6070 (6070) wrote, @ 2007-04-25 15:33:00

PINK FLAMINGOS (1972)
This film is very famous. Well, infamous.

It is one of the most notable "independent" films ever made. It was made so far outside the Hollywood system. John Waters, from Baltimore, lived with the characters you see in the film. They were not normal people and Hollywood would never put any of them in a film. Waters "democraticizes" the film process by showing these extremely, and pointedly, "unglamorous" stars.

The script, well, it purposely tries to disgust you. It purposely challenges your assumptions of what can be shown in a film. It purposely wants to provoke you into feeling. The film is a comedy, but it does bring up some serious issues about art. Waters believes art's primary function is to shock and disturb and make you feel new things. How does PINK FLAMINGOS do that?

In the early '70s, not just politics were being challenged but even how people look at the world and the images that Hollywood itself fed to the public. Who were we as a people? Were we really as disgusting and horrible as the people in the film? Or are these people a dark, twisted notion of what is a family and our individual sexual fantasies? Or our collective national "id" put on trial or made a mockery of?

Divine became world famous because of this role and John Waters launched an extremely successful, irony of ironies, Hollywood career as a director.

Brookshield Tran (Anonymous) 2007-04-26 21:00 (link)

Oh my god! You were not lying when you said that this is the most disturbing movie ever. I have been traumatized. This film “Pink Flamingos” is really disgusting, but it was funny at times as well. Like when they had the court thing within themselves and they charged the Marvels/Marbles with first degree stupidity and assholism. This film did it’s job in provoking our feelings. This movie did portray Waters’s beliefs that art’s primary function is to shock and disturb and make you feel new things. I have never been so disturb in my whole life. “Pink Flamingos” offers a fresh perspective and a whole new outlook for an “x-rated” movie. This movie provides scenes that Hollywood movies will most likely never show. “Pink Flamingos” have crossed the line. This movie makes you think, even though you don’t want to, and makes you ask questions, just like art. Art usually have a deeper meaning and portrays the author’s/artist’s expression, so maybe this film has a deeper meaning with a psychotic author. Since art is view differently in everyone’s eyes maybe some people found this movie rather intriguing and liked it… If “Pink Flamingos” were portraying us, it proved that we were disgusting and horrible people, who would do anything to be the best (like “the filthiest people alive” title). This shows us how we were or were toward other people in the 70’s, but used exaggerated scenes and made a mockery of us to prove their point. I hope no one has those sexual fantasies portrayed in “Pink Flamingos” because I don’t and have such sexual fantasies are just wrong! It’s a sin! Not to mention gross. This movie challenges almost all of my beliefs (maybe that’s how people in the 70’s felt). Families aren’t supposed to be as twisted as this. Is this really how Americans were seen through the eyes of the others? Are we really that horrible and disgusting? Was the point of the movie that Americans kill one another and just move on as if nothing had happen? Are Americans dramatic? I’m really sorry if my response doesn’t make sense, but it was hard for me to write this because I was so disturbed by the movie. Every time I tried to write a response I get mental images of the movies and I can’t think. So I hope this make sense… Disturbing scenes: sex w/chickens, toes sex, castration of the butler, mom giving son …yeah, son stripping thong and playing with asshole, etc. Funny, but gross scenes: one year old turd birthday present, girl w/penis, the meat between legs maneuver, using the bathroom on someone’s lawn, the blue hair man w/things tied to penis, etc. (Reply to this) (Thread)

Shannon "BB" Page (Anonymous) 2007-04-27 00:57 (link)

This movie is very much a piece that is different and would definately wouldn't be advertised. After watching this movie, society reveals that it is very closed to alot of explicit things. This movie is unlike Hollywood movies that we watch everyday. It's not something that would have critics going wild, in the good way, but more of a shock therapy that changes the mind in many ways for many people. This is what I believe. Pink Flamingos makes people feel and think and push the "envelope", as I think, by the actions, scenes, ideals, and images shown. In my opinion, this movie could be classified as a higher developed porn. That's not something that society talks about as a friendly discussion or to brag about. It's more of a personal thing. But this movie makes the themes and images almost like a regular film. Shocking to see the things I did, in a film by a notable director, in a film that isn't porn. Maybe we were disturbing to ourselves on an unconscience level. But to each other, disgusting would be an appropriate term because that's what we see of each other rather than seeing yourself. I don't know if we were disgusting and horrible as the people in the film. Maybe people were like that, but the film exaggerated it to bring out how we really were. Yeah, I think that the film was just a deeper, darker, more twisted version, maybe not that much twisted, notion of a family because I am sure that there were and still are people sick like that, you never know. Everyone is different from each other, find different ideals than each other, and definately have different fantasies. I could see clearly that this was a mockery and representation of who we were. Maybe we were "the filthiest people alive." (Reply to this) (Thread)

