Polyester

May 29, 1981

1h 26m

★ 7.0

It’s Scentsational!

Overview

Blessed with a keen sense of smell and cursed with a philandering pornographer husband, a parasitic mother, and a pair of delinquent children, the long-suffering Francine Fishpaw turns to the bottle as her life falls apart -- until deliverance appears in the form of a hunk named Todd Tomorrow.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

New Line Cinema

Polyester Trailers

Cast

Francine Fishpaw

Divine

Todd Tomorrow

Tab Hunter

Cuddles Kovinsky

Edith Massey

Elmer Fishpaw

David Samson

Lu-Lu Fishpaw

Mary Garlington

Dexter Fishpaw

Ken King

Sandra Sullivan

Mink Stole

La Rue

Joni Ruth White

Heintz

Hans Kramm

Bo-Bo Belsinger

Stiv Bators

Dr. Arnold Quackenshaw

Rick Breitenfeld

Freddy Ashton

Michael Watson

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