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This Filthy World

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This Filthy World reviews
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Documentary

Written by: John Waters

Directed by: Jeff Garlin

Release Date:
Theatrical: November 24, 2006

Running Time: 86 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: Not Rated

Starring John Waters

John Waters' one-man show, this "vaudeville" act celebrates the film career and tastes of the man William Burroughs once called "The Pope of Trash." (Cinema Village)

What The Critics Said

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100

Baltimore Sun Michael Sragow

This Filthy World does many things, including transform tabloid commentary into comic art. But at its best, it shows that the child is father to the wild man.

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80

Village Voice Karen Wilson

Waters's best bits are nostalgic, as he remembers his late friend and frequent collaborator Divine. Part memoir, part lecture, This Filthy World reaffirms what most of us already know from "The Wire": In a town full of delightful misfits, Waters may be Baltimore's sanest citizen.

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70

The Hollywood Reporter John DeFore

Even if he's never able to mount a full-scale return to the happy depravity of his youth, Waters is one of bad behavior's most likable champions.

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70

The New York Times Neil Genzlinger

John Waters is darned entertaining as he delivers a monologue that annotates his scandalous movies and encompasses assorted other subjects that interest or annoy him.

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50

New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman

Tossing off one-liners about drugs and porn to a New York audience, even Waters sounds a little bored.

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25

San Francisco Chronicle G. Allen Johnson

Some long patches in this show are surprisingly boring and unfunny. Maybe part of the problem is that the rest of the world has caught up with Waters -- nowadays everyone's a provocateur. In-your-face gay-themed material is no longer such a novelty; there are simply fewer boundaries left to transgress.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 10.0 (out of 10) based on 1 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

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