Robyann Jumaoas (Anonymous) 2007-04-27 01:42 (link)

Okay, well first of all, THIS MOVIE WAS SOOOOOO DISTURBING. Like a lot of the scenes of this movie were so stupid and gross. I didn't like this movie. I thought it was stupid. I'm like not even sure of what the plot of the movie was. Was it: to see who will be the filthiest person ever? I've never seen anybody as nasty as Divine. John Water's goal of going to the extreme worked. I don't think I've ever seen any movie go this far. The actors must have been so willing to do this. Well, Pink Flamingos certainly shocked and disturbed me! This movie did that by, showing us what was or is really out there in the world. There are people like that somewhere in the world. This movie was real, just to the extreme. The totally out of the ordinary scenes, like that one sex scene with the chicken! I DID NOT UNDERSTAND THAT! What was up with the chicken? Poor chicken. Well yeah, that was something that shocked me. The characters also left me in awe. Like, the mother. Why was she in a crib? Why did she love eggs? So many questions unanswered. The other scene that was just soo… ultimate, was the scene with Babs and her son Crackers. THAT WAS JUST WRONG!!!!! Their mother and son relationship is toooo affectionate. Pink Flamingos certainly disrupted the status quo, now and also back then. Wow, I can’t imagine what the people’s reactions were back then. This movie must have made people especially adults and politicians crazy and outraged. This probably helped the teenage protestors though. This movie was a sort of revolt towards the leaders of our country back then or even towards our country in general. People started to get nasty and selfish and America was no longer “united”. I wouldn’t say that we the people were that kind of nasty…. We were probably horrible but not like… that kind of horrible. There are two different interpretations of these things in this case. I wonder why people made movies like this.. Is it because the media kept showing films with those “perfect” “ideal” families? Yeah, that’s probably why. This movie definitely mocked Americans. This movie just expressed the way things were or felt in the 70s. Were things really out of control in the 70s?!? I was never aware of all the drama. I’m not too sure that there’s a family out there who’s as messed up as they are. Their intentions were also weird—to be the filthiest person ever? Weird competition. So yes, this movie did step out, BEYOND the limits of movie/films ever shown. This did get me out of my comfort zone and experienced new uncomfortable feelings. I don’t even know what else to say about this movie. It left my speechless and in awe. The ending, was NOT NECESSARY! Babs eating dog poo just sums it up and was a good closure for this movie, right? I mean once you’ve seen the movie and see her eating crap, you just say, “of course”. (Reply to this) (Thread)

Patricia Silva (Anonymous) 2007-04-27 01:51 (link)

Pink Flaminos tries to shock its audience by showing things that are not accepted and thought inappropiate in most cultures. You would think that in this century there would be more of these kinds of movies considering that as each year progresses the media becomes more liberal in what they can show. Or at least that was what I thought before I saw this movie. I was shocked that a movie like this was actually allowed to be shown thirty years back but I guess this shows me that the seventies were more careless about the kinds of things they showed. It is rare to see incest and full nudity espically full frontal nudity for men if it isn't in a serious drama. Then there are the scenes like the chicken scene and the one were Divine eats the dogs feces that are just never shown. Most people are brought up to be repulsed by images like that although like I said it is rare to see them. I didn't enjoy those scenes but I also wasn't so repulsed that it stuck with me and for the most part I was able to keep watching without turning my head. Although it might be that there is just something weird about me I think that this shows that we all have the potentional to be just as disgusting as the family in the movie. What keeps as from being like Divine and her family is the fact that we grew up with morals and with a constant reminder that the things that Divine and her family did are wrong. There are people that grew up without these reminders and their actions show that it is for the most part those reminders that keep us from being disgusting and horrible. Many of those people grow up to kill without remorse and to rape people sometimes even including their own family members. (Reply to this) (Thread)

angie gonzalez (Anonymous) 2007-04-27 01:57 (link)

wow.... that was something veeeeery different. pink flamingos is, by far, one of the most disgusting, most perverted, most disturbing films i have EVER seen. that was really something different. i dont know how that can not be considered porn or something. i didn't know that all of that can be put in films and not be considered.. well i don't know... but anyways... dang leibdawg, when you said it is one of the most disgusting films, i didn't think it would be taken to that level! i was thinking, ehh he probably means like gorey or something. NOT! ahh that was sick. but i managed to survive throughout the movie!!.. whats funny is how that film is supposed to be a comedy... it did have its funny parts, but other than that, nothing was funny about this film. man, that john waters guy was toooo down!! i think john waters does his job well in trying to disturb his audience. he does make you feel these new, weird, distrubing feelings. i think pink flamingos does that by adding the weirdest, most randomest, most disgusting scenes in this film. these certain sequences would never be shown in any "hollywood film" and i think john waters does this on purpose to shock people. this shocks everyone because we don't expect it at all. we all have this certain schema of films. we all think we know how far films will go with what to show, or to what extent is allowed to be shown. i guess you can say this film is like art because art is very random, much like this film. you don't know what to expect from the artist, in this case, john waters. i think that if this film were to portray us, it would be a false interpretation of us because most of the scenes in this film were exaggerated. maybe other people may see us like that, but i don't think we are that bad, to the extent where we want to be the "filthiest people alive." this film took everything to the next level. more like fifty levels higher. the characters in this film were definitely more twisted and sick than in real life. it is also much more darker. i also think that even maybe our "id", our "pleasure principle", is made a mockery of. i mean, everything is exaggerated in this film like to the max. soo it all makes sense. (Reply to this) (Thread)

