Director's Cut

by John Waters

John Waters, famed underground director of such outrageous, cult classics as Pink Flamingos, Polyester, Hairspray, Cry Baby and Serial Mom, "re-directs" forgotten art films, obscure melodramas, lurid pot-boilers and his own early films in the form of photographic story boards made up of stills. The resulting work is this brilliant twist-off from Waters' absurd, comic view of life, and the images are as funny and delightfully edged as the very best of his films. Waters shakes the fantasies of normalcy into a new, often delicious, taste of Heaven. 165 photos, 150 in color.

Genres: Film, Art, Nonfiction

287 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

John Samuel Waters, Jr. is an American filmmaker, actor, writer, personality, visual artist and art collector, who rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films: Pink Flamingos and Hairspray. He is recognizable by his pencil-thin moustache.

Reviews

[Sean Kottke · Rating 4 out of 5]

A John Waters coffee table book! This is a fascinating collection of Waters' "re-directing" work, collections and juxtapositions of still images he selected from hundreds of films for comedic and critical effect. The Afterword unpacks several of the re-mixed pieces, rewarding a second trip through the gallery.

[Jonna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Laughing out loud -osastoa.