Multiple Maniacs

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MULTIPLE MANIACS; USA | 1970 | DCP | 96 min.

Director: John Waters; Cast: Divine, Edith Massey, Mink Stole

In one of director Waters’ earliest and most outrageous efforts, the inimitable Divine stars as the operator of the “Cavalcade of Perversion.” The operation is really just a front for a criminal enterprise meant to lure in unsuspecting victims who are tied-up, robbed, and even killed. After an obscene act is committed with rosary beads, Divine ultimately finds her fate in the claws of a giant lobster. A brand-new DCP restoration, made from the original 16mm elements, will be shown.

In collaboration with the student-run WUD Film Committee, the Cinematheque brings back our Monday evening series of fun screenings that travel down the less-visited, sometimes more grungy avenues of contemporary pop cinema. The screenings take place at the Marquee Theater in Union South. This season’s offerings include new digital restorations of Brian De Palma’s Scarface, John Waters’ early effort, Multiple Maniacs, and the presumed lost rock musical Catch My Soul.