John Waters
Definition
John Waters is an American independent filmmaker, actor, comedian, writer, journalist, visual artist, and art collector, best known for his transgressive cult classics that revel in the 'Baltimore filth' aesthetic.
Renowned for outrageous films like Pink Flamingos (1972), Hairspray (1988), and Serial Mom (1994), he champions bad taste as high art and has influenced generations of queer cinema and camp culture enthusiasts.
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After a John Waters double feature, my Netflix queue suddenly felt as bland as unsalted crackers.
She calls herself a cinephile, but her holy grail is a signed Polyester scratch 'n sniff card from John Waters.
John Waters turned Baltimore's underbelly into cinematic gold, proving that filth is the new black.
If elegance is overrated, then John Waters is the patron saint of gloriously grotesque glamour.