Review of Desperate Living (1977) by Elgan D — 02 Jun 2016

This movie absolutely kills me. From Mink Stole screaming crazy stuff like the children are having sex and her husband is trying to kill her to being forced to escape to a town filled with derelicts and criminals...this movie never stops with the satire, hilarity and complete grossness.

Coming across a perverted cop wearing women's lingerie while on the run, he directs them to Mortsville which consists of a shanty town filled with undesirables. Mortsville is run by Edith Massey (the lover of eggs from Pink Flamingos) who delights in humiliating her loyal subjects and shoving her dominating ways in their faces. Her gay soldiers are particularly hilarious in their attempts to satiate their queen. The movie culminates in some typical gory, but beyond funny scenes when the lesbians unite to confront the queen.

If you love John Waters and have never seen this, get on it ASAP.