Shivani Narayan (Anonymous) 2007-04-27 02:21 (link)

This movie was the nastiest movie I have ever seen. I don’t think any other movie is worse than Pink Flamingo. This movie should have been rated Triple X. Now I know why you did not want to show this movie to any class. The characters in this movie act so stupidly. This movie was so disturbing. There were some funny parts in this movie but overall I say the nasty things were just too overpowering. The things they do really do provoke your feelings. A lot of people felt sick watching this movie. John Waters did succeed on making the viewers feel disturbed, shocked and other things that you expected to feel while watching a movie. I don’t think anyone expected to see all those things. This movie is so disgusting, why would anyone want to be the filthiest person on earth? I am really surprised that people back then would create such movies. I expected the sex scenes to be like the other movies we scene. I was shocked when I saw the guy and the girl having sex. I could not believe how the guy was putting the chicken in between them. I felt like throwing up seeing all of the blood, how can someone do that to a chicken. People don’t have sex with chickens, chickens are not meant for that. Another thing that was disgusting was when the mother was sucking her son’s penis. That was the worst thing ever. I don’t even want to think about a mother doing that to her son, that just crosses the line. I wouldn’t mind if it was someone else as long as it was not a family member. Divine was really the filthiest person on the world. I think she would be the perfect person for that title. I was stunned when I saw Divine eat dog shit, I felt like throwing up. Only a stupid crazy person would do such a thing. The fat lady in the crib was so nasty, she ate the eggs like an animal. The husband and wife were sick too. They were just as worse as the mother and son. How can they kidnap a woman, make her pregnant and then sell the children. I couldn’t believe the two women had cut off the guy’s penis. It was so shocking to see that the people in this movie would stoop that low. This was one crazy movie. (Reply to this) (Thread)

Luis Tamayo (Anonymous) 2007-04-27 02:50 (link)

This film in my opinion was one of the funniest movies I have ever seen. This probably due to the fact that the gross factor of the film kept on rising with each scene. With every scene you realized how gross and utterly disgusting the movie was. This film depicted incest, Divine eating feces, and possible bestiality. The primary purpose of this film was to provoke the audience and most likely send a message. What perhaps confuses me the most is how this film, would relate to art. What can we consider as art in this film? Is it Water’s style of directing, or what he puts in his movies? This film reminded a bit of the “ARISTOCRAT” joke, where the family commits all these lewd and disgusting acts. I knew what I was in for when I sat down to watch the movie, but I was expecting all of that. I have never in my life seen a transsexual, and now thanks to this I hope I never ever have to. The top three scenes would have to be the gesticulating anus, Divine eating the dog crap, and when Divine and her son start licking everything. That gave me chills and I’m still creeped out by that. Pink Flamingos probably marks the turning point for the dysfunctional family. The pink flamingo is supposed to represent the “peachy keen” 50’s suburbia, where everything is identical, except in this movie it’s the complete and exact opposite. The main characters live in a trailer park, but they try to keep it nice by sticking flamingos outside. This family cannot be considered dysfunctional, but it dares to show what might be happening behind our neighbor’s doors. (Reply to this) (Thread)

Davis Tran (Anonymous) 2007-04-27 02:52 (link)

Well, Waters came up with all these scenes that I never thought could happen as “art.” In my opinion art does make you guys feel new things, but it is not supposed to shock and disturb us. In the movie Pink Flamingos, most scene that were involved with sexual scene were unique, in a nasty way. What shocked and disturb me the most in the movie is when the mom is giving her own son a blow-job. I was like EWWWWW, NANSTY!!! I didn’t like the scene at all. If I was a critic I would have given that scene two dumb down. The only two scenes that I think Hollywood would put in a film is when the red-hair lady and the blue-hair man get shot in the head. Another scene would be the four police officers getting killed and butcher by a group of reckless and crazy people. I think that these scenes are common and will be ok to use in film. What I thought to be amusing is when the big lady (the mom) said “…..you are guilty of first degree stupidity.” I thought her comment was funny. In the movie I think Waters in trying to say that we are disgusting, bad, and horrible people. I agree with his opinion, but not all people are disgusting. Some people can be really evil, and some are just plain innocent. In the movie, there were some people that were innocent like those girls that were capture and chain in the basement. Also some people are bad and evil like all the characters in Pink Flamingos. (Reply to this) (Thread)

