Multiple Maniacs
A celluloid atrocity!
ComedyCrimeHorrorjealousyrapefetishismdark comedychurchcannibalblasphemyunderground filmdragfreak showsexual perversion
A transgressive underground provocation that weaponizes shock, blasphemy, and sexual transgression as both comedy and horror, built on deliberate aesthetic and moral transgression.
The Cavalcade of Perversion, a traveling freak show, acts as a front for Divine, who is out for blood after discovering her lover's affair.
Essence
Ensemble
Divine
Lady Divine
David Lochary
Mr. David
Mary Vivian Pearce
Bonnie / Cavalcade Patron
Mink Stole
Mink / Cavalcade Patron
Cookie Mueller
Cookie Divine / Cavalcade Patron
Edith Massey
Edith / Virgin Mary
Susan Lowe
Cavalcade Pervert
Rick Morrow
Ricky
Howard Gruber
Gilbert
Paul Swift
Steve (Cookie's Boyfriend)
Vincent Peranio
Freak
Jim Thompson
Freak
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