John Waters' Favorite Movies

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I love John Waters. OK, I don't know him, but everything I know of his tastes, his humor and his talents fall right in line with my outlook on the world. Sure, he's a little creepy looking (that probably helps with his image), and his early films were--shall we say--extreme. But the great thing about him is that he knows exactly what buttons to push to get a positive response from his fans, and a negative response from everybody else. He's like Andy Kaufman without the contempt for his audience.

And who could forget his guest starring role on The Simpsons, in one of their best episodes, "Homer's Phobia?" It set the standard for laughs per minute on that series. It also included a whaaa??? moment, with the robotic Santa Claus.

Anyway, John has a list of favorite movies, which are of course strange, and he's shared them with NPR. So if you want to enliven your video viewing time this weekend, check it out!

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John Waters' Extremely Strange DVD Favorites

Ask filmmaker John Waters to name his favorite movies and he'll tell you that just about nothing is off-limits. The Baltimore native, best known for Pink Flamingos and the original Hairspray, says his DVD-watching habits tend toward the strange, the shocking and the exploitative.

Oh, and the extreme. . .

Check out the list at: NPR