Richard Rodriguez (Anonymous) 2007-04-27 03:00 (link)

hahaha it was funny how they were chasing for the filthiest person title. The movie in my opinion won the this title with honor because it is the most filthiest film i have ever seen. That film had some of the most disturbing images ever. I have never ever seen stuff they done in other films like in this film. The whole plot of the film i found to be straight out stupid. Some comedy this film was, i thin it was more of a shwo disgusting stuff in a move type of film. I believe their could have been real people like the characters in the film that were as disgusting. Most of the american population was although not disgusting and horrible as many people believed. I think the people that did the flm were the ones who were dark and twisted and had gross sexaul fantasies. These people were from a different planet and they had a really wild imagination. This film those have an impact on its viewers because i still cant stop thinking about it but it didnt traumatize me. (Reply to this) (Thread)

Cilla!! (Anonymous) 2007-04-27 03:11 (link)

This movie was quite different from the other movies that we've watched, but it really caught my attention and it did make me laugh at some parts as well. The movie also did a very good job at disgusting the audience, I felt like I had to throw up a couple of times but I still kept on watching it. The only reason why I stayed and watched the rest of the movie was because I wanted to see what was the whole point of the movie and why the people in the movie were so filthy and really WEIRD. The funniest part I have to say was when the couple with the blue and orange hair were making out with each other's toes and out of nowhere you see the guy's BLUE pubic hair (very awkward and STRANGE). I also never expected the scene where the guy was trying to scare the girl away and out of nowhere the girl shows her penis to the guy and he ends up running away. In the film Pink Flamingos, I believe the movie portrays what the hidden characteristics that some people have in them that they don't really expose. I really don't think this movie was not so much advertised to many people to see because it can be a really bad influence to our society. In the film, you see the most DISTURBING things that you wouldn't normally think a person would do. This shows how it really does exist and how there are those kind of people who identify themselves as very filthy and crazy as well. John Waters did a really good job in portraying ART in a way to disturb the mind of the viewer. What makes this film completely different from other films is that it shows every aspect twisted people that you wouldn't normally see in a "Hollywood Film". Mostly all Hollywood films have glamorous stars and the ugly WEIRD people are the minor characters in the movies. The most disturbing and most SEXUALLY people take over this movie and show what a real horrible and disgusting film this is. (Reply to this) (Thread)

Van Ardon (Anonymous) 2007-04-27 03:28 (link)

This movie is plain disturbing, if you're a kid who's watching this i think its probably traumatizing, me watching this was traumatizing enough. But then again you as a teacher always explains these movies that us students dont see. This is way extreme, even to this day. But if it was showing that as a mockery its pretty over the top, meaning they did a good job..But you have to be a sick individual to be in this film.. The actors in this film were probably like that in real life, i mean they make me believe that they're really like that forrelz. But i mean you have to be mentally ill to be acting like these folks, i can't imagine a normal person eating shit from the dog? Right? Pretty crazy..well this guy is successful in his irony film. But this is the filthiest film ever!!! But it shows its a reality that people are like animals in a way that they act, uncivilized. Maybe at one point in time, or many points in different countries, but not in the US, in the 70's, at least thats what you think but i guess not, you never know, Crazy is crazy. The mind is a strong thing, and very creative, this director is sick in the mind, and plain and simple explanation, he wanted his imagination to come alive. Sure enough he found people to do it in a film. Which i still think these people really are like what they showed. (Reply to this) (Thread)

Jeffery Armellino (Anonymous) 2007-04-27 03:56 (link)

This movie was the single nastiest thing I have ever seen in my life, and I’m pretty sure I’ll never see anything like it again. It was disturbing on a couple different levels. it gave me nightmares. Divine’s eyebrows were on the top of her head, the acting was horrible, and the sex scenes were images I never wanted to see in my life. With everything that went on, I’m surprised that John Waters is a famous director. Pink Flamingos disturbs its audience with pure filth (exactly what Divine was striving to keep). The scenes shown are there to prove to its viewers that anything can be shown in a film. The movie as a whole challenges peoples’ beliefs on what can and can’t be screened. In the 70s I think people were beginning to challenge society’s rules and how life “should be”. I’m sure there were 300 lb she-men out there that had sex with their sons, but not everyone was as “filthy”. I’m certain that about 97% of the people who watched this were disturbed because they were so unused to seeing such things in a film. I don’t know who would have sex fantasies like what was in the movie (incest and toe-sucking). In a way, John Waters had a very abstract mind, and the film was just one giant piece of wonderful art, depicted in the foulest fashion. I’m glad I was able to see Pink Flamingos for one reason; I’m no longer curious about it. (Reply to this) (Thread)

