Dirty Shame - The Neuter Verison [WS] DVD

A Dirty Shame
America's leading titan of bad taste, John Waters, returns to X-rated territory (well, actually NC-17-rated territory, but you get the idea) for this wildly over-the-top comedy. Sylvia Stickles (Tracey Ullman) is a wife and mother living in Baltimore who, along with her husband Vaughn (Chris Isaak) and mother Big Ethel (Suzanne Shepherd), operates a local convenience store. One day, Sylvia receives a sharp blow to the head, which leaves her with a concussion. However, the concussion comes with an unexpected side effect -- Sylvia has suddenly become a sex addict, and is soon attended to by the perverse and lascivious sexual evangelist Ray-Ray (Johnny Knoxville). When it becomes evident that Vaughn can't keep up with her sensual appetites, Sylvia throws herself into the strange netherworld of Baltimore's community of erotic overachievers, which includes her daughter Caprice (Selma Blair), who is living a double life as über-buxom exotic entertainer Ursula Udders. A Dirty Shame also features supporting performances from Waters regulars Patricia Hearst, Mink Stole, Mary Vivian Pearce, Channing Wilroy, and Jean Hill. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast Tracey Ullman as Sylvia Stickles Johnny Knoxville as Ray-Ray Perkins Selma Blair as Caprice Stickles/Ursula Udders Chris Isaak as Vaughn Stickles Suzanne Shepherd as Big Ethel Mink Stole as Marge the Neuter Patricia Hearst as Paige Jackie Hoffman as Dora Wes Johnson as Fat F**k Frank Nicholas E.I. Noble as Weird Paperboy Susan Allenbach as Betty Doggett Paul DeBoy as Wendell Doggett Jewel Orem as Loose Linda James Ransone as Dingy Dave Alan J. Wendl as Officer Alvin Jonas Grey as Warren the Mailman David Hasselhoff as Himself

Crew Halina Gebarowicz - Art Director Keith Matz - Character Animation Pat Moran - Associate Producer Carol Everson - Boom Operator Kerry Barden - Casting Pat Moran - Casting Linda Snyder - Choreography George S. Clinton - Conductor Anne Ruark - Co-producer Van Smith - Costume Designer Shelly Ziegler - First Assistant Director John Waters - Director Jeffery Wolf - Editor Mark Ordesky - Executive Producer the Fisher Brothers - Executive Producer Mark Kaufman - Executive Producer John Wells - Executive Producer Merideth Finn - Executive Producer Anne Marie Izner-Preston - Hair Styles Debra Donaldson Dorsy - Location Manager George S. Clinton - Composer (Music Score) Tracy McKnight - Musical Direction/Supervision Amanda Johnson - Makeup David Insley - Camera Operator Tom Schnaidt - Camera Operator Vincent Peranio - Production Designer Steve Gainer - Cinematographer Ted Hope - Producer Christine Vachon - Producer Rick Angelella - Sound Mixer John Becker - Stunts Melissa Morgan - Stunts Chazz Menedez - Stunts Roy Farfel - Stunts Norman Douglass - Stunts Jay M. Boryea - Stunts Peter Bucossi - Stunts Coordinator Roy Farfel - Stunts Coordinator Anne Ruark - Unit Production Manager John Waters - Screenwriter David Insley - Second Unit Director Of Photography Michael Dudek - Production Assistant Thomas "Toby" Hessenauer - Production Assistant Melissa DeMino - Production Assistant Dawson Nolley - Production Assistant Ed Bellafiore - Production Assistant Mark Dornfeld - Visual Effects Supervisor Randall Balsmeyer - Visual Effects Supervisor Magdaline Volaitis - Sound Effects Editor Nita Long Mayer - Animal Trainer/Wrangler Jeff Hill - Unit Publicist Andrew Weisblum - Associate Editor Boots Shelton - First Assistant Camera Shareen Saleh - First Assistant Camera Jay Douglas Kemp - Gaffer Rick Strodel - Grip Joseph Bruce - Grip Rodney French - Key Grip Bryon Rickerson - Music Editor Thomas Bartke - Music Editor Tom Villano - Music Editor George S. Clinton - Music Producer Jim Cox - Musical Performer Bernie Dressel - Musical Performer Greg Leisz - Musical Performer Jimmy Intveld - Musical Performer Ann Gray - Post Production Coordinator Paul A. Levin - Post Production Supervisor Beth Boyd - Production Coordinator Gwen Bialic - Production Supervisor Brook Yeaton - Properties Master Tony Gardner - Prosthetic Makeup Effects Reilly Steele - Re-Recording Mixer Christine Moore - Script Supervisor Gary Romolo Fiorelli - Second Assistant Director Drew Jiritano - Special Effects Coordinator James Bridges - Still Photographer Blake Leyh - Supervising Sound Editor Michele Ferrone - Visual Effects Producer Kathy Kelehan - Visual Effects Producer Kenton Jakub - ADR Editor David Boulton - ADR Mixer Bobby Johanson - ADR Mixer Charleen Richards-Steeves - ADR Mixer David Lucarelli - ADR Recordist Krissopher Chevannes - ADR Recordist Brian Gallagher - ADR Recordist Cindy Heidel - Assistant Location Manager Michael Faulkner - Assistant Location Manager Rehya Young - Assistant Location Manager Brian Cooper - Assistant Production Coordinator Jeffrey Pratt Gordon - Assistant Properties Rick Chefalas - Assistant Sound Editor Alex Soto - Assistant Sound Editor Ted Ayd - Best Boy Electric Dave Noble - Best Boy Grip Charlie Newberry - Camera Loader John Strawbridge - Casting Associate Randy Herbert - Construction Coordinator Catharine Fletcher Incaprera - Costumes Supervisor Laura Civiello - Dialogue Editor Dean Citroni - Dolly Grip Shamos Fisher - Extra Casting Jay Peck - Foley Artist Jim Doherty - Greensman Devra Kitterman - Greensman Silvija Moess - Greensman Rolande Glicenstien - Key Costumer Howard "Hep" Preston - Key Hairstylist Cheryl "Pickles" Kinion - Key Make-up Clark Hospelhorn - Leadman Eric Papa - Personal Assistant Jonny Solomon - Personal Assistant Chanelle S. Matthews - Personal Assistant Josh Slates - Personal Assistant Charles Pugliese - Personal Assistant Alysia Oakley - Personal Assistant Melissa "Stanley" Cohen - Personal Assistant Tracey Frey - Personal Assistant Brian Dixon - Personal Assistant Susan Allenbach - Personal Assistant Sonya Dawson - Personal Assistant Heather Walker - Personal Assistant John Hamilton - Second Assistant Camera Wayne Arnold - Second Assistant Camera Xanthus Valas - Second Second Assistant Director John Millard - Set Dresser Patrick Eagan - Set Dresser Cyndi "Cutter" Martin - Set Production Assistant Douglas Jones - Set Production Assistant Andrea Roa - Set Production Assistant Caleb Stine - Storyboard Artist Custom Film Effects - Visual Effects Susan Kessel - Set Decorator Michael Almog - Co-Executive Producer Bob Jason - Co-Executive Producer Mike Stanwick - Color Timing Jamie R. Baker - Foley Recordist Dave B. Flynch - Foley Supervisor Russell A. Wicks - Generator Operator Negative People Incorporated - Negative Cutter Erik Gorcynski - Production Secretary Scott Wallace - Set Medic/First Aid Hank Atterbury - Special Effects Technician Chuck Khoury - Special Effects Technician Beth Grunder - Swing Gang Lianne Williamson - Swing Gang Norm Thurston Jr. - Swing Gang Alex Applefeld - Video Assist

