Polyester

1981
B
1h 26min

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El mundo de una ama de casa suburbana se desmorona cuando descubre que su marido, un pornógrafo, es un infiel en serie, su hija está embarazada y su hijo es un fetichista.El mundo de una ama de casa suburbana se desmorona cuando descubre que su marido, un pornógrafo, es un infiel en serie, su hija está embarazada y su hijo es un fetichista.El mundo de una ama de casa suburbana se desmorona cuando descubre que su marido, un pornógrafo, es un infiel en serie, su hija está embarazada y su hijo es un fetichista.

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Trivia
The look of the film was influenced by the work of 1950s director Douglas Sirk.

Errores
When Dexter's principal calls Francine, Francine starts acting as if he's hung up on her before he's even said goodbye.

Citas
School Principal: Is Dexter ill today?
Francine Fishpaw: Why, no, Mr. Kirk. Dexter's in school.
School Principal: I'm afraid he's not, Mrs. Fishpaw. Dexter's truancy problem is way out of hand, and the Baltimore County School Board have decided to expel Dexter from the entire public school system.
Francine Fishpaw: Why Mr. Kirk - I'm as upset as you to learn of Dexter's truancy - but surely expulsion is not the answer?
School Principal: I'm afraid expulsion is the only answer. It is the opinion of the entire staff that Dexter is criminally insane...

Créditos curiosos
During the credits, the title song "Polyester" describes the action seen on screen, leading the audience through a helicopter shot of the suburbs into Francine's house (commenting on its French Provincial decor) and upstairs to meet her.

Versiones alternativas
On the Amazon print of the movie, the end credit text is omitted.

Conexiones
Featured in Sneak Previews: This Is Elvis, Bustin' Loose, Atlantic City, The Four Seasons (1981)

Bandas sonoras
Polyester
(Title Song)
Words and music by Chris Stein and Debbie Harry (as Deborah Harry)
Vocals by Tab Hunter

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7/10

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If John Waters did nothing else in his career he created the fabulous screen team of Divine and Tab Hunter. Back in the day when he was one of Henry Willson's chiseled clients he was linked often on and off screen with Natalie Wood. Personally I think he works much better with Divine.

Polyester and it seemed everyone was wearing the fabric in 1981 in some manner is a wonderful satire on the American scene. Like Married With Children the Fishpaws are your typical American family seen with a jaundiced eye. But the Fishpaws make the Bundys look like the Cleavers.

Our leading character is Divine all 300 pounds of her who has let herself go to seed married to this bum of a husband David Samson who is getting on with his secretary. Divine is a good Christian woman who lives the middle class life due to Samson's income from a drive- in he owns where porn rules.

Her daughter Mary Garlington is the Kelly Bundy of the 80s. And her son Ken King has issues that make Bud Bundy look like the All American kid. He's not called the Baltimore Stomper for nothing.

In the end she gets shed of Samson and meets her dream man, Tab Hunter. But that's only the beginning.

Divine created some very funny characters for John Waters in her life. But they had a touch of pathos and sadness as well. This was her great strength as a performer.

Waters serves up some real funny stuff in Polyester. It's positively Divine.