Female Trouble

Female Trouble is a 1974 American independent dark comedy film co-composed, photographed, co-edited, written, produced, and directed by John Waters and starring Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole, and Edith Massey. The film follows a delinquent high school student who runs away from home, gets pregnant while hitchhiking, and becomes entangled in a criminal scheme to prove "crime is beauty".

Female Trouble
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Waters
Written byJohn Waters
Produced byJohn Waters
Starring
CinematographyJohn Waters
Edited by
  • Charles Roggero
  • John Waters
Music by
  • Bob Harvey
  • John Waters
Production
companies
Distributed byNew Line Cinema
Release date
  • October 11, 1974 (1974-10-11)
Running time
  • 97 minutes (original)
  • 92 minutes (16 mm cut)
  • 89 minutes (theatrical)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$25,000

The film is dedicated to Manson Family member Charles "Tex" Watson. Waters' prison visits to Watson inspired the "crime is beauty" theme of the film and in the film's opening credits, Waters includes a wooden toy helicopter that Watson made for him.

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