Long before John Waters was turning out "mainstream"-type fair like Cry Baby and Pecker, he was creating underground masterworks such as this and Pink Flamingos and Multiple Maniacs. Female Trouble, I think, stands out as the best of the cult movies of the '70s (with the exception, perhaps, of the Honeymoon Killers) because it is a fully realized masterwork, not just a series of "shocking" scenes strung together. Indisputably Divine's best work, it was light years ahead of its time in exploring how far people will go to achieve fame. ("I'm a thief, a s**tkicker, and I want to be famous.")
Review of Female Trouble
