As proudly tacky as its titular fabric, Polyester finds writer-director John Waters moving ever so slightly into the mainstream without losing any of his subversive charm.
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Movie Info
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Director -
John Waters -
Producer -
John Waters -
Screenwriter -
John Waters -
Distributor -
New Line Home Video [us] , Criterion Collection , New Line Cinema -
Production Co -
New Line Cinema -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Comedy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
May 29, 1981, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Oct 18, 2010 -
Runtime -
1h 26m -
Sound Mix -
Mono -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)
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