Following the unrepentant outrageousness of Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble, director John Waters brought his notorious trash trilogy to a fittingly twisted close with this antifascist fairy tale. After hysterical housewife Peggy Gravel (Mink Stole) murders her husband with the help of her fed-up housekeeper (Jean Hill), the newfound “sisters in crime” escape to the bizarro shantytown of Mortville, a depraved penal colony presided over by a despotic queen (Edith Massey) whose tyranny pushes her subjects to shocking revolt. Deviant cops, death by dog food, DIY surgery—Waters unleashes all this and more in an at once relentlessly warped and oddly moral vision of queer rebellion.

Criterion Collection Special Edition Features

• New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director John Waters, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
• One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
• Audio commentary featuring Waters and actor Liz Renay
• Optional Italian dub track
• New conversation between Waters and film programmer Cristina Cacioppo
• Back to Mortville, a tour of the film’s main Baltimore location, led by Waters
• New interview with actors Susan Lowe, Mary Vivian Pearce, and Mink Stole
• Interview with production designer Vincent Peranio
• Trailer
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• PLUS: An essay by critic Grace Byron
• Cover based on an original theatrical poster featuring photography by Peter Hujar

Specifications

• Format: 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray (2 Items total)
• Run Time: 1 hour and 30 minutes
• Language: English
• Director: John Waters
• Actors: Edith Massey, Liz Renay, Mink Stole, Susan Lowe
• Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over
• Release Date: 20 July 2026
• Package Dimensions: 17.2 x 13.5 x 1.5 cm; 114 g
• Country of Origin: Poland

Experience John Waters' twisted conclusion to his trash trilogy in stunning 4K UHD quality with this Criterion Collection release, packed with exclusive features.