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Polyester

Polyester

"It’s Scentsational!"

1981 1h 26m 7.0 Movie

Overview

Blessed with a keen sense of smell and cursed with a philandering pornographer husband, a parasitic mother, and a pair of delinquent children, the long-suffering Francine Fishpaw turns to the bottle as her life falls apart -- until deliverance appears in the form of a hunk named Todd Tomorrow. Originally screened with "Odorama" scratch and sniff cards so the audience could (at their own risk) smell along with the film.

Polyester at a glance

Polyester is a 1981 comedy film directed by John Waters, starring Divine, Tab Hunter and Edith Massey. It runs for 1 hour 26 minutes. TMDB users rate it 7.0 out of 10 from 197 votes.

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