*This is NOT a comic! But a comic book shop in Baltimore acts as John Water's fan mail reception so we grant him an honorary doctorate in comics! By John Waters. Published by Criterion. Blu-ray disc, 96 minutes, 1.66:1 aspect ratio, B&W, 1970 (2017 pressing) John Waters’ gloriously grotesque second feature is replete with all manner of depravity, from robbery to murder to one of cinema’s most memorably blasphemous moments. Made on a shoestring budget in Waters’ native Baltimore, with the filmmaker taking on nearly every technical task, this gleeful mockery of the peace-and-love ethos of its era features the Cavalcade of Perversion, a traveling show mounted by a troupe of misfits whose shocking proclivities are topped only by those of their leader: the glammer-than-glam, larger-than-life Divine, out for blood after discovering her lover’s affair. Starring members of Waters’ beloved regular cast, the Dreamlanders (including David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole, Susan Lowe, Edith Massey, George Figgs, and Cookie Mueller), Multiple Maniacs is an anarchic masterwork from an artist who has doggedly tested the limits of good taste for decades. FILM INFO United States 1970 96 minutes Black & White 1.66:1 English Spine #863 DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 4K digital restoration, supervised by director John Waters, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray New audio commentary featuring Waters New interviews with cast and crew members Pat Moran, Mink Stole, Susan Lowe, George Figgs, and Vincent Peranio New video essay by scholar Gary Needham Trailer English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: An essay by critic Linda Yablonsky New cover by Eric Skillman
