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Desperate Living

1977 · John Waters · 91 min

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It isn't very pretty…

After killing her husband, Peggy Gravel and her murderous maid Grizelda wind up in the crazy town of Mortville, where Queen Carlotta presides over a sleazy collection of misfits.

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6.3/10Rating on TMDBFrom The Movie Database126 votesTMDB
Liz RenayMuffy St. JacquesMink StolePeggy GravelSusan LoweMole McHenryEdith MasseyQueen CarlottaMary Vivian PearcePrincess Coo-CooJean HillGrizelda BrownBrook YeatonBosley Jr.KKaren GerwigBethJJay AllanKidAl StrapelliDr. EvansGeorge StoverBosley GravelTTurkey JoeMotorcycle CopWWillie BrooksPiemanJJames YeatonDead BumEd PeranioLieutenant Wilson

Cast

Liz RenayMuffy St. JacquesMink StolePeggy GravelSusan LoweMole McHenryEdith MasseyQueen CarlottaMary Vivian PearcePrincess Coo-CooJean HillGrizelda BrownBrook YeatonBosley Jr.KKaren GerwigBethJJay AllanKidAl StrapelliDr. EvansGeorge StoverBosley GravelTTurkey JoeMotorcycle CopWWillie BrooksPiemanJJames YeatonDead BumEd PeranioLieutenant Wilson

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