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Growing up in Baltimore in the 1950s, John Waters was not like other children; he was obsessed by violence and gore, both real and on the screen. With his weird counter-culture friends as his cast, he began making silent 8mm and 16mm films in the mid-'60s; he screened these in rented Baltimore church halls to underground audiences drawn by word of mouth and street leafleting campaigns. As his filmmaking grew more polished and his subject matter more shocking, his audiences grew bigger, and his write-ups in the Baltimore papers more outraged. By the early 1970s he was making features, which he managed to get shown in midnight screenings in art cinemas by sheer perseverance. Success came when Pink Flamingos (1972) - a deliberate exercise in ultra-bad taste - took off in 1973, helped no doubt by lead actor Divine's infamous dog-crap eating scene. Waters continued to make low-budget shocking movies with his Dreamland repertory company until Hollywood crossover success came with Hairspray (1988), and although his movies nowadays might now appear cleaned up and professional, they retain Waters' playfulness, and reflect his lifelong obsessions.

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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip ( 2015) | IMDb: 4.9

Adventure , Animation , Comedy , Family , Music

Through a series of misunderstandings, Alvin, Simon and Theodore come to believe that Dave is going to propose to his new girlfriend in New York City - and dump them. They have three days to get to him and stop the proposal.

Starring:

Jason Lee , Justin Long , Bella Thorne , Matthew Gray Gubler , Jesse McCartney , Kaley Cuoco

Directed by:

Thomas E. Ackerman , Walt Becker

Produced by:

John H. Starke , Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. , Karen Rosenfelt

Hairspray ( 2007) | IMDb: 6.7

Comedy , Drama , Romance

Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad auditions to be on Baltimore's most popular dance show - The Corny Collins Show - and lands a prime spot. Through her newfound fame, she becomes determined to help her friends and end the racial segregation that has been a staple of the show.

Starring:

Nikki Blonsky , Zac Efron , John Travolta , Brittany Snow , Michelle Pfeiffer , Amanda Bynes

Directed by:

Susanna David , Daniel Silverberg , Anne Fletcher

Produced by:

Toby Emmerich , Scott Wittman , Adam Shankman

Seed of Chucky ( 2004) | IMDb: 4.9

Comedy , Horror

This time around, Chucky and his homicidal honey, Tiffany, are brought back to life by their orphan offspring, Glen. Then the horror goes Hollywood as Chucky unleashes his own brand of murderous mayhem!

Starring:

Brad Dourif , Jennifer Tilly , Billy Boyd , Redman , Hannah Spearritt , John Waters

Directed by:

Adam Badrawy , Fotea Alex , Sarah Hayward

Produced by:

Vanessa Baker , Guy J. Louthan , Brendan Donnison

Cecil B. Demented ( 2000) | IMDb: 6.2

Action , Comedy , Crime

A young lunatic director and his devoted cult of cinema terrorists kidnap a Hollywood movie goddess and force her to star in their radical underground movie.

Starring:

Melanie Griffith , Stephen Dorff , Alicia Witt , Adrian Grenier , Maggie Gyllenhaal , Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

Directed by:

Christine Moore , John Waters , Benita Allen

Produced by:

Pat Moran , Vincent Peranio , Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr.

Sweet and Lowdown ( 1999) | IMDb: 7.2

Comedy , Drama , Music

In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute woman.

Starring:

Sean Penn , Samantha Morton , Anthony LaPaglia , Uma Thurman , James Urbaniak , John Waters

Directed by:

Brian A. York , Richard Patrick , Woody Allen

Produced by:

Jean Doumanian , Katherine Belsey , Pietro Lorino, Jr.

Pecker ( 1998) | IMDb: 6.3

Comedy , Drama

A Baltimore teenager who picks up a second-hand camera starts snapping his way to stardom, soon turning into a nationwide sensation, with a fateful choice between his life and his art.

Starring:

Edward Furlong , Christina Ricci , Bess Armstrong , Mark Joy , Mary Kay Place , Martha Plimpton

Directed by:

John Waters , Christine Moore

Produced by:

Vincent Peranio , Kerry Barden , Joe Revitte

Serial Mom ( 1994) | IMDb: 6.8

Comedy , Crime

Beverly is the perfect happy homemaker, along with her doting husband and two children, but this nuclear family just might explode when her fascination with serial killers collides with her ever-so-proper code of ethics.

Starring:

Kathleen Turner , Sam Waterston , Ricki Lake , Matthew Lillard , Scott Morgan , Walt MacPherson

Directed by:

Lynn Wegenka , Robert Rooy , John Waters

Produced by:

Jeffrey Pratt Gordon , Margaret Hilliard , Pat Moran

Hairspray ( 1988) | IMDb: 7

Comedy , Music , Romance

'Pleasantly plump' teenager Tracy Turnblad achieves her dream of becoming a regular on the Corny Collins Dance Show. Now a teen hero, she starts using her fame to speak out for the causes she believes in, most of all integration. In doing so, she earns the wrath of the show's former star, Amber Von Tussle, as well as Amber's manipulative, pro-segregation parents. The rivalry comes to a head as Amber and Tracy vie for the title of Miss Auto Show 1963.

Starring:

Ricki Lake , Divine , Leslie Ann Powers , Debbie Harry , Sonny Bono , Ruth Brown

Directed by:

John Waters , Steve Apicella

Produced by:

Vincent Peranio , Robert Shaye , Rachel Talalay

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