Beauty, Crime, and John Waters: Female Trouble (1975)

Welcome to The Video Cult, where we celebrate the weird, wild, and wonderfully unhinged world of cult cinema.John Waters' Female Trouble (1974) is one of the most notorious cult films ever made, and The Video Cult crew has plenty to say about it. Nathan, Gabby, and Josh dive into Divine's unforgettable performance as Dawn Davenport, John Waters' obsession with "filth," the film's outrageous humour, and whether its relentless chaos actually works as cinema.Along the way, they discuss Divine's legacy, Aunt Ida's legendary one-liners, bizarre sex scenes, the film's underground filmmaking roots, and why Female Trouble remains one of the defining movies of cult cinema  more than 50 years later.Whether you're a longtime John Waters fan or somehow experiencing this beautiful nightmare for the first time, this episode breaks down everything that makes Female Trouble simultaneously hilarious, shocking, and impossible to forget.👍 Like the video if you love cult movies.💬 Tell us which Divine line you think is the most iconic🔔 Subscribe for bi-weekly deep dives into B-movies, exploitation films, action classics, horror, sci-fi, and forgotten gems.Remember, you’re here because the outside world rejects you. The Video Cult is your family now. Call us daddy.