Re: Jeffery Armellino........Robyann Jumaoas (Anonymous) 2007-05-02 16:14 (link)

i like your response, Jeffrey. It was very clear and straight to the point. I agree with everything that disturbed you, it also disturbed me. Divine looked like a clown with her half bald head and her high eyebrows and blue eye shadow. And I also agree on what you siad about John Waters having a abstract imagination. Yes, his imagination is very, very "out-there" and really out of the box and out of this world. But I liked his intention of trying to go against society because, he proved that there's no limits in this world. -Robyann Jumaoas :D (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Michelle Jara (Anonymous) 2007-04-27 11:47 (link)

I thought this film, was one of the most schocking,weird, intresting, and disgusting movie..lol. I must agree, when you said it was disturbing and leave images in your head. The film itself was extraordinary i must say.The art and the scenes of the films went with the rythm and message of the film.You have this two different groups. A family that seems happy but is weird and then you have this couple that is insane and psychotic, when they are trying to be the most filthest persons alive! they try to compete..by doing the dirtiest things..lol.Which makes the films what it is.I think john waters is trying to speak out to its audience and show this era what was really going on and how the world was changin!. no one had ever seen anything like this or dream of it. yet this film questiones wether we were like this people on this film or rather worse.? I must say its 50/50..People were corrupted and sick as some of the characters. you had girls being raped and put to have kids, and then selling their kids to get money in return! you had people flashing their private parts.THis are things that happen today and what the producer was trying to speak out of the actions going on during this time.setting up a ber for hollowood action and fairy tales movies.it was a slap in the face towhat we could do as humans and were capaBLE. The familes sexual fantasties was what coming out and youth was starting to experiment.It was somethings that was becoming more often and being part of hollowood. our trial was made mockery, of how their is no justice,and not even the police can stop crimes..in this film (Reply to this) (Thread)

Ashley Lozano (Anonymous) 2007-04-28 18:00 (link)

The movie shocks you because of the things they do aren't really normal. You don't see that everyday, and it's not beautiful. Most of the time art makes you feel happy not disgusted. The scene where Divine ate dog poo was just so shocking, people don't do that every day, or see that alot. You would never think that people would want to be considered the fithliest person. Other Films aren't so much as vivid and visual as this one. Other films that are disgusting look fake but this one was different. The whole sex scene with the chicken was just so schocking, i never heard or seen that before that i was left speechless. John Waters shows us things that are distrubing to get an emotion out of us. He shows things that aren't natural. He made people think,are there really people out there who do this? I think this fil makes fun of other ones, in those days they had perfect familie and john Waters was trying to say no we aren't like that. Everybody isn't perfect we have our on disgusting things we do. He was challenging what people though of as acceptable. (Reply to this) (Thread)

Marthina Cinco (Anonymous) 2007-04-29 01:54 (link)

Pink Flamingoes is able to "shock" and "disturb" the audience due tot he graphics shown in the film. The film touches up on topics that we tend to not want to know because seeing these things would make us have to face reality, which many of us don't want. We want to see the Hollywood films where everything is perfect because we want to believe that there is nothing wrong in the world. The really disgusting and horrible people in the film do not represent us but rather show us a different way of seeing what a family really is, or how one acts. No matter how crazy their lifestyles were, they were still a family and even through their differences they treated each other with love and respect. Yet, I think this family is supposed to show what we are all hiding from; the truth, that maybe there are people like this, but we just don't want to believe it. It teases us because they know we don't want to see anything like it. The film basically wants to shove it to our faces what we've been trying to hide from for so long and make us feel what we never want to feel. (Reply to this) (Thread)

"Mariay" David (Anonymous) 2007-04-29 16:32 (link)

I can most definately say Pink Flamingos is unlike any other film I have ever watched. At times the movie was absolutley revolting and at other times it was hilarious, but through the entire movie I couldn't help but wonder is there a purpose to all these vile acts we're being shown on film? Sure its funny and disgusts some people but I mean whats the point? It wasn't until I was home and I was reflecting on this film I just saw, with all these disturbing scenes of the movie still running fresh through my mind (I mean right now im still thinking about that poor chicken) and then it just dawned apon me how amazing this film really is. Films are meant to make a person cry, laugh, smile, confuse, scare, they are made to make a person feel. And everyone knows its the good films that give you these emotions of love and sorrow, fear and happiness, its the feeling one gets from watching a film that makes them love it. Not every film can portray such clear emotion and usually the best films are the ones who do exactly this. Which is what makes Pink Flamingos such an amazing movie. Never in my life have I ever been so disgusted by watching a film. Gaping ass holes, bleeding chickens, incest, rape,toe-sucking, this movie had it all. I mean this film goes beyond disusting its disgust on a different level. Yet never have I watched a film that expresses its emotion so directly and effectivley, its astonishing how disgusted this film can make its audience feel. Which is what makes this film a masterpiece. Like many great films Pink Flamingos leaves you with a certain emotion, in this case the emotion of disgust. Its not a popular subject and most don't look for it in a hollywood film. But John Waters went against the norm of Hollywood during that time and Pink Flamingos was his work of art. They say the best films stay with you forever. This film was made over thirty years ago and still has the same shocking effect over an audience, I believe I am right in saying Pink Flamingos is in fact a piece of art. (Reply to this) (Thread)

diana munoz (Anonymous) 2007-04-29 21:50 (link)

