Polyester
1981, Comedy, 1h 26m
27 Reviews 5,000+ RatingsWhat to know
As proudly tacky as its titular fabric, Polyester finds writer-director John Waters moving ever so slightly into the mainstream without losing any of his subversive charm. Read critic reviews
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Francine Fishpaw
Todd Tomorrow
Cuddles Kovinsky
Sandra Sullivan
Elmer Fishpaw
La Rue
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Critic Reviews for Polyester
All Critics (27) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (25) | Rotten (2)
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A fitfully amusing comedy of not so ordinary people.
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OK, so it's not The Cherry Orchard, but who could resist a film where a massive drive-in billboard proclaims 'Now showing - Three Great Marguerite Duras Hits'?
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Stinks in all the right ways.
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The kind of send-up lends itself to loutishness, but Mr. Waters handles it brightly enough to give it distinctive wit.
August 30, 2004 | Full Review… -
Polyester stands firmly as a gateway between the gross-out films of Waters' past and the soft-hearted sentimentalist ones that were to come.
June 9, 2020 | Full Review… -
This time, John Waters has outdone himself: Polyester is a double-knit delight.
May 26, 2020 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Polyester
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Apr 28, 2015Like a Fassbinder or Douglas Sirk movie made by John Waters, it is a mess with all his trademark filth, irritating overacting and ridiculous lack of structure and focus, and I guess it would be only amusing and worth seeing in the cinema for the Odorama scratch-and-sniff gimmick.Carlos M Super Reviewer
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Feb 21, 2010POLYESTER (1981) Written & Directed by John Waters. Filmed in 'Odourama' (I still have my original "scratch-&-sniff" card!!). This was one of Waters' first tentative forays into mainstream cinema. It was still too bizarre for commercial success (despite the innovative gimmick of being "filmed in Odourama!"), but remains one of the better of his 'old-school' films. Starring the irrepressible Divine as poor Francine Fishpaw, a housewife driven to drink by the atrocious behaviour of her dysfunctional family,& a host of other Waters regulars (including Mink Stole & the ever-delightful Edith Massey), it is a another treat for all Waters fans. ****4 & a half out of 5 stars****mirabella 1 Super Reviewer
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Feb 09, 2010Classic John Waters. Bad in all the right ways.Robert F Super Reviewer
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Dec 05, 2008I wish I could meet the characters of this movie in real life. A slutty sister, a brother with a foot stomping fetish, a self serving dad who owns a porno theater, and a 300 pound, alcoholic "mother" that just wants a normal family.Shane D Super Reviewer
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