A Dirty Shame
“Threatening the very limits of common decency.”
Sylvia Stickles runs a convenience store with her husband and mother-in-law. One day, Sylvia is hit on the head and transforms from an uptight prude to a sex-crazed lunatic. As she goes on a rampage through town, Sylvia attracts the attention of Ray Ray, a sexual healer and tow truck driver in search of the world's greatest orgasm. Their sexual revolution, however, causes a class war in their tiny Baltimore community.
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Cast
81 people
Tracey Ullman
Sylvia Stickles
Known for
Corpse Bride
Kronk's New Groove
Johnny Knoxville
Ray Ray Perkins
Known for
Men in Black II
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
Selma Blair
Caprice Stickles
Known for
Hellboy
Legally Blonde
Chris Isaak
Vaughn Stickles
Known for
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
Little Buddha
Suzanne Shepherd
Big Ethel
Known for
The Sopranos
Requiem for a Dream
Mink Stole
Marge the Neuter
Known for
Pink Flamingos
Desperate Living
Patricia Hearst
Paige
Known for
Cry-Baby
Bio-Dome
Jackie Hoffman
Dora
Known for
Only Murders in the Building
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Nicholas E.I. Noble
Weird Paperboy
No other roles listed
Lucy Newman-Williams
Neuter Yuppie Woman
Known for
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
Secret Invasion
Scott Morgan
Neuter Yuppie Man
Known for
Serial Mom
Species II
Wes Johnson
Fat Fuck Frank
Known for
Hearts in Atlantis
John Waters Director · George S. Clinton Composer Steve Gainer Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $1.9M · Budget $15M · United States release September 24, 2004
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Budget
$15,000,000
Worldwide gross
$1,914,166
Gross vs. budget
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Production
Fine Line Features
Production
This is that
Production
Killer Films
Production
John Wells Productions
Production
City Lights Pictures
Production
This Is That Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 12, 2004
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · September 24, 2004
Theatrical
United States
September 17, 2004 · Premiere · Baltimore, Maryland
Argentina
April 14, 2005 · Premiere · Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
October 20, 2005 · Theatrical
Australia
September 1, 2005 · Theatrical
Belgium
June 29, 2005 · Theatrical
Brazil
August 10, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Finland
March 4, 2005 · Premiere · Night Visions Film Festival
August 17, 2005 · Physical · DVD
France
June 8, 2005 · Theatrical
March 23, 2006 · Physical
Germany
July 22, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Greece
June 28, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Hungary
September 13, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Iceland
June 23, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Japan
September 15, 2006 · Digital
Mexico
May 13, 2005 · Limited theatrical · Mexico City
Netherlands
January 10, 2006 · Physical · DVD
Poland
July 30, 2016 · TV
Portugal
December 30, 2004 · Theatrical
September 15, 2005 · Premiere · Lisbon Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Spain
May 20, 2005 · Theatrical
Switzerland
June 2, 2005 · Limited theatrical · German speaking region
United Kingdom
April 29, 2005 · Theatrical
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