Desperate Living 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray presents John Waters’ gleefully transgressive cult classic in a director-approved 4K restoration. The final entry in his infamous “trash trilogy,” this anarchic satire pushes boundaries with a twisted fairy tale of crime, exile, and rebellion.

After murdering her husband, neurotic housewife Peggy Gravel (Mink Stole) flees with her accomplice to Mortville — a bizarre outlaw community ruled by a tyrannical queen. Within this grotesque society, oppression and absurdity collide as its inhabitants plot revolt against their unhinged ruler.

Packed with outrageous set pieces, dark humour, and Waters’ signature underground sensibility, Desperate Living stands as both a shocking provocation and a strangely moral tale of defiance and liberation.

directed by: John Waters
starring: Mink Stole, Edith Massey, Jean Hill, Liz Renay
1977 / 90 min / English

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• United States
• 1977
• 90 minutes
• Color
• 1.66:1
• English
• Spine #1316

Desperate Living [4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray] - Pre-Order 6/23

Name: Desperate Living [4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray] - Pre-Order 6/23
Brand: Criterion Collection

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DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• New 4K digital restoration supervised and approved by John Waters with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
• 4K UHD disc presented in HDR and Blu-ray with film and special features
• Audio commentary with John Waters and Liz Renay
• Optional Italian dub track
• Conversation between John Waters and Cristina Cacioppo
• Back to Mortville – location tour with John Waters
• Interview with Susan Lowe, Mary Vivian Pearce, and Mink Stole
• Interview with Vincent Peranio
• Trailer
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

• Essay by Grace Byron
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