Sadly, Divine didn't get to bask in the glory of the attention he received from the mainstream media following the release of Hairspray as the legendary drag queen died in his sleep less than a month after the movie was released. And though the original is often overshadowed by the 2007 remake featuring John Travolta in the role of Edna Turnblad, nothing will ever compare to the presence of the legendary drag queen that was Divine.
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Much like his role in Polyester seven years earlier, Divine's change of pace really shines here, especially when Edna sticks up for Tracy despite her rough edges.īut if you're looking for the madness and depravity exhibited by Divine all those years earlier, look no further than the racist and unlikable TV station owner Arvin Hodgepile, which gave audiences a chance to see Divine without the makeup yet continue to play someone on the evil end of the spectrum. Though a major departure for both Waters and Divine, Hairspray is filled to the brim with a lot of the chaos that made their earlier films so memorable, this time just in a manner that is more family-friendly. There's also another scene I just can't even bring myself to talk about.Īnd finally, there is John Waters and Divine's most-known collaboration the 1998 comedy Hairspray, in which the lovable drag queen trades in his days of murder and mayhem to take on the role of Edna Turnblad, the somewhat kind and overbearing mother of the film's main character Tracy Turnblad (played by Ricki Lake). But the worst of the worst goes to the final moments of the film where Divine (the actress, not the character) picks up a fresh piece of dog poop and puts it in her mouth with the narrator stating that he is not only the filthiest person in the world but also the world's filthiest actress. No, there's a scene in which Babs and her son break into the Marbles' home and lick all of their possessions so that their couches, bed, and other belongings will reject them for not being as filthy as the Johnson family. In the 1972 midnight movie classic, Divine plays a fictionalized version of himself going under the assumed named "Babs Johnson" and wants nothing more than to be "the filthiest person alive." When a Raymond and Connie Marble come to town claiming they are more deserving of the title, Babs wages a war of pure disgust against the newcomers, which eventually ends with "live homicide" after tar-and-feathering them in front of a news crew.īut the on-air murder is not even the most sensational thing Babs carries out throughout the movie. I'll never forget the time a good friend put in an old VHS copy without warning and let the movie play out in front of an unsuspecting audience. Next, we have Pink Flamingos, which made for one of the most unsettling, disgusting, and memorable movie experiences of my life.
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