Review of Pink Flamingos (1976) by Jacob M — 17 Feb 2009

John Waters set out to make something that would piss everyone off, and ended up accidentally making the greatest piece of trash art ever.

This review of Pink Flamingos (1976) was written by Jacob M on 17 Feb 2009.

Pink Flamingos has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Ken S (1,985) on 24 Aug 2013

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Who can ever out do Mr. Devine this movie was a showcase to start Mr. Devine as a well known drag queen…

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I felt that Pink Flamingos is just too raunchy and exploitive for it's own good,also quite poorly executed in ways…

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Esto no es cine, representa las ideas de una persona que está enferma. No tiene razón de ser y los personajes son uno peor que otro…

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