The gloriously grotesque second feature directed by john waters hairspray is replete with all manner of depravity, from robbery to murder to one of cinema's most memorably blasphemous moments. Made on a shoestring budget in waters' native baltimore, with the filmmaker taking on nearly every technical task, this gleeful mockery of the peace and love ethos of its era features the cavalcade of perversion, a traveling show mounted by a troupe of misfits whose shocking proclivities are topped only by those of their leader the glammer than glam, larger than life divine pink flamingos, out for blood after discovering her lover's affair. Starring waters' beloved regular cast the dreamlanders including david lochary, mary vivian pearce, mink stole, susan lowe, george figgs, and cookie mueller, multiple maniacs is an anarchic masterwork from an artist who has doggedly tested the limits of good taste for decades.director approved special edition featuresnew 4k digital restoration, supervised by director john waters, with uncompressed monaural soundtracknew audio commentary featuring watersnew interviews with cast and crew members pat moran, vincent peranio, mink stole, susan lowe and george figgsplus an essay by critic linda yablonsky and more!