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John Waters on comedy and the continuing appeal of 'Pink Flamingos'

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published May 30, 2025 at 10:29 AM CDT
John Waters attends the 50th Chaplin Awards Gala, honoring Pedro Almodovar, at Alice Tully Hall on Monday, April 28, 2025, in New York. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
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John Waters attends the 50th Chaplin Awards Gala, honoring Pedro Almodovar, at Alice Tully Hall on Monday, April 28, 2025, in New York. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

New editions of John Waters‘ screenplays for “Pink Flamingos,” “Desperate Living,” and “Flamingos Forever” were released this week.

Host Celeste Headlee catches up with the subversive Baltimore filmmaker.

Book excerpt: ‘Pink Flamingos’

By John Waters

“Pink Flamingos” by John Waters. Published by Picador, May 27, 2025. Copyright © 1988, 1996, 2005 by John Waters. All rights reserved.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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