Desperate Living

Year: 1977

Runtime: 91 mins

Language: English

Director: John Waters

ComedyCrimeCrude humor and satireChallenging or sexual themes & twistsFunny jokes and crude humor

After murdering her husband, Peggy Gravel and her murderous maid Grizelda find themselves stranded in the chaotic town of Mortville, a bizarre place ruled by the flamboyant Queen Carlotta, who presides over a crooked cadre of eccentric misfits. Their arrival threatens to upend the town’s twisted order.

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