FEMALE TROUBLE – 50TH ANNIVERSARY at Rio Cinema (Sat 13 July 2024!)
Queer Horror Nights presents: FEMALE TROUBLE – 50TH ANNIVERSARY
- Director: John Waters
- Cast: Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole, Edith Massey
- 1974 / USA / 97mins
- Costume, kink & fetish friendly event / Strictly ADULTS 18+ only!!!
The life and death of Dawn Davenport, from juvenile delinquent to celebrity mass-murderer.
Join drag king Loose Willis and film fanatic Token Homo for our 50th Anniversary celebration and rare midnight screening of John Waters’ criminal masterpiece, FEMALE TROUBLE.
Queer Horror Nights and Rio Cinema invite you to our 50th Anniversary celebration of John Waters’ criminal masterpiece, FEMALE TROUBLE, in a rare midnight screening for all you sex-crazed perverts!
Hot on the cha-cha heels of his notorious cult hit PINK FLAMINGOS (1972), FEMALE TROUBLE reunites John Waters’ Dreamlanders for the middle part of his ‘Trash Trilogy’ and the director’s favourite of his ‘celluloid atrocities’ with drag superstar, Divine.
FEMALE TROUBLE is a fiercely transgressive display of juvenile delinquency, sexual perversion, drugs, crime and beauty. Shot on a tiny $25,000 budget, “John Waters’ Citizen Kane” (Nuart) features outrageous art design by Vincent Peranio, and iconic costume and makeup by Van Smith. The film was David Lochary’s last appearance as a Dreamlander before his death.
“More than a queer film classic, FEMALE TROUBLE is a queer film essential because it insistently refuses to promote facile sexual and gender politics and so assiduously makes room for people to be different.”
Chris Holmlund, Female Trouble
BRING YOUR FREAK: This is a ‘costume, kink and fetish-friendly’ event, so dress-down in your finest trash, or gear-up to enjoy the film in your kink and fetish attire (just cover your ‘bum & bits’ so we don’t stain the seats…). Changing facilities from 10.30pm. Regular clothes are fine too.
10.30PM: Join your hosts for pre-drinks and a decadent Trash Disco. Get a criminal ‘make-under’ in our pop-up beauty salon, and snag your own souvenir mugshots in our ‘photo-my-freak’ booth.
11.30PM: Join Loose Willis on the main stage for our ‘anti-fashion filth parade’ (with shit prizes for the ‘filthiest look’) then let Token Homo whip you into a frenzy with his expletive-laden intro.
FEMALE TROUBLE screens at midnight with no interval. Late bar (event closes 2am).
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