Dreamland Obsession

“Sometimes, stupid and cute ARE enough.” -John Waters

dir. John Waters

Female Trouble (John Waters, 1974)

— John Waters

Female Trouble, 1974, John Waters

Female Trouble (1974, John Waters)

“Life was difficult for me, because I was living two lives at that time. A private [gay] life of my own, which I never discussed, never talked about to anyone. And then my Hollywood life, which was just trying to learn my craft and succeed…  ‘Gay’ wasn’t even around in those days, and if anyone ever confronted me with it, I’d just kinda freak out. I was in total denial. I was just not comfortable in that Hollywood scene, other than the work process… There was a lot written about my sexuality, and the press was pretty darn cruel, but what moviegoers wanted to hold in their hearts were the boy-next-door marines, cowboys and swoon-bait sweethearts I portrayed.” 

Behind the scenes photo of Cry-Baby (1990) dir. John Waters

Annie (1982) in Serial Mom (1994)

Cry-baby (1999)

John Waters illustration by Fufu Frauenwahl

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