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Polyester

A suburban housewife's world falls apart when she finds that her pornographer husband is serially unfaithful to her, her daughter is pregnant, and her son is suspected of being the foot-fetishist who's been breaking local women's ...

Director

John Waters

Year

Genre

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N/A

Production

New Line Cinema

Awards

1 nomination

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Francine Fishpaw

Todd Tomorrow

Cuddles Kovinsky

Elmer Fishpaw

Lu-Lu Fishpaw

Mary Garlington

Dexter Fishpaw

Sandra Sullivan

La Rue

Joni Ruth White

Heintz

Bo-Bo Belsinger

Dr. Arnold Quackenshaw

Rick Breitenfeld

Freddy Ashton

Pimp

Gospel Bus Hijacker

Picket Reporter

TV News Announcer

Nun A

Mary Vivian Pearce

Nun B

Betty Lalinski

Supermarket Victim

Mall Victim

Bo-Bo's Friend

School Principal

Teenage Witness

Pizza Man Lover

Pizza Man 2

Alberto Panella

Pizza Man 3

Alcoholic Leader

Boutique Saleslady

Detective A

Detective B

Press A

Press B

Press C

Press D

John De La Vega

Hospital Reporter

Jewish Man

Oriential Woman

Nurse

Pregnant Girl

Woman Clipping Nails

Deb Announcer

Abortion Picket

Abortion Picket

Abortion Picket

Abortion Picket

Abortion Picket

Abortion Picket

Abortion Picket

Abortion Picket

Porno Picket

Porno Picket

Porno Picket

Porno Picket

Porno Picket

Porno Picket

Porno Picket

Porno Picket

Porno Picket

Porno Picket

Porno Picket

Porno Picket

Porno Picket

Bus Passenger

Bus Passenger

Man Leaving Charles Theatre

Doorman at the Edmondson

TV Reporter at Movie Theatre

Bus Passenger

Charles Roggero

Pregnant Teen

Marla Aaron Wapner

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School Principal Francine Fishpaw Lu-lu Fishpaw Cuddles Kovinsky Heintz Elmer Fishpaw Todd Tomorrow La Rue Sandra Sullivan Pimp Gospel Bus Hijacker Picket Reporter Freddy Ashton Dexter Fishpaw Bo-bo Belsinger Boutique Saleslady Teenage Witness

Smut king You bought this house with the profits of porno - Polyester

Smut king You bought this house with the profits of porno

I'll never be able to show my face in church again - Polyester

I'll never be able to show my face in church again

Oh Elmer that dog stinks to high heaven - Polyester

Oh Elmer that dog stinks to high heaven

Elmer, dinner's served. - Polyester

Elmer, dinner's served.

Choose your words with care and I won't get riled - Polyester

Choose your words with care and I won't get riled

Oh lu lu your hair looks so pretty - Polyester

Oh lu lu your hair looks so pretty

Mr Fishpaw I'm Jerry Holland from channel 12 news - Polyester

Mr Fishpaw I'm Jerry Holland from channel 12 news

Don't be upset Mrs Fishpaw - Polyester

Don't be upset Mrs Fishpaw

We're gonna have such fun. - Polyester

We're gonna have such fun.

See you later, chump. - Polyester

See you later, chump.

Meshugah ‒ - Polyester

White honky - Polyester

White honky! - Polyester

Help! Help! - Polyester

What the hell are you doing - Polyester

What the hell are you doing

Oh, Sandra. Oh! - Polyester

Oh, Sandra. Oh!

Oh, Sandra. - Polyester

Buzzing stops Get up Francine you big oaf - Polyester

Buzzing stops Get up Francine you big oaf

Why don't you let that hair grow boy - Polyester

Why don't you let that hair grow boy

How's my baby doing in school - Polyester

How's my baby doing in school

Francine? - Polyester

Can't you do that later? - Polyester

Can't you do that later?

Good lord Francine - Polyester

Good lord Francine

Ooh it's cuddles - Polyester

Ooh it's cuddles

Well well well Off work so early - Polyester

Well well well Off work so early

This house is just like architectural d gest Francine - Polyester

This house is just like architectural d gest Francine

Oh cuddles you're too old to be a debutante - Polyester

Oh cuddles you're too old to be a debutante

I wish I could be more like you cuddles Always optimistic - Polyester

I wish I could be more like you cuddles Always optimistic

I wish I could be more like you Cuddles Always optimistic - Polyester

I wish I could be more like you Cuddles Always optimistic

- Hello?
- Hello, Mrs. Fishpaw? - Polyester

- Hello? - Hello, Mrs. Fishpaw?

