Polyester (1981)
| Release Date | 29 May 1981 |
| Tagline | Filmed in ODORAMA |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Greenmount Avenue at 33rd Street, Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Satire, Domestic Comedy |
| Mood | Bad Taste |
| Themes | Suburban Dysfunction, Eccentric Families, Parenthood, Kids in Trouble |
| Tones | Outrageous, Humorous, Satirical, Campy, Irreverent, Biting |
| Tags | Dysfunctional, Extramarital Affair, Family, Fetish [sexual], Homemaker, Middle Class, Misfit, Pornography, Pregnancy, Suburbs, Teenagers |
Polyester is a 1981 comedy film directed, produced, and written by John Waters, and starring Divine, Tab Hunter, Edith Massey, and Mink Stole. It was filmed in Waters' native Baltimore, Maryland, and features a gimmick called "Odorama", whereby viewers could smell what they saw on screen through scratch and sniff cards.
Cast and Crew
Cast
David Samson
Elmer Fishpaw
Mary Garlington
Lu-Lu Fishpaw
Ken King
Dexter Fishpaw
Joni Ruth White
La Rue
Hans Kramm
Heintz
Rick Breitenfeld
Dr. Quackenshaw
Michael Watson
Freddy Ashton
Derek Neal
Pimp
Jean Hill
Gospel Bus Hijacker
Jim Hill
Picket Reporter
John Brothers
TV News Announcer
Sharon Niesp
Nun B
Marina Melin
Supermarket Victim
Susan Lowe
Mall Victim
Tom Diventi
Bo-Bo's Friend
George Hulse
School Principal
Tony Parkham
Teenage Witness
Paul Holland
Pizza Man Lover
Alberto Panella
Pizza Man 2
Frank Tamburo
Pizza Man 3
Nancy Morgan
Alcoholic Leader
Keats Smith
Boutique Saleslady
Gordon Kamka
Detective A
David Klein
Detective B
George Stover
Press A
Steve Yeager
Press B
Marv Egoff
Press C
John De La Vega
Press D
Chuck Yeaton
Hospital Reporter
George Udell
Jewish Man
Mrs. Horner
Oriential Woman
Katie Casey
Nurse
Gail Kondylas
Pregnant Girl
Judith Klein
Woman Clipping Nails
Alan Hauser
Deb Announcer
Garey Lambert
Abortion Picket
Lynda Lambert
Abortion Picket
Dorothy Braudy
Abortion Picket
George Figgs
Abortion Picket
Leo Braudy
Abortion Picket
Pat Figgs
Abortion Picket
Joan Insley
Abortion Picket
Sam Insley
Abortion Picket
Brook Yeaton
Porno Picket
Jonah Klein
Porno Picket
Kitty Samson
Porno Picket
Stuart Rome
Porno Picket
Paula Rome
Porno Picket
Steve Waters
Porno Picket
Treva Barnes
Porno Picket
Sharon Waters
Porno Picket
Anne Mallory
Porno Picket
John Allen
Porno Picket
Jay Allen
Porno Picket
Tommy Allen
Porno Picket
Hilary Aidus
Porno Picket
Joan Erbe
Porno Picket
Jay Bennett
Bus passenger
Rocky Collins
Bus passenger
Denny Dormody
Man leaving Charles Theatre
Bernard Jay
Doorman at the Edmondson
Karl Otter
TV Reporter at Movie Theatre
Charles Roggero
Bus passenger
Director
Producer
Robert Maier
line producer
Sara Risher
associate producer
Robert Shaye
executive producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
David Insley
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Editor
Charles Roggero
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Casting Director
Pat Moran
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Art Director
Vincent Peranio
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Set Decorator
Beth Sheldon
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Costume Designer
Makeup Department
Christine Mason
hair stylist
Production Manager
Robert Maier
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Pat Moran
assistant director
Art Department
Delores Delux
assistant art director
Beth Holmes
set director
Shawn Moran
prop vehicles
Cathy Puig
prop vehicles
Steven Walker
property master
Sound Department
Rocky Collins
assistant sound editor
Stuart Deutsch
boom operator
Elizabeth Kling
assistant sound editor
Darren Kloomok
assistant sound editor
Skip Lievsay
sound editor
Steven J. Rogers
production sound mixer
Special Effects
Rob E. Holland
gunshot wound effects
John Luckacovic
assistant to Robert E. Holland
Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Apicella
video assist operator
Garrett Brown
Steadicam operator
Larry Dean
still photographer
Robert W. Dorsey
second electrician
Arthur Eng
assistant camera
Bill Porter
gaffer
Mike Spera
consultant: Arriflex camera
Stewart Stack
key grip
David Warfield
grip
Animation Department
Rory Kelleher
animator
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jay Bennett
dresser
Editorial Department
Rocky Collins
assistant editor
Music Department
Art Baron
musician: tamborine
Bill Dern
musician: banjo
Lenny Ferrari
musician: drums
Irving Fields
musician: acoustic bass
Jeffrey Lyons
musician: oboe and duck
Charlie Miller
musician: trumpet
Walter Steding
musician: violins
Bruce Tergesen
music mixer
Other Crew
Jim Blevins
production assistant
Jerry Buhai
consultant: "Odorama"
John Heyn
production assistant
Garey Lambert
dailies projectionist
Alan Rose
title designer
Rachel Talalay
production assistant
Alan Treadwell
production assistant
Michael White
associate presenter
Chuck Yeaton
bookkeeper
Production Company
New Line Cinema
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Distributor
New Line Cinema
Criterion Collection, The
Entertainment in Video
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GTO
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Lorimar Telepictures
New Line Home Video
Pan-Canadian Film Distributors
Reel DVD
Miscellaneous
Axis Videos Inc.
video operations
Friendship Animal Kennell
animal training: "Bonkers"
The Ranch Studio
music engineering and mixing
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Mondo Trasho (1969)
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