Multiple Maniacs(1970)
A celluloid atrocity!
The Cavalcade of Perversion, a traveling freak show, acts as a front for Divine, who is out for blood after discovering her lover's affair.
Movie: Multiple Maniacs
Top 10 Billed Cast
Lady Divine
Mr. David
Bonnie / Cavalcade Patron
Mink / Cavalcade Patron
Cookie Divine / Cavalcade Patron
Edith / Virgin Mary
Cavalcade pervert
Steve (Cookie's boyfriend)
Video Trailer Multiple Maniacs
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MULTIPLE MANIACS - Janus Films Trailer
John Waters on Art-House Exploitation
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