Review of Pink Flamingos (1972) by Anonymous User — 18 Jul 2010

John Waters rationalizes the use of the chicken literally in the middle of a sex scene by arguing that he himself is a carnivore and it's no more cruel than getting slaughtered and eaten. Plus, she gets to be fucked and immortalized on camera before being turned into lunch.

The theme here is realism and outright depravity, Waters and a bunch of his hippie friends having fun and making the filthiest movie imaginable. That chicken scene comes at around a half hour into the film, and it still manages to outgross itself over and over until the dog-poop finale. This is guaranteed to churn up even the most iron-clad of gag reflexes. Fantastic.