A Dirty Shame2004
A Dirty Shame (2004)
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Cast
as Sylvia Stickles
as Ray-Ray Perkins
as Vaughn Stickles
as Caprice Stickles
as Big Ethel
as Marge the Neuter
as Paige
as Dora
as Weird Paperboy
as Betty Doggett
as Neuter Yuppie Woman
as Neuter Yuppie Man
as Fat Frank
as Dingy Dave
as Mama Bear
as Papa Bear
as Officer Alvin
as Baby Bear
as Warren the Mailman
as Herself
as Betty Doggett
as Wendell Doggett
as Larry
as Male Motorist
as Female Motorist
as Lu Ann
as Mr. Pay Day
as Loose Linda
as Paw Paw
as Himself
as Unjudgemental Ex-Sex Addict
as Ronnie the Rimmer
as Messy Melinda
as Tony the Tickler
as Coffee Sex Addict
as Gay Woman #1
as Gay Woman #2
as Neuter Man With Sub-Titles
as Anti 'Oral Sex' Neuter
as Anti 'Bear' Neuter
as Vaughn's Mother
as Taxi Driver
as Neuter Businessman
as Neuter Old Maid
as Driving Neuter Husband
as Driving Neuter Wife
as Neuter Grandmother on Bus
as Bus Driver
as Cow Patty
as Dr. Arlington
as Chesapeake Cooking Man
as Horny Kid
as "Strange" Sex Addict
as Woman on Fire Escape
as Fat Boy A
as Fat Boy B
as Tire Lick Boy
as Tire Lick Dad
as Neuter Mom #4
as Injured Neuter Man #1
as Injured Neuter Man #2
as Fan on Airplane
Critic Reviews for A Dirty Shame
All Critics (118) | Top Critics (36) | Fresh (62) | Rotten (56) | DVD (12)
This exercise in bad taste is the Dawn of the Dead of nymphomania. Never mean-spirited, A Dirty Shame has some big laughs, but it's a one-joke movie that shows its strain well before the finish line.
The story is trite and uninteresting. And the humor is only occasionally funny, and that's largely because it's almost impossible not to be impressed by Tracey Ullman's manic energy.
Makes sex seem the least exciting thing in the world. And that's a dirty shame, indeed.
... you can have an open mind and hate this movie because I good well hated this movie.
[Waters] hasn't let slick technique take over as has Hollywood, and he retains his radical sensibility and his willingness to go where others haven't.
Ray-Ray says it best: 'It's like Noah's Ark around here; there's one of every perversion. Alas, it's all been done.'
Audience Reviews for A Dirty Shame
Mediocre comedy with a few laughs strewn throughout, A Dirty Shame directed by Pink Flamingos director John Waters should have been much better considering its premise. Unfortunately, the film has a weak script that just doesn't deliver what it should have. I really wanted to enjoy the film, but most of the gags fell flat, and Waters can't seem to construct something memorable here. I will say this, this is far better than the awful mess Pink Flamingos, and he has managed to make something with a bit of humour, but overall due to its script, and lack of effective ideas, the movie as a whole suffers. The cast could have been better as well, and there is no one that stands out. This film should have been much better than what it turned out, and it's a shame because it could have been something really amusing. Aside from a few laughs, the film lacks something to make an effective comedy. I really wanted to enjoy the film, and I can see that this was a film that had plenty of great ideas that was halted due to a lacking script. If the script would have been significantly tighter, with better gags, I think A Dirty Shame would have a very good film. Instead we get a mediocre comedy with mild laughs and so-so acting. The cast is varied enough, but there is just no spark to really make this film take off. A Dirty Shame is a film that has plenty of potential, but ultimately just disappoints the viewer that wants something more out of their viewing experience.
Super Reviewer
Waters try to make this film a extremely funny and dirty. The thing is: he transform A Dirty Shame in a very silly movie. However, still commit some laughs.
Super Reviewer
A Dirty Shame is the perfect title for this movie. Its got all the random, demented, kitschy and riotous humor that most John Waters movies have. I won't lie when I say I was laughing uncontrollably and obnoxiously for the first 45 minutes of this movie. Unfortunately A Dirty Shame turns into a pile of pointless nonsense that was always there with this movie, but my tolerance kicked in and kind of expected a little more making the movie... a dirty shame. This definitely wasn't my first rodeo as far as John Waters was concerned but I guess I just wanted a little more plotwise. Don't get me wrong, this movie was hysterical and well worth the NC-17-rated watch for the hokey pokey scene alone. It just fell apart at the end.
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