If you can't get the DVDs, get this.
Added 1/26/2002
I bought this before the advent of DVDs, and I love every disgusting minute of it. Well, maybe not the birthday party scene in Pink Flamingos, but the rest of it is nothing short of brilliant. This is truly independent cinema. The kind you make with money borrowed from your parents, not from some studio that thinks they're on the edge. You will be offended by these films. Even Hairspray has it's edgy moments. Disgusting zit popping, puking, rats crawling through beautiful reflections of the moon in water. Polyester is Water's first near main-stream movie, with abortion, porn, foot fetishists, beheadings (the scene where a cop non-challantly throws a head into the woods after a car accident kills me). Desperate Living is a grand take on Fairy Tales gone wrong, sort of like Shrek on an adult level (over-simplification). And then there's Pink Flamingos. The Grandmother of filth. Of course, the only children of this genre is Waters' own movies, but Waters is enough. This is a must own set, on VHS or DVD. Female Trouble and Multiple Maniacs would complete this set. Both are also available on VHS finally.
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more John Waters less Speilberg!
Added 7/10/2000
Add it know to your John Waters collection. Desperate Living is the best of the three.Polester is great and Hair spray is so so. We need to get Flamingos and Female trouble in this set and it would be PERFECT! All and All Nipsey likes.
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OF COURSE 5 STARS, I'M A BIG FAN
Added 9/27/1999
This is a collection of John's greatest hits. Desperate Living is a true Fairy Tale for the open minded, Pollyester is Super, (Divine and Tab Hunter, what a pair) and Hairspray is the video from this collection you can leave out for the kids. All in all a great collection for the John Waters fan.
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WATERS' BEST!!!
Added 1/25/1999
This box set contains John Waters best films. It has Polyester, Desperate Living, Hairspray, and Pink Flamingos. The only thing it lacks is Female Trouble.
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Hairspray- PSSSST
Added 11/19/2009
I like the movie Hairspray. The first movie with Ricki Lake, Of course. It takes me back to an earlier time, one in which I can wholeheartedly identify. I love all the songs and the teen dance show reminds me of one here in my area in the late fifties and early sixties.
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Great Movie from the past
Added 9/10/2009
Great movie from back in the day and still will only be the best Hairspray going
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It was great to be able to see the original after seeing the movie with Travolta. I had just seen the touring play Hair Spray and was really glad the 1960's version was available through Amazon.
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Hairspray Movie
Added 4/14/2009
I bought this movie for my sister for Christmas. This was our favorite movie when we were younger. I couldn't find it anywhere but the internet, and luckily I received it in time for Christmas :)
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