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Polyester is a 1981 American comedy film directed, produced, and written by John Waters, and starring Divine, Tab Hunter, Edith Massey, and Mink Stole. It satirizes the melodramatic genre of women's pictures, particularly those directed by Douglas Sirk, whose work directly influenced this film. The film is also a satire of suburban life in the early 1980s, involving topics like divorce, abortion, adultery, alcoholism, racial stereotypes, foot fetishism, and the religious right.

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1981 · 1h 26m · Comedy

TMDB 7.0/10 (195 votes)

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.

Directed by John Waters

Box office $1M worldwide

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Cast & crew

John WatersDirector

Divineas Francine Fishpaw

Tab Hunteras Todd Tomorrow

Edith Masseyas Cuddles Kovinsky

David Samsonas Elmer Fishpaw

Mary Garlingtonas Lu-Lu Fishpaw

Ken Kingas Dexter Fishpaw

Mink Stoleas Sandra Sullivan JJoni Ruth Whiteas La Rue HHans Krammas Heintz SStiv Batorsas Bo-Bo Belsinger RRick Breitenfeldas Dr. Arnold Quackenshaw

Michael Watsonas Freddy Ashton DDerek Nealas Pimp

Jean Hillas Gospel Bus Hijacker