John waters shock value book

Shock value has 2 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. In attempting to reinvigorate the experience of moviegoing with his shock comedy, waters has been willing to take the chance of offending nearly everyone. I would never want to live anywhere but baltimore, waters wrote in his book shock value. See all 6 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. A cassette of john reading seven chapters from the book was produced in 1989 by john wynne and released by caedmon. John waters books list of books by author john waters.

Edith edie massey may 28, 1918 october 24, 1984 was an american actress and singer. Peggy gravel, a neurotic, delusional, suburban housewife, and her overweight nurse, grizelda brown, go on the lam after grizelda. This book is a great memoir of his life from start to finish, with lots of juicy inside info on all of his films. This website is available with pay and free online books. Shock value by john waters, simon doonan waterstones.

A tasteful book about bad taste paperback mar 8 2005. John waters has made bad taste into an art form artsy. John waters reads from shock value part 2 of 2 youtube. Shock value is the potential of an action, image, text, or other form of communication to provoke a reaction of disgust, shock, anger, or fear. John waters, pictured here at home in baltimore, is back with a new book mr. Realizing he would probably have to move on from the style of his early films, waters seemed to be in the process of figuring out what the next chapter would entail. I was hoping to learn more about john waters, the man, when i bought this book, and i was far from disappointed. The memoir covered the making of classic midnight movies, like pink flamingos and female trouble, and chronicled his childhood in baltimore, the hairdo capital of the world, a line that anticipated his bestknown work, hairspray, which features a hairbopper played by rikki lake who championed body. A tasteful book about bad taste by john waters 2005, paperback at the best online prices at. Throughout the book the reader meets all of the outrageous and.

John waters reads from shock value part 2 of 2 duration. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Even if you havent seen john waters s films pink flamingos, hairspray or read his books shock value, crackpot, youve surely come into contact with the lavish perversion he made famous. John waters reads from his book shock value this is the second of two parts. A tasteful book about bad taste paperback april 5, 2005 by john waters author.

The inimitable john waters reading from his book shock value this is the first of two parts. John waters reads from shock value part 1 of 2 youtube. John waters has advice for trump after baltimore comments. The book describes his early life in baltimore and provides sketches about each of the special breed of actors with whom he has chosen to collaborate. Shock value by john waters, 9781560256984, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Shock value book by john k waters 2 available editions. Desperate living is a 1977 american comedy film directed, produced, and written by john waters. Disruptive queer humour john waters senses of cinema. He wrote and directed the 1988 film hairspray which became an international success and turned into a.

Massey was best known for her appearances in a series of movies by director john waters. And shock value was republished by thunders mouth press in 1995 with a new introduction from mr. Waters, who wrote all of his dozen feature films, published his first book, shock value, in 1981. John waters holds royal status in the world of queer cinema. But hearing john waters speak about his life you simply must get the audio version of this book is a refreshing experience for me. A memoir and trash manifesto from legendary filmmaker and king of sleaze, john waters. A tasteful book about bad taste waters, john, doonan, simon on. John waters has some advice for the president after his baltimore comments. That year, waters released a book about his life and collaborations entitled shock value. I first read about john waters in a book called midnight movies which i had purchased at a used bookstore because it featured.

The film stars liz renay, mink stole, edith massey, susan lowe, mary vivian pearce and jean hill. John waters hitchhikes across america, and more on. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. To understand bad taste one must have very good taste. Shock value a tasteful for sale collectibles store. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. See all books authored by john waters, including role models, and carsick.

He is the prince of puke, the king of bad taste and the pope of trash. Shock john waters 1995 tasteful by bad paperback about book taste taste paperback book about value tasteful 1995 by waters a bad shock. Born and raised in baltimore, waters rose to prominence in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films, including multiple maniacs 1970, pink flamingos 1972, and female trouble 1974. John waters, a singular talent and perhaps americas most successful cult filmmaker, became a. Shock value, shock value, a tasteful book about bad taste 1st edition signed by john waters. A tasteful book about bad taste 3 by john waters isbn.

In waters book shock value, he describes her as my dreamcometrue, four hundred pounds of raw talent. To me, bad taste is what entertainment is all about. A tasteful book about bad taste by john waters paperback the reading strategies book. In his first memoir, shock value, waters recounted the depraved true stories behind his early movies pink. A tasteful book about bad taste, of course, is the name of waters s 1981 memoir for good reason. A tasteful book about bad taste by simon doonan, john waters, you can also download other attractive online book in this website. Buy shock value by john k waters online at alibris. A tasteful book about bad taste by john waters 1,880 ratings, 4. A tasteful book about bad taste by john waters delta books 1981 791. She was one of the dreamlanders, waters s stable of regular cast and crew members. After polyester, there was a long break between films. Known as john waters discovery, he was seeking an overweight africanamerican woman to play in his 1977 film desperate living.