen. I pity the fools who actually scratched the numbers for the flatulence glue bits. Good idea though. The title song was written by Debbie Harry of Blondie is sung by Hunter.
hilarious September 4, 2002
ernie garcia (LONG BEACH, CA.)
I found this movie very entertaining and funny. Divine was at her ultimate best. I've watched this one several times and can't help but roar laughing. Once you see one of Divine's movies you'll want to see the rest! In case you've never heard of Divine, she's a guy who always portrayed big fat women on the verge of virtually anything. This type of comedy is offbeat and can be on the dark side. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone without a serious sense of humor. This one is about a porno movie theatre owner who is out cheating on his overweight wife with his secretary. Their teenage kids are totally out of control and the mother takes to drinking when she finds out about him. 50'S hunk Tab Hunter also is featured doing the title song which was written by Debbie Harry (Blondie) and also plays the man who comes into her life. Buy it and have a good laugh!
hilarious September 4, 2002
ernie garcia (LONG BEACH, CA.)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I found this movie very entertaining and funny. Divine was at her ultimate best. I've watched this one several times and can't help but roar laughing. Once you see one of Divine's movies you'll want to see the rest! In case you've never heard of Divine, she's a guy who always portrayed big fat women on the verge of virtually anything. This type of comedy is offbeat and can be on the dark side. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone without a serious sense of humor. This one is about a porno movie theatre owner who is out cheating on his overweight wife with his secretary. Their teenage kids are totally out of control and the mother takes to drinking when she finds out about him. 50'S hunk Tab Hunter also is featured doing the title song which was written by Debbie Harry (Blondie) and also plays the man who comes into her life. Buy it and have a good laugh!
The Normal American Family February 19, 2002
Gary F. Taylor (Biloxi, MS USA)
... After several years of crudely made, crudely funny films such as PINK FLAMINGOS, director John Waters graduated to a somewhat more sophistocated style, and POLYESTER has a comparatively (note the word: comparatively) subtle script, cinematography that doesn't shake, sets and props that don't actually look like they were salvaged from the local junkyard, and even a mainstream star: 1950s matinee idol Tab Hunter. But although POLYESTER has the same outrageous vulgarity as previous Waters films, it lacks the same shock appeal that made his previous films work so well; consequently, the joke wears thin after a certain point.pEven so, the sight of Tab Hunter (who is even more of a stud here than in his earlier pretty-boy days) romancing Divine is a major draw, and there is enough hilarity--ranging from a nun-enforced hayride for pregnant women during a rainstorm to a black gospel singer who hijacks a bus to chase down a juvenile deliquent--to keep the show rolling, and the satrical edge is often quite effective. Not one of his best, but Waters fans will love it just the same!
 Low budget chic? February 7, 2002
Keith Hunt
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Have you ever been to the gallery opening of a starving artist who is desperately trying to pretend he is much more worldly and chic than the wealthy clientele who view his creations?pPoly-disaster was an obviously low-budget film made with some very enthusiastic film actors. Hats off for the charity work, guys but the movie was just not very entertaining. Tab Hunter is the debonair stud who sweeps the downtrodden housewife of the local King of Porn off of her feet. He steals her heart just as her philandering husband has abandoned it and their astronomically dysfunctional teenage children.pThis is one of those low-budget movies only a starving artist would find fun to watch and then claim is a world "classic."
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