A Dirty Shame
Like a cartoonish version of They Came From Within that substitutes head injuries for parasites and an uptight Baltimore neighborhood for a futuristic high-rise apartment complex, John Waters' A Dirty Shame finds the so-called "Prince of Puke"'s career coming full circle. For a while, it seemed that age had mellowed Waters somewhat, and though such later efforts as Serial Mom and Pecker certainly had a cheeky edge over the average Hollywood fare, it was simply harder to shock audiences into laughter in an era when South Park aired nightly and "special edition" DVDs offered raunchier, more explicit versions of films originally rated PG-13 or R when released to theaters. In short, it seemed that the precedent that Waters had set with his own shock classic Pink Flamingos had come back to haunt him. Thankfully for longtime fans, Waters was more than up to the challenge of regaining his former glory, and Fine Line Features was willing to support that decision by granting him the liberty to shoot an NC-17 film (though, even with that rating, one gets the occasional feeling that Waters was holding back). Supported by a game cast that includes Tracey Ullman and Chris Isaak, Waters not only takes on the sexual hypocrisy that has come to define the mores of post-nipplegate America, but also the very source of that anxiety by casting Johnny Knoxville as a sexual Jesus who has come to bring the "resurrsextion" to Hartford Street. The film also offers some of the most quotable dialogue of Waters' recent filmography, and when Ullman's sex-crazed Sylvia Stickles begs husband Vaughn (Isaak) to "discover the oyster," one can't help but chuckle at recalling the classic dialogue that defined such early efforts as Desperate Living. Though it doesn't possess the mean streak that defined Waters' early efforts, A Dirty Shame is still more Female Trouble than Cry-Baby, and the collection of naughty novelties that litters the soundtrack even finds his musical selections hearkening back to the pre-Polyester era. Leave it to Waters to revert back to his old deviant ways just as a Broadway version of his 1988 comedy Hairspray (the director's first PG-rated film) threatened to bring him some amount of "mainstream" respectability -- and longtime fans simply wouldn't have it any other way. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
 

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General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: English, Spanish Sound Processing: DDS2.0: Dolby Digital w/ 4 channels of sound from a 2-channel stereo mix. DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel Additional Features: none specified DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1: Theatre Wide-Screen MPAA Rating: R DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 88 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Main Title [3:41] 2. The Stickles [4:41] 3. Ray-Ray and the Concussion [5:53] 4. Pinewood Park and Pay [5:15] 5. "Yodeling in the Canyon" [1:01] 6. The Decency Meeting [1:56] 7. The Hokey Pokey Dance [2:55] 8. Sylvia's New Look [4:08] 9. Ray Ray's Service Center [6:24] 10. "It's a Dirty Shame!" [3:56] 11. Ursula and Sylvia Bond [7:35] 12. "You're a Sex Addict Sylvia, Sylvia!" [11:23] 13. "Let's Go Sexin'!" [4:46] 14. "I Wanna Be Horny" [5:03] 15. Invasion of Pinewood Park and Pay [4:04] 16. "The Sexual Revolution Has Begun!" [6:33] 17. End Credits [5:01]