# John Waters: Pope of Trash - Hardcover

by **John Waters** (Editor), **Jenny He** (Editor), **Dara Jaffe** (Editor)

**Irreverent, heartfelt, shocking and laugh-out-loud funny--a colorful celebration of the work of subversive auteur John Waters**

Known for pushing the boundaries of good taste, John Waters (born 1946) has created a canon of high-shock-value, high-entertainment movies that have cemented his position as one of the most revered and subversive auteurs in American independent cinema. Featuring misfit muses, tributes to his hometown of Baltimore and themes of fetish, obsession and celebrity culture, his renegade films--including _Pink Flamingos_ (1972), _Female Trouble_ (1974), _Desperate Living_ (1977), _Hairspray_ (1988), _Serial Mom_ (1994) and _A Dirty Shame_ (2004)--are irreverent, laugh-out-loud comedies that lovingly draw inspiration from William Castle, Herschell Gordon Lewis, Russ Meyer, Andy Warhol and Pier Paolo Pasolini alike. _John Waters: Pope of Trash_ accompanies a landmark exhibition at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, the first dedicated solely to Waters' films. The book presents costumes, props, handwritten scripts, concept drawings, correspondence, promotional gimmicks, production photography and other original materials from all of the filmmaker's features and shorts. Spotlighting many of his longtime collaborators, it also features a new interview with Waters and texts by curators Jenny He and Dara Jaffe, film historian Jeanine Basinger, film critic and cultural theorist B. Ruby Rich, and author-writer-producer David Simon that explore how Waters' movies have redefined the possibilities of independent cinema.

**Number of Pages:** 256

**Dimensions:** 1.02 x 12.2 x 8.98 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** October 17, 2023

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