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54% Critic Match
A Dirty Shame
“Threatening the very limits of common decency.”
5.4 / 10• 2004• 1h 29m•NC-17• English
Comedy
Storyline
Sylvia Stickles runs a convenience store with her husband and mother-in-law. One day, Sylvia is hit on the head and transforms from an uptight prude to a sex-crazed lunatic. As she goes on a rampage through town, Sylvia attracts the attention of Ray Ray, a sexual healer and tow truck driver in search of the world's greatest orgasm. Their sexual revolution, however, causes a class war in their tiny Baltimore community.
Cast & Crew
Tracey Ullman
Sylvia Stickles
Lead
Johnny Knoxville
Ray Ray Perkins
Selma Blair
Caprice Stickles
Chris Isaak
Vaughn Stickles
Suzanne Shepherd
Big Ethel
Mink Stole
Marge the Neuter
Patricia Hearst
Paige
Jackie Hoffman
Dora
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Waters's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. A Dirty Shame is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