Pink Flamingos certainly shocks you. I really didn't know what to think after watching this film. As a people i think that we were starting to open up to new things, and not be so closed minded. We were the new generation that didn't follow prior examples We start to challenge the beliefs and principles that were instilled in us right from the start. Oh, i don't think there are many people as horrible and disgusting as the people in this film, I mean for God's sake, cannibalism! If these people exist, they really do have a dark and twisted existence, something must have really gone wrong in there upbringing, well in my opinion because some people might actually be intrigued by the "teachings" of the "unique" characters in this film. Yea, I do think that human life, in general was being made fun of, these people made a mockery out of everything that is supposed to be great in this life, they made Love between a mother and a son disgusting, they made a mockery of love between two people, out of sex, of human attraction, everything. (Reply to this) (Thread)

Darline Jimenez (Anonymous) 2007-05-01 00:54 (link)

OMG This movie has to be the nastiest and sickest movie I have ever seen. When I think of the title the Pink Flamingos I think of it more as a comedy or romantic movie, but was I wrong, the title itself had no idea what I was prepared for when the actually movie started. The movie stated its purpose to shock the audience and fulfilled its purpose to be the nastiest movie ever. Pink Flamingos does shock and disturb the audience because of its raw in your face scenes especially the chicken sex scene, castrate of the penis, and at the end of the scene. John Waters, take it to the limit seriously I have never seen a movie like it, I wouldn’t recommend it watching by myself and I wouldn’t watch the movie again. We as people are what we are designed to do what is right and wrong we make mistakes we are human. I believe we are not those sick disgusting people they are a group of people who were made up to be made of mockery of. I admit there are scenes in the movie that were funny and at the same time unbearable to handle it. This movie has made me think how comfortable it is to see a nude scene rather than before because this movie has so many nude scenes that I am comfortable to handle it but not this movie in particular because it did shock me and open my eyes to a different point of view how movies were able to make this kind of film than today. (Reply to this) (Thread)

Joel Pollack (Anonymous) 2007-05-01 15:34 (link)

Huge props go out to John Waters!! Your right Mr. Leibner this film has never been toped in the levels of disgustingness. I have not experienced such a repulsive film. I wont be scared psychologically or anything but it did give me a horrible head ache the rest of the day. This film definitely should be shown in film class, as a result I have much deeper appreciation for the all films and artwork. Now that I have seen something really bad I love the things that are good. The Pink Flamingo shocks and disturbs me by presenting in film nasty images that I cant even imagine much less see. The full frontal nudity and the crude violence didn’t hit me as hard as the awful sexual sequences and crap being put in the mouth. During the film at times I could hardly believe what I was seeing, I mean to me it went beyond a little kinky. I know this film is a comedy and I did find it funny at times however the funniest thing was not in the movie, it was the reaction of the audience. It was like a rollercoaster… EWWW! AHHH! OOO! AAAA! It was fun to see other people watching the film and the effect it had on them. When it got to sick to look at I simply watched other people. Hehe! Haha! I bet John Waters had major laughs watching and listening to the feedback of the people in the theater. No ordinary person would do the things in this film. This movie is like some dark, twisted dream, imagined by someone mentally unstable person. People in the real world are not that perverse and disgusting in there ways. There maybe some out there but there is something seriously wrong with them. I suspect that there life expectancy would be pretty low as result of a filthy lifestyle, germs, sicknesses, bacteria, and etc. (Reply to this) (Thread)

lizzay casillas (Anonymous) 2007-05-01 23:12 (link)

What is art? There is no right or wrong answer for explaining what is art. Art can be anything and everything; it just depends on the viewer opinion. Prior to this film Americans were submerged into the typical Pleasantville family in movies. But the pink flamingo goes beyond the extremes to disgust the audience with the opposite of a Hollywood family. This movie was the climax overall for any movie I had ever seen. Some scenes were just so repulsive they made me sick…yet I wasn’t able to stop watching it. And I don’t get disgusted easily. I have to say it caught my attention. John Waters is a twisted yet brilliant man. How was it that he was able to pull of such a legendary film, on such a small budget. I also question how he was able to come up with such a sick plot to attract the audience. During the 70’s everyone was really into questioning everything and challenging the forbidden. everyone was tired of the ordinary because of that Pink flamingos was such a hit, This film made them question how far was to far for a film. I wonder were people disgusted by the film or did they reach a certain comfort by it? The characters were so unusual in comparison to the average joe, but during the 70’s people were so caught up in questioning and rebelling that they might have seen the pink flamingo characters as liberating rebellious characters that they were able to relate to. (Reply to this) (Thread)

