Comedy ·Crime · United States of America · 1976 · 1h 38m

Female Trouble

Female Trouble poster
Director
John Waters
Cast
Divine as Dawn Davenport / Earl Peterson David Lochary as Donald Dasher Mary Vivian Pearce as Donna Dasher Mink Stole as Taffy Davenport Edith Massey as Aunt Ida Cookie Mueller as Concetta
Crew
John Waters — Director of Photography John Waters — Editor Charles Roggero — Editor John Waters — Writer John Waters — Producer Vincent Peranio — Production Design
Tagline

Nice girls don't wear cha-cha heels.

Synopsis

Teenage delinquent Dawn Davenport, incensed after her parents do not give her the cha-cha heels she wanted for Christmas, runs away from home. After an illegitimate child and hairstylist husband bring her more misery, she's enticed into a life of crime when the owners of her husband's salon promise her fame and fortune.

Trailer Female Trouble — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
rapeparent child relationshipdelinquentblack humorrun awayjuvenile delinquenthitchhikingdragacidgay theme
Key Collaborators
John Waters Director John Waters Director of Photography John Waters Editor Charles Roggero Editor John Waters Writer John Waters Producer Vincent Peranio Production Design Van Smith Costume Design
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