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What it's about
A rich housewife murders her husband with her overweight maid's help and the two go on the run, ending up in Mortville, a town that provides refuge for criminals. They shack up with a lesbian ex-wrestler and her murderess lover before running into the tyrannical Queen Carlotta, ruler of Mortville.
Cast and crew
- Director
- John Waters
- Writer
- John Waters
- Starring
- Liz Renay, Mink Stole, Susan Lowe
Details
- Release date
- Mar 7, 1979
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
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