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Polyester

1981 · Movie · R · 86 min · ★ 7.0

Comedy

Blessed with a keen sense of smell and cursed with a philandering pornographer husband, a parasitic mother, and a pair of delinquent children, the long-suffering Francine Fishpaw turns to the bottle as her life falls apart -- until deliverance appears in the form of a hunk named Todd Tomorrow. Originally screened with "Odorama" scratch and sniff cards so the audience could (at their own risk) smell along with the film.

Also known as John Waters' Polyester

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Details
Years
1981
Release date
1981-05-29
Language
English
Rated
R
Runtime
86 min
TMDB rating
7.0/10 (191 votes)
Box office
$1,120,000
Budget
$300,000

Themes

  • infidelity
  • pornography
  • bad smell
  • chaos
  • cocaine
  • baltimore, usa
  • dark comedy
  • housewife
  • satire
  • dysfunctional family
  • evil mother
  • playboy
  • +16 more

Cast & crew

Directed by John Waters