Multiple Maniacs
1970 · Movie · 97 min · ★ 6.2 · 95% critics
A traveling freak show uses its act as a cover for robberies and violence. When one performer learns of a lover’s betrayal, the situation spirals into a darkly outrageous rush of revenge, chaos, and shocking behavior.
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Details
- Years
- 1970
- Release date
- 1970-04-10
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (120 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy outrageous cult comedy with a trashy edge and no interest in polish; Not for you if you want something restrained, fast-moving, or mainstream, though fans of Pink Flamingos or A Bucket of Blood may be intrigued.
Pros: wildly outrageous humor; bold shock value; memorable cult energy | Cons: slow stretches; rough amateur feel; some scenes drag
Themes
- jealousy
- rape
- fetishism
- dark comedy
- church
- cannibal
- blasphemy
- underground film
- drag
- freak show
- sexual perversion
Cast & crew
Divine
as Lady Divine
David Lochary
as Mr. David
Mary Vivian Pearce
as Bonnie / Cavalcade Patron
Mink Stole
as Mink / Cavalcade Patron
Cookie Mueller
as Cookie Divine / Cavalcade Patron
Edith Massey
as Edith / Virgin Mary
Susan Lowe
as Cavalcade Pervert
- RM
Rick Morrow
as Ricky
Howard Gruber
as Gilbert
Paul Swift
as Steve (Cookie's Boyfriend)
Directed by John Waters