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- 1981
- R
- New Line Cinema
- 1 h 26 m
- 1981
- R
- New Line Cinema
- 1 h 26 m
Summary A suburban housewife's world falls apart when she finds that her pornographer husband is serially unfaithful to her, her daughter is pregnant, and her son is suspected of being the foot-fetishist who's been breaking local women's feet.
Directed By: John Waters
Written By: John Waters
- 1981
- R
- New Line Cinema
- 1 h 26 m
- 1981
- R
- New Line Cinema
- 1 h 26 m
Polyester
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Summary A suburban housewife's world falls apart when she finds that her pornographer husband is serially unfaithful to her, her daughter is pregnant, and her son is suspected of being the foot-fetishist who's been breaking local women's feet.
Directed By: John Waters
Written By: John Waters
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Generally Favorable
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
72
75% Positive
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
25% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
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Polyester is a liberatingly crude satire of suburban mores.
Though Polyester is mild for John Waters, it remains a film not for everyone. But it is a satire of an energy and breadth rarely seen on today's screens. It is recommended, but only for the strong. [03 Dec 1982, p.D1]
Polyester splits the difference between Waters’ earlier cult movies and his later mainstream work. A melodrama that touches on everything from punk rock to abortion to pornography.
Polyester isn’t quite up to the low standards of Pink Flamingos, but it’s still a worthy effort by Waters.
The biting satire and absurd situations in Waters' movies always dwell self-consciously on how media images and stereotypes affect viewers' notions of reality. Polyester is much more cliche-ridden than his other films, however, and so is less successful as satire.
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