Rating: NC17
Genre:
Comedy
Theatrical Release: 09/24/2004(USA
Release Date: 06/14/2005
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1/DDS
Run Time: 88 Minutes
Flags: Nudity, Strong Sexual Content, Not For Children, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: New Line Home Video
America's leading titan of bad taste,
John Waters, returns to X-rated territory (well, actually NC-17-rated territory, but you get the idea) for this wildly over-the-top
comedy.
Sylvia Stickles (
Tracey Ullman) is a wife and mother living in Baltimore who, along with her husband
Vaughn (
Chris Isaak) and mother
Big Ethel (
Suzanne Shepherd), operates a local convenience store. One day,
Sylvia receives a sharp blow to the head, which leaves her with a concussion. However, the concussion comes with an unexpected side effect --
Sylvia has suddenly become a sex addict, and is soon attended to by the perverse and lascivious sexual evangelist
Ray-Ray (
Johnny Knoxville). When it becomes evident that
Vaughn can't keep up with her sensual appetites,
Sylvia throws herself into the strange netherworld of Baltimore's community of erotic overachievers, which includes her daughter
Caprice (
Selma Blair), who is living a double life as über-buxom exotic entertainer
Ursula Udders.
A Dirty Shame also features supporting performances from
Waters regulars
Patricia Hearst,
Mink Stole,
Mary Vivian Pearce,
Channing Wilroy, and
Jean Hill.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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