{"title":"John Waters Pope of Trash","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore exclusive John Waters merchandise at the Academy Museum Store! Shop unique gifts inspired by HAIRSPRAY, CRY BABY, and PINK FLAMINGOS today.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"john-waters-pope-of-trash","title":"JOHN WATERS: POPE OF TRASH","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eJohn Waters: Pope of Trash\u003c\/em\u003e accompanies a landmark exhibition at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, the first dedicated solely to Waters’ films. The book presents costumes, props, handwritten scripts, concept drawings, correspondence, promotional gimmicks, production photography and other original materials from all of the filmmaker’s features and shorts. Spotlighting many of his longtime collaborators, it also features a new interview with Waters and texts by curators Jenny He and Dara Jaffe, film historian Jeanine Basinger, film critic and cultural theorist B. Ruby Rich, and author-writer-producer David Simon that explore how Waters’ movies have redefined the possibilities of independent cinema.\u003c\/h4\u003e\nEdited with text by Jenny He and Dara Jaffe. Foreword by Jacqueline Stewart. Text by Jeanine Basinger, B. Ruby Rich, David Simon, John Waters. Interview with Sean Baker, Debbie Harry, Barry Jenkins, Johnny Knoxville, Bruce LaBruce, Ricki Lake, Orville Peck, Iggy Pop, Cindy Sherman, Kathleen Turner, Christine Vachon, Edgar Wright.\u003chr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIrreverent, heartfelt, shocking and laugh-out-loud funny—a colorful celebration of the work of subversive auteur John Waters.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKnown for pushing the boundaries of good taste, John Waters (born 1946) has created a canon of high shock-value, high-entertainment movies that have cemented his position as one of the most revered and subversive auteurs in American independent cinema. Featuring misfit muses, tributes to his hometown of Baltimore and themes of fetish, obsession and celebrity culture, his renegade films—including \u003cem\u003ePink Flamingos\u003c\/em\u003e (1972), \u003cem\u003eFemale Trouble\u003c\/em\u003e (1974), \u003cem\u003eDesperate Living\u003c\/em\u003e (1977), \u003cem\u003eHairspray\u003c\/em\u003e (1988), \u003cem\u003eSerial Mom\u003c\/em\u003e (1994), and \u003cem\u003eA Dirty Shame\u003c\/em\u003e (2004)—are irreverent, laugh-out-loud comedies that lovingly draw inspiration from William Castle, Herschell Gordon Lewis, Russ Meyer, Andy Warhol and Pier Paolo Pasolini alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ DelMonico Books\/Academy Museum of Motion Pictures (September 26, 2023)\u003cbr\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎ English\u003cbr\u003eHardcover ‏ : ‎ 256 pages\u003cbr\u003eISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1636810853\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1636810850\u003cbr\u003eItem Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.5 pounds\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DEL MONICO BOOKS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42679475437745,"sku":"4106","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/5073\/4513\/files\/John_Waters_Pope_of_Trash_Cover_18a134e9-f784-43ed-9b39-9ba12b56469e.jpg?v=1722896055"}],"url":"https:\/\/academymuseumstore.org\/collections\/john-waters-pope-of-trash.oembed","provider":"Academy Museum Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}