A Dirty Shame

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5.1/10

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Chris Isaak, Tracey Ullman, Selma Blair, Johnny Knoxville, and Suzanne Shepherd in A Dirty Shame (2004)

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Raunchy Comedy Satire Comedy

An uptight, middle-aged, repressed woman turns into a sex addict after getting hit on the head, and she then falls into an underground subculture of sex addicts in suburban Baltimore.An uptight, middle-aged, repressed woman turns into a sex addict after getting hit on the head, and she then falls into an underground subculture of sex addicts in suburban Baltimore.An uptight, middle-aged, repressed woman turns into a sex addict after getting hit on the head, and she then falls into an underground subculture of sex addicts in suburban Baltimore.

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IMDb RATING

5.1/10

14K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
Suzanne Shepherd first read the script while on a train to Baltimore. After discovering the film's content, she became quite upset and did not want to do the film. It was only after meeting John Waters that she agreed to play Big Ethel.

Goofs
Before running out of gas, the car is turned off and in park but is still driving.

Quotes
Paige: Admit to God... you are a whore.
Sylvia Stickles: I'm a whore.
Paige: Good. Now, make a list of all the people you've fucked and apologize to their parents.

Alternate versions
The Theratrical Release Of The film was the original NC-17 version.For the VHS/DVD releases John Waters said that it will be released in the original NC-17 rated version and a cut R Rated Version.

Connections
Edited from Go Down, Death! (1945)

Soundtracks
Sylvia
Performed by David Raksin Orchestra
Written by David Raksin and Paul Francis Webster
Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

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Featured review

5/10

Good concepts....for a skit.

I had fun watching this movie, but, it went on about the same thing forever. Never in my dedicated history of watching John Waters movies was I ever bored. (Incidentally, I haven't seen Cecil B. or Pecker) I could barely watch the last 1/2 hour of this. I kept wondering when it would finally be over.

I applaud this film maker for tackling taboo subjects. Ullman was good+ but, not performing her own material (where I believe she would have excelled).

It was fun and I'm thankful for something other than mindless dreck, but, it left me pining for "desperate living" and "female trouble" which had so much more to offer in the way of outlandish entertainment and featured no big stars (alright, several of them were reaaaally big)!

I miss cuddles.