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63% Critic Match
Desperate Living
“It isn't very pretty…”
6.3 / 10• 1977• 1h 31m•NC-17• English
ComedyCrime
Storyline
After killing her husband, Peggy Gravel and her murderous maid Grizelda wind up in the crazy town of Mortville, where Queen Carlotta presides over a sleazy collection of misfits.
Cast & Crew
Liz Renay
Muffy St. Jacques
Lead
Mink Stole
Peggy Gravel
Susan Lowe
Mole McHenry
Edith Massey
Queen Carlotta
Mary Vivian Pearce
Princess Coo-Coo
Jean Hill
Grizelda Brown
Brook Yeaton
Bosley Jr.
KG
Karen Gerwig
Beth
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Waters's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Desperate Living is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
