When John Waters shocked audiences with “Pink Flamingos” more than 50 years ago, he probably didn’t foresee major museum exhibitions of his trashy aesthetic and irreverent filmmaking. But half a century later, he’s become the elder statesman of rebellion, and the Academy Museum is celebrating Baltimore’s treasure with a career-spanning exhibit and accompanying film retrospective.
Opening Sunday in Los Angeles, the extensive exhibit includes 400 pieces over 12 galleries. At the preview, Bill Kramer, CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, said, “John Waters: Pope of Trash is a salute to an individual creative voice and the distinctive contributions he has made over the past six decades, not only to the art of film but to American pop culture.”
Among the many must-see props and costumes on display were the jackets Johnny Depp wore in the 1990 film “Cry Baby” and the prop electric chair from “Female Trouble.
Opening Sunday in Los Angeles, the extensive exhibit includes 400 pieces over 12 galleries. At the preview, Bill Kramer, CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, said, “John Waters: Pope of Trash is a salute to an individual creative voice and the distinctive contributions he has made over the past six decades, not only to the art of film but to American pop culture.”
Among the many must-see props and costumes on display were the jackets Johnny Depp wore in the 1990 film “Cry Baby” and the prop electric chair from “Female Trouble.
- 9/15/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay and Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
Johnny Depp made being bad look oh-so-good in the 1990 cult classic "Cry-Baby" -- and last night in Hollywood, he made a surprise reunion with the film's cast!The actor joined director John Waters and costars Ricki Lake, Traci Lords and Joe Dallesandro for a special screening of the film on Sunday at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.Ricki's onscreen children, former child stars Scout Raskin and Jonathan Benya, were also on hand for the event -- and posed for photos with their movie mom.Coming off of "21 Jump Street," the film was Depp's first starring role on the big screen -- and, according to one of his costars, he was ready to break out."Every single member of that cast had so much to prove," Traci Lords told The Hollywood Reporter. "I mean, Johnny Depp desperately wanted to be a movie star, and everybody said he couldn't, because he was only...
- 8/19/2013
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
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