Elmer she's an absolute cow - Polyester

Elmer she's an absolute cow

Elmer I have something to show you - Polyester

Elmer I have something to show you

Is Dexter ill today - Polyester

Is Dexter ill today

Dexter's been expelled from school - Polyester

Dexter's been expelled from school

The principal said that he was insane - Polyester

The principal said that he was insane

Lu lu Lu lu is that you - Polyester

Lu lu Lu lu is that you

Oh I got my report card today Wanna see it - Polyester

Oh I got my report card today Wanna see it

I quit school today - Polyester

I quit school today

Hi, honey. - Polyester

Any sign of him, Heintz? - Polyester

Any sign of him, Heintz?

Oh heintz she's straight from the gutter - Polyester

Oh heintz she's straight from the gutter

Iseen it man Lseen this weird looking dude run right out - Polyester

Iseen it man Lseen this weird looking dude run right out

You'll be ready for the back seat in a minute - Polyester

You'll be ready for the back seat in a minute

Trash! Don't touch my daughter. - Polyester

Trash! Don't touch my daughter.

Hit her bo bo Hit her - Polyester

Hit her bo bo Hit her

It was nice beating you,
Mrs. Fishpaw. - Polyester

It was nice beating you, Mrs. Fishpaw.

Well mother I guess I should tell you I'm two months' pregnant right now - Polyester

Well mother I guess I should tell you I'm two...

I cannot take another heartbreak - Polyester

I cannot take another heartbreak

At first I thought he was walking a dog - Polyester

At first I thought he was walking a dog

Coitus interruptus Get out of here Francine - Polyester

Coitus interruptus Get out of here Francine

Caught you didn't I - Polyester

Caught you didn't I

Come on Sandra Get dressed - Polyester

Come on Sandra Get dressed

Hello? - Polyester

Hi, Ms. Fishpaw. This'll be 14.88. - Polyester

Hi, Ms. Fishpaw. This'll be 14.88.

No, no, no. - Polyester

Oh lu lu that baby is part of you - Polyester

Oh lu lu that baby is part of you

You see what an alcoholic you are - Polyester

You see what an alcoholic you are

Elmer Francine fishpaw lives at 538 Wyman way - Polyester

Elmer Francine fishpaw lives at 538 Wyman way

She is the hairiest woman I've ever laid eyes on - Polyester

She is the hairiest woman I've ever laid eyes on

What's the matter ma petite - Polyester

What's the matter ma petite

You're so cute when you get tipsy - Polyester

You're so cute when you get tipsy

Madam you will simply have to leave this store immediately - Polyester

Madam you will simply have to leave this store immediately

Hey. Hey! - Polyester

Her name is Francine fishpaw and she's an alcoholic - Polyester

Her name is Francine fishpaw and she's an alcoholic

I-I really don't know what to say. - Polyester

I-I really don't know what to say.

Hail Mary, full of grace,
the Lord is with thee. - Polyester

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Girls! - Polyester

Oh, God, it hurts. It hurts. - Polyester

Oh, God, it hurts. It hurts.

Gosh, Francine.
Maybe we'll get on TV tonight. - Polyester

Gosh, Francine. Maybe we'll get on TV tonight.

God Francine - Polyester

Oh Oh cuddles maybe I should get out of Baltimore - Polyester

Oh Oh cuddles maybe I should get out of Baltimore

Birds chirping God Francine there must be a god - Polyester

Birds chirping God Francine there must be a god

God, Francine, there must be a God. - Polyester

God, Francine, there must be a God.

Look Francine - Polyester

The divorce has finally come through. - Polyester

The divorce has finally come through.

Trick or treat. - Polyester

Trick or treat.

Stop it! Stop it! Leave that alone! - Polyester

Stop it! Stop it! Leave that alone!

Lady, when we say "trick or treat,"
we mean it. - Polyester

Lady, when we say "trick or treat," we mean it.

No candy means death no No - Polyester

No candy means death no No

No, God, please. Not my baby. - Polyester

No, God, please. Not my baby.

Dexter forgive me for being so awful but I've changed - Polyester

Dexter forgive me for being so awful but I've changed

Oh you see children - Polyester

Oh you see children

Hello mother Feeling any better today - Polyester

Hello mother Feeling any better today

Oh. - Polyester

Hey, come here. Come here. - Polyester

Hey, come here. Come here.

Hey I got something I want to show you Yes - Polyester

Hey I got something I want to show you Yes

Hop in, honey. Ha. - Polyester

Hop in, honey. Ha.

Get going. Get going. Hurry up. - Polyester

Get going. Get going. Hurry up.

Why don't you show me your bedroom honey - Polyester

Why don't you show me your bedroom honey

Easy does it baby One day at a time - Polyester

Easy does it baby One day at a time

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A suburban housewife's world falls apart when she finds that her pornographer husband is serially unfaithful to her, her daughter is pregnant, and her son is suspected of being the foot-fetishist who's been breaking local women's ...

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Director: John Waters

Writer: John Waters

Production: New Line Cinema

Genre: comedy

Year: 1981

MetaScore: 72/100

ImdbRating: 7.0

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 29 May 1981

Awards: 1 nomination

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