MoNiiKaY ZaVaLa (Anonymous) 2007-05-02 00:26 (link)

this was a suuuper sick movie! gosh leibner you totally had me traumatized for a few days! i have been able to eat chicken, so that's a start! gosh these people are totally sick and weird! but then again, what one person make think is absurd, another thinks is completely normal. this movie (well the part that i got to see) seemed as if it was a dreamlike fantasy, because everything from the guy exposing his penis to the sex with the chickens seemed like something that people would only fantasize about doing, not actually act out in real life. I think that if people didnt have the restrictions from society, their family, and all other forces, then people would do things in real life that were as extreme in the film. Its like Waters said, "okay, lets pretend that nothing is crazy or sick. think of the worst thing you could do, and do it as if it was the most normal thing ever". one of the guys in our class, im not sure what his name is (sorry), said that this movie is not so bad if you just remember that this is all acting, and that the director's purpose is to shock and disturb you. and if you let him gross you out, then he succeeded. i wish i wouldve thought of the movie in that perspective, because i think that i wouldn't have gotten so discusted by it. (Reply to this) (Thread)

Cristina Marquez.... (Anonymous) 2007-05-02 22:54 (link)

I will never see chicken the same way!!! To see Pink Flamingoes as art is more than difficult. I feel that the majority of us who have not been exposed to different forms of aren’t would only view art as painting, dancers, and music. The fact is that art is a form of expressing yourself even if it is disturbing to others. With that said I do see Pink Flamingoes as displeasing art but never the less a form of art. This movie was used to display the directors opinion of what art is to him. It was a way for the audience to see who he is. I feel as if our need to be a perfectionist is contrasted with everything we do wrong to achieve it. The characters from Pink Flamingoes can represent us as people if we connect it to our failures and hidden secrets. Lets face it we all have skeletons in the closet, some not as big as the one’s portrayed in the movie but I’m sure we can all connect. We are not as disgusting and horrible but we are not saints either. We like Divine’s enemy don’t appreciate competition. The city of Hollywood like the U.S. is always fighting for a title maybe not as the filthiest people on earth but more like the most powerful people on earth. Their filthy ways of accomplishing there things reflects that extend to which we as people will go to achieve success. (Reply to this) (Thread)

stephanie bertulano (Anonymous) 2007-05-03 12:44 (link)

This movie was very disturbing, something that made me feel sick to my stomach. I believe that John Waters did a good job in provoking the viewers to feel different emotions throughout the film, especially being uncomfortable watching the events that are taking place. The way that actors and actresses are make the viewer question what types of people would live in that kind of lifestyle. For example, Divine buys a piece of meat and then sticks it between her legs on her way home. I mean honestly, doesn’t a person worry about bacteria and viruses—mainly about their health or is it that people in this film just don’t care about that kind of stuff. During the 70s, I believe that people were more spontaneous and outgoing compared to modern day. In my opinion, I think this is because they weren’t aware of the viruses and diseases that a person could be exposed to. It seems to me that they were just out to have fun and enjoy their life without taking anything overly seriously. I think the people in this film were disgusting than a normal person. I mean honestly, who in their right mind would lick everything in a person’s house? When that scene was being shown, I was just like what the hell are they doing? To me it just seemed really unreasonable to go such a thing just to maintain the title of being the “filthiest person in the world.” \ I believe that the people in this film are just a twisted version of a person’s sexual fantasies. I mean people each have their own sexual fantasy, but I think this movie combines them all with a sickly twist. For example, when Divine and her son are done licking everything in the house, they get turned on. Then she starts giving her son a blowjob—it’s like what the heck are you doing to your son? You wouldn’t do that to your son, it’s just not normal. I guess the people in this film would be not considered “normal” because of their actions. Another scene would be when the mother is sleeping in a crib eating nothing but eggs. It makes you wonder how she got in there, if she’s healthy, and why she’s acting the way she is. Another disturbing scene was when the man starts making the insides of his butthole show. These scenes are really disturbing and make the viewer want to stop the film altogether. But I think the worst scene was the end where Divine picks up the dog poop and eats it. In my mind, I still can’t accept the she did that. But when she put it in her mouth, it looked like she was about to gag. But then after a couple of seconds, she opens her mouth and you could still see bits of the poop in her mouth. Then she smiles, and makes it seem like she’s proud of herself for accomplishing such a filthy thing. For me, throughout the film the main question reoccurring in my mind was, “What the hell are these people doing?” (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Rainelee Bernardino (Anonymous) 2007-05-03 17:54 (link)
	Can I just say, "NO COMMENT!"? (Reply to this) (Thread)

monica brooke (Anonymous) 2007-05-04 10:58 (link)

