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This Filthy World
John Waters
Directed byJeff Garlin
Written byJohn Waters
Produced byJeff Garlin
StarringJohn Waters
CinematographyDaniel Shulman
Edited byJared Gustaldt
Rob Naylor
Music byJared Gustaldt
Lukas Kaiser
Distributed byRed Envelope Entertainment
Release date
  • November 24, 2006 (2006-11-24)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

This Filthy World is a one-man show/documentary film by John Waters about his life and career. A filmed version of the show was directed by Jeff Garlin, recorded at the Harry DeJour Playhouse in New York City in 2006, and released later that year by Red Envelope Entertainment.[1]

Waters has performed a speaking engagement under the title This Filthy World since around 2003, though he frequently updates it to include new anecdotes and references to current events; in 2013, he said that "maybe 2%" of the show's material at that point was the same as the version featured in the film.[2][3]

Synopsis

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Jeff Garlin films a performance of Waters' one-man show. The filmmaker talks for an hour and a half about different subjects that made him into who he is today while standing on a stage decorated with a pile of trash, some roses, and a confessional. Waters starts off by talking about his earliest negative influences. He then begins talking about directors of the macabre that inspired him on what to do with his films. He then talks about filmmaking experiences on each and every one of his films and tells stories about some of the Dreamlanders. He discusses sexual fetishes, court trials he has visited, how to make books cool again, and more. The last topic he speaks of is his hometown of Baltimore and all the things he has experienced there.

Cast

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John Waters appears as himself and is the film's sole on-screen performer.[4]

Reception

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This Filthy World received generally positive reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 92% approval rating based on 24 reviews.[4] Metacritic assigned it a weighted average score of 68 out of 100 based on six critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[5]

Critics frequently praised Waters's skill as a raconteur while differing over how well the stage performance translated to film. Rob Mackie of The Guardian described the film as an entertaining and freewheeling career retrospective, praising Waters's timing and anecdotes.[6] Anthony Quinn of The Independent characterized the performance as part lecture, memoir and stand-up, and called Waters an engaging anecdotalist.[7] Ed Gonzalez of Slant Magazine was more mixed, arguing that Waters was more effective as a filmmaker than as a stand-up comedian, while still finding the film revealing about the development of his career.[8]

References

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  1. ↑ "This Filthy World Movie Details". Metacritic. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
  2. ↑ Visco, Jerry (July 18, 2013). "Coming In with John Waters". Interview. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  3. ↑ Walters, Ben (November 8, 2018). "John Waters: why the auteur of outrage won't joke about the Manson murders". The Guardian. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  4. 1 2 This Filthy World at Rotten Tomatoes
  5. ↑ This Filthy World at Metacritic Edit this at Wikidata
  6. ↑ Mackie, Rob (November 16, 2007). "This Filthy World". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved September 29, 2026.
  7. ↑ "This Filthy World (15)". The Independent. September 27, 2007. Retrieved September 29, 2026.
  8. ↑ Gonzalez, Ed (November 18, 2006). "Review: This Filthy World". Slant Magazine. Retrieved September 29, 2026.
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