Is Polyester easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Polyester violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Polyester end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Polyester

Name: Polyester
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1981
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Divine, Tab Hunter, Edith Massey, David Samson, Mary Garlington

It’s Scentsational!

Directed by John Waters

Produced by New Line Cinema, Dreamland

198186 min7.0 / 10

A gleefully trashy, deliberately artificial satire of melodrama and American dysfunction, built on camp excess and sensory gimmickry rather than genuine pathos.

Blessed with a keen sense of smell and cursed with a philandering pornographer husband, a parasitic mother, and a pair of delinquent children, the long-suffering Francine Fishpaw turns to the bottle as her life falls apart -- until deliverance appears in the form of a hunk named Todd Tomorrow. Originally screened with "Odorama" scratch and sniff cards so the audience could (at their own risk) smell along with the film.

Questions people ask

Is Polyester easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Polyester sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is Polyester violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Does Polyester end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is Polyester scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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