I have one thing that I need to say about this movie. I don't think I'll look at a chicken the same way ever again.This movie definitley deserved a triple x rating .The chicken and the castrating and everything else was disgusting. there was a really funny scene and that was the trial they had. This file really did push my limits. There were times i just wanted to turn it off.I think that the director did do all of this on purpose. They wanted to see how far they could get. I think that this movie was suppose to represtent to horrible things that humans do everyday and how much society will let the go. (Reply to this) (Thread)

RICARDO PULIDO. (Anonymous) 2007-05-22 12:26 (link)

I appreciated the Pink Flamingos greatly because the world should see a movie like this. I was real curious what actually went on in the peoples heads who walked out. What where they thinking about? The film must have left a great impact on them. And I think Johnny Waters wanted to do that. He wanted to make something so grosse to play with and teach people about themselves. From my experience, when you run away, your trying to protect your self from some force that is threatening or.. you might not want to see the truth. Maybe the people who ran out didn't want to see the truth. And the truth in this situation is how and why you can see this film as disgusting. It makes you think so much it questions your whole vision of perception because today, we live in a world where pictures like that are NOT excepting. I think Divine is a beautiful person with a great soul as well as Cuddles and Cracker and Cotten. Their all great characters because they are themselves. The psychos who wanted to be better than them were actually better at attempting to try to be better than them. Maybe that was their purpose in life. Theres always those imfamous ones that try to be better than you by being like you but if your yourself than maybe you are just better than them. Theres plenty of reasons of what this film could be about or what it is. It could just be bullshit. It could just be genius. I think it's just John Water's expression. Ricardo Pulido. (Reply to this) (Thread)

matthew spears (Anonymous) 2007-05-23 19:17 (link)

The title “Pink Flamingos” doesn’t give you a good idea of what the movies really about. It seems like the makers of the movie had the sole purpose of make people feel sick. I thought this movie was gross and it takes a lot to make me look away from the screen. Personally I feel like sex and chicken don’t mix. And I’m not down to watch some dudes pipi get cut off. So that was a negative for me. I guess the director did a good job if he just wanted to gross people out. I really didn’t like this movie. I don’t like watching movies to purposely feel all nasty on the inside. And I can honestly say that I don’t even know what a flamingo is anymore. But yeah. Not all the movie was sick and twisted. There was a lot of humor hidden between the disturbing scenes. You would just have to make sure you were paying attention enough to notice. Considering the fact that I didn’t like the movie I didn’t really pay much attention to it. (Reply to this) (Thread)

Jose AbaD (Anonymous) 2007-05-25 15:45 (link)

I've seen several of John Water's Films and "Pink Flamingos" was by far the most ... Disgusting one.... But in a Funny way. I think john waters incorperates people's not so typical fetishes, like beastiality, transvestites, and gaping Asshole( that scene was hard to watch, but at the same time hard to not watch, i laughed so hard.). I think there are some people in the film are as disgusting as the pictures in the film, but they aren't so open about it. Also it isnt put into hollywood moveis because people don't really want to see the flaws in other people, but more so the "good life" that they are dying to have. In the film, the people's ids obviously conquer their superegos, and the ego is not there to mediate. (Reply to this) (Thread)

Ralph Mallari (Anonymous) 2007-05-29 23:59 (link)

OOOOHHH geeez this movie yuck.. seriously movie was just disturbing i wish you could of gave showed us a short clip .. but its all good a movie is a movie and damn know i why this movie is so famous, and for what scene its so famous about YUCK! Lets just say this film is unique... in its own very way, we never knew that people have different liking into pleasuring there self, and earning money this world is filled with unknown activity and some should remain like that. During the 1970 i think we were in kind of a dark place of are own were coming back from the war we need to heal are wounds. But i would have never found that having sex with a girl with a chicken was one way of healing your wounds but i guessed wrong. I think 50/50 0f the world were disgusting and horrible i mean we never really perfect and when were confused and lost we find are self showing the world a dark fetish secret, for some its being gay, for others its being bi, and for most its just being weird. But yeah i suggest showing a clip first to the views , just to remind them not to eat during the movie or damn waste of money on food. the movie was alright i liked the whole trailer trash theme going on. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Cerda, Erika (Anonymous) 2007-06-01 15:19 (link)
	This is by far the nastiest movie I've ever seen. Everything in the film if disgusting from Divine nasty birthday party to her giving her own son a blow job to her eating dog poop at the very end. I really disliked this movie (Reply to this) (Thread)