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This Filthy World (2006)

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Reviews Counted:13

Fresh:11

Rotten:2

Average Rating:6.8/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins

Genre: Education/General Interest

Theatrical Release:Nov 24, 2006 Limited

Starring: John Waters

Starring: John Waters

Director: Jeff Garlin

Director: Jeff Garlin
Studio: Red Envelope Entertainment

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Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
09/29/07
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
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09/29/07
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]

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Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
09/28/07
Empire Magazine

If the film proves anything, it's that people don't shock as easily as they did in Waters' heyday.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
12/01/06
G. Allen Johnson
G. Allen Johnson
San Francisco Chronicle
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It's definitely a great monologue, but a mediocre film.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
11/30/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

If your sensibilities can tolerate its more scatological digressions, This Filthy World, filmed over two nights at Manhattan's Harry De Jur Playhouse, can be one of the coziest and most charming means of investing 90-plus minutes of your life.

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11/24/06
Gene Seymour
Gene Seymour
Newsday
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Mr. Waters, who has been honing this material for years, is as comfortable and effortless as any monologist you're likely to see.

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11/23/06
Neil Genzlinger
Neil Genzlinger
New York Times
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Tossing off one-liners about drugs and porn to a New York audience, even Waters sounds a little bored.

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11/22/06
Elizabeth Weitzman
Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News
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In a town full of delightful misfits, Waters may be Baltimore's sanest citizen.

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11/21/06
Karen Wilson
Karen Wilson
Village Voice
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This Filthy World, recorded over two nights at New York City's Harry De Jur Playhouse, is revealing, allowing the filmmaker to illuminate the evolution of his illustriously dirty career.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
11/18/06
Ed Gonzalez
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine

Johns Waters walks into This Filthy World through the door of a confessional -- an altogether fitting entrance for the filmmaker the late William S. Burroughs anointed the 'Pope of Trash.'

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
11/17/06
Chad Greene
Chad Greene
Boxoffice Magazine

Icon of bad taste John Waters plays kindly uncle to tomorrow's delinquents in funny one-man show.

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09/13/06
John DeFore
John DeFore
Hollywood Reporter
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...even the filmmaker's detractors will likely walk away satisfied.

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09/11/06
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

Even though I've heard quite of bit of his show before, I still enjoyed it.

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09/06/06
Jon Popick
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