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Desperate Living

It isn't very pretty…

Film19771h 31mReleased

ComedyCrime
Not rated

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Director
John Waters
Language
English
Released
1977-05-27
Runtime
1h 31m

Community score

6.3121 votes on TMDB

Confidence

Rating weighted by how many people voted

6.4

The story

After killing her husband, Peggy Gravel and her murderous maid Grizelda wind up in the crazy town of Mortville, where Queen Carlotta presides over a sleazy collection of misfits.

Cast

  • Liz Renay
    Liz RenayMuffy St. Jacques
  • Mink Stole
    Mink StolePeggy Gravel
  • Susan Lowe
    Susan LoweMole McHenry
  • Edith Massey
    Edith MasseyQueen Carlotta
  • Mary Vivian Pearce
    Mary Vivian PearcePrincess Coo-Coo
  • Jean Hill
    Jean HillGrizelda Brown
  • Brook Yeaton
    Brook YeatonBosley Jr.
  • Karen Gerwig — artwork unavailable
    Karen GerwigBeth
  • Jay Allan — artwork unavailable
    Jay AllanKid
  • Al Strapelli
    Al StrapelliDr. Evans