Desperate Living

Desperate Living

90 mins | Crime, Comedy, Fantasy | May 27, 1977

A rich housewife enlists her maid's help to murder her husband; they go on the lam and end up in Mortville, a homeless community built into a garbage dump.

Desperate Living

90 mins | Crime, Comedy, Fantasy | May 27, 1977

Desperate Living
A rich housewife enlists her maid's help to murder her husband; they go on the lam and end up in Mortville, a homeless community built into a garbage dump.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Charm City Productions
Original title Desperate Living
Directors John Waters
Writers John Waters

Cast

Mink Stole

as Peggy Gravel

Jean Hill

as Grizelda Brown

Susan Lowe

as Mole McHenry

Liz Renay

as Muffy St. Jacques

Edith Massey

as Queen Carlotta

Mary Vivian Pearce

as Princess Coo-Coo

Brook Yeaton

as Bosley Jr. (as Brook Blake)

Karen Gerwig

as Beth

Jay Allan

as Kid

Al Strapelli

as Dr. Evans

George Stover

as Bosley Gravel

Turkey Joe

as Motorcycle Cop

Willie Brooks

as Pieman

James Yeaton

as Dead Bum

Ed Peranio

as Lieutenant Wilson

Steve Butow

as Lt. Grogan

Pirie Woods

as Babysitter

H.C. Kliemisch

as Big Jimmy Dong

Paul Swift

as Mr. Paul

George Figgs

as Herbert

Marina Melin

as Shina

Cookie Mueller

as Flipper

Pat Moran

as Bathroom Pervert

George Hulse

as Sex Change Doctor

Dolores DeLuce

as Nurse

Channing Wilroy

as Lieutenant Wilson