BFF X Queer Amusements: Female Trouble (1974)



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Female Trouble
  • The Backlot, Unit N 25 & 26, Houndshill Shopping Centre, Blackpool, FY1 4EN
  • Saturday 2nd November
  • 8pm
  • Running Time: 89mins
  • John Waters
  • Cert 18
  • US
  • 1974

Strap on those cha cha heels for an evening of depraved decadence introduced by special guest, drag queen Titty Kaka.

BFF x Queer Amusements present a 50th anniversary screening of John Waters’ 1974 sleazy smash hit Female Trouble.

Led by her egomaniacal impulses, teenage nightmare Dawn Davenport (Divine) drops out of school to seek fame as glamorous model. She’ll get pregnant, join the criminal underworld and conduct a crime spree as part of a strange art experiment. Strap in for this endlessly quotable cult favourite as we follow this larger than life fame monster on a journey of perverted decadence from juvenile delinquency to death row.

Shot in Waters’ native Baltimore on 16mm with a cast drawn from his beloved troupe of regulars, the Dreamlanders; glamour has never been more grotesque.

The event will start with a showing of a new short film work by James Barnett which documents this year’s Queer Amusements festival. This will be introduced by festival Creative Director Harry Clayton-Wright.

About Queer Amusements
A brand new Blackpool-based multi-artform festival showcasing artists from the worlds of film, literature, visual and performance art, craft, dance and drag highlighting LGBTQ+ artists both from the town and across the UK.

Please note that seating is unallocated. Please make sure you arrive on time!

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