John Waters

John Waters

Born 04/22/1946 (78 years old)
Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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John Waters (b. 1946, Baltimore, USA) is a writer-director known as the "Sultan of Sleaze" and "Pope of Trash" for his low-budget, bad taste classics such as Pink Flamingos (1972) and Female Trouble (1975). An independent filmmaker working out of Baltimore, he is famous for his love of camp and kitsch, and commitment to offending some audiences. Even as he moved to bigger budgets, his films retained a gleeful irreverence and appreciation of the American grotesque.… (more)

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Movies
2018

Mugworth

2015

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip

2014

Suburban Gothic

2012

Excision

2007

Each Time I Kill

 

Hairspray

 

Junior Defenders

2006

Jackass: Number Two

2004

Seed of Chucky

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Ads

2003

Abby Singer

2002

Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat

2000

Cecil B. Demented

1999

Chameleon II: Death Match (TV movie)

 

Sweet and Lowdown

1998

Pecker

 

Welcome to Hollywood

1994

Family Album (TV movie)

 

Serial Mom

1989

Homer & Eddie

1988

Hairspray

1986

Something Wild

1972

Pink Flamingos

1969

Mondo Trasho

1968

Eat Your Makeup

Series
2024

The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy

 

That’s Science, Baby! (E06)

2022

Search Party

 

Genesis (S05E01)

 

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

 

Interesting People on Christopher Street (S04E04)

2021

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

 

Turn Me on Take Me Private (S22E05)

2020

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

 

Dance, Lies and Videotape (S21E17)

2018

Liverspots and Astronots

 

The Blacklist

 

Sutton Ross (No. 17) (S05E22)

2017

Feud

 

Hagsploitation (S01E06)

2016

Clarence

 

Plane Excited (S02E05)

2014

HitRECord on TV

2013

Mr. Pickles

 

Coma (S01E09)

2010

Sea Patrol

 

Dutch Courage (S04E09)

 

Underbelly

 

Dog Eat Dog (S03E09)

 

Crossroads (S03E08)

 

Full Force Gale (S03E07)

2007

My Name Is Earl

 

Kept a Guy Locked in a Truck (S02E14)

2006

'Til Death Do Us Part

2004

Dead Like Me

 

Haunted (S02E15)

1998

Frasier

 

The Maris Counselor (S05E13)

1997

The Simpsons

 

Homer's Phobia (S08E15)

1995

Homicide: Life on the Street

 

Law & Disorder (S03E15)

1993

Homicide: Life on the Street

 

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (S01E08)

Documentaries
2023

Scala!!!

2022

Fragments of Paradise

 

Living with Chucky

 

Lynch/Oz

2021

The Velvet Underground

2020

The Mystery of the Pink Flamingo

 

Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time- Vol. 3 Comedy and Camp

2019

Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

 

Explained (series) - narrator

 

Beauty - narrator (S02E09)

2018

Sickies Making Films

2017

Mansfield 66/67

 

Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

2016

No Stopping the Stover - a.f.

2015

At the Video Store

 

Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story

 

Tab Hunter Confidential

 

The 1000 Eyes of Dr. Maddin

2013

A Life in Dirty Movies

 

I Am Divine

 

The Last Impresario

2012

Mansome

 

Of Dolls and Murder - narrator

 

Paul Bowles: The Cage Door is Always Open

 

The Rep

 

Time Zero: The Last Year of Polaroid Film

2011

The advocate for fagdom: A Portrait of Bruce LaBruce

 

These Amazing Shadows

2010

Beautiful Darling

 

Blank City

 

Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore

2009

It Came from Kuchar

2008

Dead On: The Life and Cinema of George A. Romero

 

Guest of Cindy Sherman

 

Speechless (TV movie)

 

Starz Inside: In the Gutter (TV movie)

 

Wild World of Ted V. Mikels, The

2007

Here's Looking at You, Boy

 

Obscene

 

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

2006

50 Films to See Before You Die (TV movie)

 

Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema

 

Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

 

This Film Is Not Yet Rated

 

This Filthy World

 

Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'

2005

All the Dirt on 'A Dirty Shame'

 

Inside Deep Throat

 

Midnight Movies

 

That Man: Peter Berlin

2004

Class of '80 Debbie Harry (TV movie)

 

Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea

 

Thinking XXX (TV movie)

2003

A History of Sex

 

Hollywood High (TV movie)

 

Larry Clark, Great American Rebel

 

Totally Gay! (TV movie)

2002

Independent View (series)

 

Pia Zadora: The E! True Hollywood Story (TV movie)

 

The Cockettes

2001

Indie Sex: Taboos (TV movie)

2000

Film-Fest DVD: Issue 5 - Cannes 2000 & SXSW

 

In Bad Taste (TV movie)

 

Pie in the Sky: The Brigid Berlin Story

1999

20th Century: Yesterday's Tomorrows, The (TV movie)

 

Divine: The E! True Hollywood Story (TV movie)

 

Forever Hollywood (TV movie)

1998

Divine Trash

 

Home Movie on John Waters

 

Little Castles

 

Save Our History (series)

1997

Anthem

 

Behind the Music (series)

1994

Letzter Tanz (TV movie) - a.f.

1990

Intimate Portrait (series)

1987

Biography (series)

1985

Divine Waters

1975

Love Letter to Edie

Music videos
2011

The Lonely Island feat. Nicki Minaj & John Waters - The Creep

Concerts
2007

Elton 60 – Live at Madison Square Garden

2004

Blondie: Live by Request

Short
2018

Mickey Mouse (series)

 

The Fancy Gentleman (S04E15)

2013

Mickey Mouse (series)

 

Dog Show (S01E11)

2002

The Celtic Crevasse

2001

Memories of Oz (TV movie)

1988

L.A. Screening Workshop

1966

Roman Candles

1964

Hag in a Black Leather Jacket

Screenwriter

Movies
2016

Hairspray Live! (TV movie) - original screenplay

2015

Kiddie Flamingos

2007

Hairspray - original screenplay

2004

A Dirty Shame

2000

Cecil B. Demented

1998

Pecker

1994

Serial Mom

1990

Cry-Baby

1988

Hairspray

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1981

Polyester

1977

Desperate Living

1974

Female Trouble

1972

Pink Flamingos

1970

Multiple Maniacs

1969

Mondo Trasho

1968

Eat Your Makeup

Documentaries
2006

This Filthy World

Short
1969

The Diane Linkletter Story

1968

Dorothy, the Kansas City Pot Head

1966

Roman Candles

1964

Hag in a Black Leather Jacket

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