6.3 / 10(130 votes)IMDb19701h 37mUnited States of America

Multiple Maniacs

“A celluloid atrocity!”

Topics:#jealousy #rape #fetishism #dark comedy #church #cannibal #blasphemy #underground film #drag #freak show #sexual perversion

Synopsis

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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MULTIPLE MANIACS - Janus Films TrailerOfficial

Type: Trailer • Published 2019-01-08

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Divine

Lady Divine

David Lochary

Mr. David

Mary Vivian Pearce

Bonnie / Cavalcade Patron

Mink Stole

Mink / Cavalcade Patron

Cookie Mueller

Cookie Divine / Cavalcade Patron

Edith Massey

Edith / Virgin Mary

Susan Lowe

Cavalcade Pervert

Rick Morrow

Ricky

Howard Gruber

Gilbert

Paul Swift

Steve (Cookie's Boyfriend)

Vincent Peranio

Freak

Jim Thompson

Freak

Dee Vitolo

Freak

Ed Peranio

Freak

Bob Skidmore

Cavalcade Patron

Margie Skidmore

Murdered Spectator

Jack Walsh

Straight Person

Susan Walsh

Female Church-Goer

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Release History & Theatrical Window

World Premiere

BAFICI - Buenos Aires Film Festival

Festival / Special Debut

Theatrical Premiere

April 10, 1970

Wide Cinema Exhibition

4K UHD / Blu-ray Debut

January 1, 1990

Physical Home Media

Financials & Box Office Performance

Released

Production Budget

$5K

Filming & production cost

Worldwide Gross

Pending

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Key Information & Fast Facts

Director: John Waters
Screenplay & Story: John Waters
Original Score: John Waters
Original Title: Multiple Maniacs
Country of Origin: United States of America
Spoken Languages: English
Runtime: 1h 37m
Production Budget: $5K
Production Studios: Dreamland

Creative Leadership & Key Crew

Director

John Waters

Screenplay & Story

John Waters

Original Score & Music

John Waters

Director of Photography

John Waters

Film Editing

John Waters

Producers

John Waters

Department Leadership Roster

John Waters

Original Music Composer

John Waters

Director

John Waters

Writer

John Waters

Producer

John Waters

Director of Photography

John Waters

Editor

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United Kingdom (BBFC)18

Suitable only for adults 18 years and over.

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Criterion Collection

The Complete Criterion Collection. The Criterion Collection is a video distribution company that sells 'important classic and contemporary films' in editions that offer the highest technical quality. This list contains only the featured films released on DVD, BluRay and 4K Criterion releases — no supplements are included. Organized by spine number with the newest releases first. CC标准收藏完整收录版：收录标准收藏（Criterion Collection）发行的重要经典及当代电影。仅包含正片（涵盖 DVD、蓝光及 4K 版本），已排除花絮补充内容。按 CC 发行编号倒序排列（最新发行在前）。 *注：榜单源数据中包含部分剧集/迷你剧，由于本片单只收录纯电影，故不再收录以下非电影条目：* • [#214] Mangrove (2020) • [#215] Lovers Rock (2020) • [#216] Red, White and Blue (2020) • [#217] Alex Wheatle (2020) • [#486] Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day (1972) • [#647] Dekalog (1989) • [#944] World on a Wire (1973) • [#1187] Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) • [#1338] Fanny and Alexander (1984) • [#1341] Tanner '88 (1988) • [#1371] Scenes from a Marriage (1973) *注：以下影片因 TMDB 尚未收录，暂不在此片单中展示：* • [#531] First (2012) • [#1699] Ulysse (1983) *(Updated via Automated ETL Pipeline: 2026-10-11 07:39:08 UTC+8)*

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