Polyester

– A suburban housewife's world falls apart when her pornographer husband admits he's serially unfaithf..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.00 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 26 Minutes
Release Year:
1981
Polyester (1981)

A suburban housewife's world falls apart when her pornographer husband admits he's serially unfaithful to her, her daughter gets pregnant, and her son is suspected of being the foot-fetishist who's been breaking local women's feet.

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Producing Country:
USA
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Polyester (1981) - Trailer

Release Date:

29 May 1981

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

John Waters

Writer:

John Waters

Main Actors:

Divine, Tab Hunter, Edith Massey, David Samson

Plot:

Francine Fishpaw is an upper middle class suburban housewife in Baltimore. Unfortunately for this "good Christian woman", the money to support her lifestyle comes from her husband's porno theater, the neighbors are protesting, her son is the notorious "Baltimore Stomper", her daughter is knocked up by a local hoodlum, and her husband is having an affair with his secretary.

Awards:

1 nomination.

Production:

New Line Cinema

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
89%