Eine verklemmte, unterdrückte Frau mittleren Alters wird nach einem Schlag auf den Kopf zu einer Sexsüchtigen, und sie fällt dann in eine unterirdische Subkultur von Sexsüchtigen im Vorort B... Alles lesenEine verklemmte, unterdrückte Frau mittleren Alters wird nach einem Schlag auf den Kopf zu einer Sexsüchtigen, und sie fällt dann in eine unterirdische Subkultur von Sexsüchtigen im Vorort Baltimore.Eine verklemmte, unterdrückte Frau mittleren Alters wird nach einem Schlag auf den Kopf zu einer Sexsüchtigen, und sie fällt dann in eine unterirdische Subkultur von Sexsüchtigen im Vorort Baltimore.
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- Papa Bear
- (as Dave Moretti)
- Betty Doggett
- (as Susan Allenbach)
Handlung
WUSSTEST DU SCHON:
- WissenswertesSuzanne Shepherd first read the script while on a train to Baltimore. After discovering the film's content, she became quite upset and did not want to do the film. It was only after meeting John Waters that she agreed to play Big Ethel.
- PatzerBefore running out of gas, the car is turned off and in park but is still driving.
- Zitate
Paige: Admit to God... you are a whore.
Sylvia Stickles: I'm a whore.
Paige: Good. Now, make a list of all the people you've fucked and apologize to their parents.
- Alternative VersionenThe Theratrical Release Of The film was the original NC-17 version.For the VHS/DVD releases John Waters said that it will be released in the original NC-17 rated version and a cut R Rated Version.
- VerbindungenEdited from Go Down, Death! (1945)
- SoundtracksSylvia
Performed by David Raksin Orchestra
Written by David Raksin and Paul Francis Webster
Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Tracy Ullman stars as Sylvia, a "neuter" (someone who is repressed sexually) in a small town that is obvious very repressed and uptight. However, within the community exists a growing group of people who have experienced a sexual awakening (mainly due to head injuries), and are very open with their fantasies. When Sylvia experiences a head injury and is awakened, she meets with "sex saint" Ray-Ray (Johnny Knoxville) who introduces her to the world of open sexual fetishes, as he and his followers search for the ultimate fetish.
The film is very much a sexual cartoon, and often is full of exaggerated ideas, dialog and imagery. Waters employs all sorts of tactics (everything from gags, on-screen subtitles, suggestive set dressing, etc.) to illustrate a town that is repressed while still being exposed to sexuality, and the characters are all very interesting. I didn't even mention Selma Blair as Ullman's daughter- a woman who has enormous implants that are practically bigger than the rest of her body.
The film is also quite funny (particularly a scene that will make you look at the "Hokey-Pokey" in a whole new way), with some great gags and hilarious dialog, as well as trademark over-the-top jokes. A lot of "queasy" laughs are also brought in by the descriptions of various fetishes (many of which are real) and occasionally by seeing them played out by our "awakened" characters. Although this is one of the problems- the film does go overboard at times, and a lot of the gags don't quite fit in, and interrupt the flow.
In addition, it isn't made particularly well- certain effects give themselves away, the plot does get sloppy, and after a while, the content will weigh on your patience. You will wish that more "plot" would happen.
That being said, there is still a lot of fun to be had, just don't expect this to be Waters' masterpiece. I give it a slightly above average 6 out of 10.
- TedStixonAKAMaximumMadness
- 13. Feb. 2012
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Box Office
- Budget
- 15.000.000 $ (geschätzt)
- Bruttoertrag in den USA und Kanada
- 1.339.668 $
- Eröffnungswochenende in den USA und in Kanada
- 29.384 $
- 19. Sept. 2004
- Weltweiter Bruttoertrag
- 1.914.166 $
- Laufzeit1 Stunde 29 Minuten
- Farbe
- Sound-Mix
- Seitenverhältnis
- 1.85 : 1