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Pink Flamingos (1972)

Directed by John Waters · Cinematography by John Waters

NC-1793 min41 frames

ComedyCrime

An exercise in poor taste

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Pink Flamingos (1972) movie still: medium — A living room features floral upholstered sofas and a side table with decor items. Three individuals sit…Pink Flamingos (1972) movie still: medium — A 1970s living room features a patterned sofa, religious figurines, and framed artwork. A bearded man…Pink Flamingos (1972) movie still: medium — A residential room features pink cabinets and a leopard-print backsplash behind three individuals…Pink Flamingos (1972) movie still: wide — A painted white brick wall features large orange graffiti reading Free Tex Watso. A person in a fur stole…Pink Flamingos (1972) movie still: closeup — A close-up view of the chrome Cadillac Coupe de Ville emblem on a car body. The lettering is mounted on…Pink Flamingos (1972) movie still: medium — A man crouches on a small patch of artificial turf against a golden curtain. He is mostly nude and…Pink Flamingos (1972) movie still: fullbody — A concrete embankment overlooks a wide river with a cityscape in the background. A woman in a…Pink Flamingos (1972) movie still: medium — A domestic space features a floral patterned sofa and a dark folding screen background. A woman sits on…Pink Flamingos (1972) movie still: medium — A sunlit room features pastel walls and a wooden playpen housing a seated woman. Two other women sit on…Pink Flamingos (1972) movie still: medium — A woman sits inside a wooden infant crib against a turquoise-painted wall. She holds a red heart-shaped…Pink Flamingos (1972) movie still: fullbody — A pink and grey trailer sits on a dirt lot with a charcoal grill. A person in a leopard print bra…Pink Flamingos (1972) movie still: medium — A room contains a desk with a telephone and a small couch covered in pillows. Two women converse while…Pink Flamingos (1972) movie still: closeup — The pointed rear taillight and fin of a mid-1950s car dominate the frame. The vehicle rests on an…Pink Flamingos (1972) movie still: closeup — An outdoor area with a chain link fence and bare winter vegetation. A person in heavy drag makeup…Pink Flamingos (1972) movie still: closeup — A person in drag makeup stands outside near blurred, leafless trees. They hold a small black handgun…Pink Flamingos (1972) movie still: fullbody — A man stands inside a wooden gazebo structure located in a grassy park setting. The man clutches his…
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Pink Flamingos — official trailer

What is Pink Flamingos about?

Notorious Baltimore criminal and underground figure Divine goes up against Connie & Raymond Marble, a sleazy married couple who make a passionate attempt to humiliate her and seize her tabloid-given title as "The Filthiest Person Alive".

Who stars in Pink Flamingos?

Who made Pink Flamingos?

What does the cinematography of Pink Flamingos look like?

Sampled across 41 frames, the coverage of Pink Flamingos leans on medium shots (49% of the sample) and full-body frames (24%). Cinematographer John Waters keeps 78% of it in soft, naturalistic light. This is largely a daylight film — 68% of the frames play in daylight. Vintage glass shapes the frame, over a texture recalling 16mm. Focus stays shallow in 59% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1970s.

What is the color palette of Pink Flamingos?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Pink Flamingos (1972) are #35302d, #d3d0ce, #57504c, #afadaa, #eeebe8, #8d7769 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #57504c
  • #afadaa
  • #eeebe8
  • #8d7769

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