Filmmaker John Waters' POLYESTER ('81) satirizes and explores taboo themes ranging from religion, to censorship and adultery – all while poking fun at 1950s melodramas. John Waters joins us tonight to introduce the film from the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. It all starts at 8pm ET. | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

Posted @withregram • @wmag When John Waters’s ‘Polyester’ premiered in May 1981, it wasn’t just a movie, it was a full sensory overload. On the 44th anniversary of the film’s release, watch as the legendary filmmaker reflects on the Odorama experience and why “People all over the world paid me money to smell a fart.” Link in bio for more. - W Mag Video 2025 | john_waters_divine_trash_page