There's an importance to John Waters' movies that exceed the controversy sparked by his filmmaking. Related: How John Waters Shaped The Simpsons' Groundbreaking LGBTQ+ Episode His last film released is the 2004 box office flop, A Dirty Shame, the failure of which he claims is the reason he's been incapable of directing more.
According to Waters, Tracy Turnblad's Hairspray narrative reflects his childhood growing up in racially segregated Baltimore. While John Waters' cult following began for his purposefully objectionable film Pink Flamingos, he truly became known for his 1988 film Hairspray. Famously, the design for The Little Mermaid's Ursula was inspired by Divine's appearance. Milstead is more commonly known by the stage name Divine and was a professional drag queen who frequently starred in Waters' films. Waters grew up in Baltimore, Maryland in the 1950s where he met Glenn Milstead. He's grown a momentous cult following due to his outrageous, yet uniquely reformative black comedy. A pioneer of provocative media, Waters specializes in counterculture as a subgenre and ideology for the films he directs. American filmmaker John Waters is famously known for his controversial films, many of which are just as taboo today as they were in the '70s - here's every one ranked from worst to best.
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