Multiple Maniacs
“A celluloid atrocity!”
The Cavalcade of Perversion, a traveling freak show, acts as a front for Divine, who is out for blood after discovering her lover's affair.
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Cast
36 people
Divine
Lady Divine
Known for
Pink Flamingos
Hairspray
David Lochary
Mr. David
Known for
Pink Flamingos
Female Trouble
Mary Vivian Pearce
Bonnie / Cavalcade Patron
Known for
Pink Flamingos
Female Trouble
Mink Stole
Mink / Cavalcade Patron
Known for
Pink Flamingos
Desperate Living
Cookie Mueller
Cookie Divine / Cavalcade Patron
Known for
Pink Flamingos
Female Trouble
Edith Massey
Edith / Virgin Mary
Known for
Pink Flamingos
Polyester
Susan Lowe
Cavalcade Pervert
Known for
Desperate Living
Female Trouble
Rick Morrow
Ricky
Also in
Mondo Trasho
Howard Gruber
Gilbert
Also in
Pink Flamingos
Eat Your Makeup
Paul Swift
Steve (Cookie's Boyfriend)
Known for
Pink Flamingos
Female Trouble
Vincent Peranio
Freak
Also in
Pink Flamingos
Love Letter to Edie
Jim Thompson
Freak
John Waters Director
Worldwide gross $33K · Budget $5K · United States release April 10, 1970
Box office
Budget
$5,000
Worldwide gross
$33,036
Gross vs. budget
6.6×
Production
Dreamland
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Dreamland Studios
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 10, 1970
Theatrical
United States
June 4, 1977 · Premiere · Seattle International Film Festival
August 16, 2016 · Theatrical · Re-release
Argentina
April 17, 2018 · Premiere · BAFICI - Buenos Aires Film Festival
Brazil
April 23, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Museu da Imagem e do Som ("Mostra John Waters 80 Anos")
Japan
January 1, 2022 · Physical · VHS
Portugal
September 12, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Cinemateca Portuguesa - Museu do Cinema
Spain
October 16, 2021 · Premiere · Sitges Film Festival (4K Restoration)
Switzerland
October 21, 2022 · Premiere · Lausanne Underground Film & Music Festival
United Kingdom
January 1, 1990 · Physical · VHS
February 17, 2017 · Theatrical · Re-release
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