WELCOME to the John Waters web page. Waters is a prolific film director, author, photographer and sometime actor. He is best known for his 15 films, the content of which have sometimes shocked and always entertained an international audience. He first gained notice in the film world with his release "Pink Flamingos". This film boasts the first appearance of coprophagy* to hit the big screen. Generally, as his budgets have increased, the gross stuff has decreased, though his later works still have their moments.

Water's films are equally notable for the colorful casting. His earlier films, through 1981, relied primarily upon a group of actors and crew called the Dreamlanders. The most famous of the group is Divine, a 300 lb. cross dresser who passed away in 1988. Pop-culture icons began to turn up in Water's films starting with the release of "Hairspray", which included Sonny Bono and Pia Zadora. The release of "Cry-Baby" marked the screen debut of Patty Hearst who shared the screen with such disparate talents as Traci Lords and Joey Heatherton.

Waters has contributed many essays and articles to national publications such as Newsweek, American Film, and Playboy. His social commentaries cover a broad range of topics, from bad hair to juvenile delinquency. In addition to articles, he has published 3 nonfiction books, Shock Value, Crackpot, and Trash Trio. He also published a book of photographs titled Directors Cut. During 1995, a Soho art gallery presented a showing of Water's photography titled "My Little Movies." During this same year he made a cameo appearance on the television show Homicide. He most recently appeared in the Woody Allen film Sweet and Lowdown as Mr. Haynes.

John Waters was born on April 22, 1946. He has been a proud resident of Baltimore, Maryland for most of his life. The city in turn took pride in its famous resident by naming February 7, 1985 as "John Water's Day."

Coming Soon ...Cecil B. Demented...Scheduled for national release during August 2000. A lunatic film director and his renegade group of teenage film makers kidnap an A-list actress and force her to star in their underground film. The cast includes Melanie Griffith, Stephen Dorff, Ricki Lake and Patti Hearst.

Visit the official Cecil B. Demented web site . This interactive site lets visitors witness the abduction, take the demented personality test, read the manifesto, and view recruitment cards. The site also includes music from the film and character bios.

Look for Divine Trash This 1998 Documentary was directed by Steve Yeager. It includes interviews with Waters, Herschell Gordon Lewis, Jim Jarmusch and others. Included are interviews with Divine and other cast members. This highly regarded documentary enjoyed limited theatrical release in 1999. Coming to home video in eary July 2000.

Please be aware that Waters has no affiliation with this page. In other words, do not send me messages intended for him.