{"id":40546,"date":"2018-05-18T22:48:08","date_gmt":"2018-05-19T05:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=40546"},"modified":"2021-01-24T17:46:44","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T00:46:44","slug":"multiple-maniacs-1970","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=40546","title":{"rendered":"Multiple Maniacs (1970)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;m a maniac that cannot be cured!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Multiple-Maniacs-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Multiple-Maniacs-Poster-228x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-40547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Multiple-Maniacs-Poster-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Multiple-Maniacs-Poster-97x128.jpg 97w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Multiple-Maniacs-Poster.jpg 736w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe narcissistic, murderous owner (Divine) of a &#8220;Cavalcade of Perversions&#8221; travelling show becomes enraged when she learns from a gossipy barista (Edith Massey) that her lover (David Lochary) has a mistress (Mary Vivian Pearce). With assistance from her new lesbian lover (Mink Stole), she plots revenge and true mayhem ensues, involving Divine&#8217;s drugged-out daughter (Cookie Mueller) and another troupe member (Rick Morrow).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Black Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Carnivals and Circuses<\/li>\n<li>John Waters Films<\/li>\n<li>Plot to Murder<\/li>\n<li>Rape<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary writes that this &#8220;typically outrageous and degenerate &#8212; and funny &#8212; John Waters film&#8221; features Divine &#8220;becoming increasingly mad&#8221; (she&#8217;s literally foaming at the mouth by the end) and was &#8220;inspired by the Sharon Tate murders&#8221; (thus explaining the final massacre scene in an apartment). He notes that the &#8220;picture starts with what [he thinks] is [the] funniest Waters sequence&#8221; (I disagree) &#8220;and most revealing of him as an artist out to shock viewers through bad taste: suburbanites (representing us?) are repulsed, but don&#8217;t run away from perverted acts.&#8221; However, he argues that while &#8220;this is Waters&#8217;s own favorite film&#8221;, he doesn&#8217;t &#8220;think it reaches the heights (depths?) of <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=40587\"><em>Pink Flamingos<\/em><\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=40606\"><em>Female Trouble<\/em><\/a>&#8221; because &#8220;Divine&#8217;s character is not as flamboyant or formidable as the ones she plays in those films&#8221;. He writes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Divine is at &#8216;her&#8217; funniest when her character is constantly aggravated, dumped on, or humiliated; here, where she manages to achieve a coveted social position and retain faith in her beautiful self, she is too much in control.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It&#8217;s been too long since I&#8217;ve seen Waters&#8217; later films for me to compare, so I&#8217;ll judge this film on its own merits &#8212; and truly, I don&#8217;t believe it offers more than a slightly more &#8220;polished&#8221; version of earlier themes in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=40533\"><em>Mondo Trasho<\/em><\/a>, albeit pushing various outrage and disgust envelopes even further (and containing actual live dialogue). However, I&#8217;m not really the target audience for this kind of material, since I don&#8217;t see the point in degeneracy for its own sake. Sure, the infamous rosary scene and lobster rape scene are outrageous &#8212; but who in the world really cares about any of these folks and what happens to them? <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Some typically outrageous and bizarro Waters scenes<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Multiple-Maniacs-Still1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Multiple-Maniacs-Still1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"672\" height=\"496\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Multiple-Maniacs-Still1.png 672w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Multiple-Maniacs-Still1-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Multiple-Maniacs-Still1-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Multiple-Maniacs-Still1-366x270.png 366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Multiple-Maniacs-Still2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Multiple-Maniacs-Still2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"672\" height=\"496\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Multiple-Maniacs-Still2.png 672w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Multiple-Maniacs-Still2-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Multiple-Maniacs-Still2-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Multiple-Maniacs-Still2-366x270.png 366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; while you may be curious to check it out, I think only completists need to include this one in their must-see list. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0067454\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=10279&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.villagevoice.com\/2016\/07\/27\/high-waters-mark-1970-freak-show-multiple-maniacs-oozes-back-into-theaters\/\">Village Voice Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/08\/05\/movies\/multiple-maniacs-review-john-waters.html\">NY Times Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=10279&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m a maniac that cannot be cured!&#8221; Synopsis: The narcissistic, murderous owner (Divine) of a &#8220;Cavalcade of Perversions&#8221; travelling show becomes enraged when she learns from a gossipy barista (Edith Massey) that her lover (David Lochary) has a mistress (Mary Vivian Pearce). With assistance from her new lesbian lover (Mink Stole), she plots revenge and true mayhem ensues, involving Divine&#8217;s drugged-out daughter (Cookie Mueller) and another troupe member (Rick Morrow). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Black Comedy Carnivals and Circuses&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=40546\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=40546"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40546\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65692,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40546\/revisions\/65692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}