Product Details

• Actors: John Waters
• Directors: Jeff Garlin
• Format: Full Screen, Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Dokument Films
• DVD Release Date: October 30, 2007
• Run Time: 86 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000TGJ89O
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #109,314 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "John Waters: This Filthy World" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Studio: Mpi Home Video Release Date: 10/30/2007 Run time: 86 minutes

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Never foul, always intelligent and engaging, February 17, 2008

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Jessica Lux (Rosamond, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: John Waters: This Filthy World (DVD)

John Waters has been honing his monologue on college campuses and other low-key circuits for years, and with the release of The Filthy World on DVD, you, too, can view the pencil-mustached director in your living room. The DVD has over 70 minutes of material filmed in New York's Harry De Jur Playhouse on a stage featuring both a gigantic flower arrangement and a pile of trash. Waters delivers a charmingly bizarre performance which touches on his childhood (he has a great relationship with his Catholic parents), his cinematic inspirations, his films and frequent collaborators (including Divine, Traci Lords, and Johnny Depp), and his own personal philosophies.

The performance is never foul and always engaging, full of humorous vignettes. Waters tells us about his father's reaction to one of his early films: "It was pretty funny. But I hope to never see it again." He explains that even Divine had limits: "The first time he met Richard Simmons, he felt homophobic." Waters himself also has limits. "A drug that makes you love everyone?" Waters says of Ecstasy. "Sounds like hell to me." This DVD is sure to delight long-time fans as well as inspire some new ones to explore the extensive John Waters film catalog.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Waters at his best!, December 2, 2007

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Kim A. Humphries "Ashton Ridge" (Saint Louis, MO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: John Waters: This Filthy World (DVD)

For Waters fans this is a must-see! For comedy fans this is a must-see! If you are not familiar with Waters this is a must-see. The man shoots from the hippest hip and is ON the entire time. He speaks from experience so the nutty fun just rolls out with snap and ease. A uniquely entertaining video self-portrait!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, a voice of reason!, November 28, 2007

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C. Pruett - See all my reviews
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This review is from: John Waters: This Filthy World (DVD)

John Waters has always been a hero of mine. In a world that's addicted to spin and drowning in BS laden rhetoric, his is one of the few genuine voices left that isn't afraid to tell Those Who Make The Rules where to go. If your familiarity with his work begins and ends with the most recent version of Hairspray (...which wasn't bad, I have to admit), This Filthy World will provide an excellent, and refreshingly honest, introduction to what motivates and inspires this creative legend. On the other hand, if you've seen Pink Flamingos more than a few times and aren't more than a few steps away from your beloved, dog-eared, copy of Crackpot, it's still worth getting, if for no other reason than to watch him work the room and be himself.