I think he changed drag queens forever. RuPaul’s show wouldn’t be there. RuPaul started a long time ago, I’ve got to give him some credit, and RuPaul also has a great look out of drag, something that Divine struggled with. Except towards the end, when he wore men’s suits and looked like a very handsome, distinguished man…His legacy was that he made all drag queens cool. They were square then, they wanted to be Miss America and be their mothers. Divine frightened drag queens because he would show up with a chainsaw and [makeup artist] Van Smith would put fake scars on his face, wearing mini skirts when you’re 300 pounds. He broke every rule. And now every drag queen, every one that’s successful today is cutting edge.”
— John Waters, in a joint interview with longtime casting director Pat Moran for Baltimore magazine, discussing their late pal Divine’s legacy just before what would have been his 70th birthday on October 19
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Gerard Sikora
i have jon waters hairline … ok time to cut it…..now i know how i look rridiclous … not attractive<<<<<
Desert Boy
Divine was the most beautiful woman in the world!
Ogre Magi
Divine with his English Bulldogs Claus and Beatrix, 1984
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People do start to look like their pets
Kirk Montrealer
If you never have. You have got to watch JOHN WATERS- THE FILTHY WORLD
wade.l
Why are these repulsive people still talked about. Nothing cutting edge there just pure filth.
scotshot
@wade.l:
STFU you cretin, as Divine might say.
John Waters and his cast of characters were trailblazers. He started making films in an era when America had strict censorship. Coming at the end of that era he opened the doors to many other filmmakers and is responsible for much of the freedom of modern filmmaking – note it is actually one film of several from that era that was ground breaking, but PF is close to the top of the list.
I saw Pink Flamingos in 1972 at a midnight movie at University and was blown away by the movie which changed filmmaking.
I realize your head just blew up, but it’s sad you can’t enjoy a little raunch once in a while.
The Village Elder
300 pounds of scars and attitude with a chainsaw in a miniskirt… honey if you ain’t scared of that it’s cause you’re stupid. It’s a better world for the John Waters and Divines. Wish we had Divine for Speaker of the house…those little tea party toads would all roll over and croak.
ChickenLady
@wade.l: OMG!!!!!!!! CHICKEN LADY LOVES LIFE AND LOVES DIVINE!!!!!
Glücklich
Can’t get over how pretty and baby-faced John is in that photo.
Divine
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Joe
Knowing Divine, I don’t find this shocking. He was quite a character.
alphacentauri
Old news. But Today’s drag queens-even Ru Paul are extremely square and conformist compared to Divine.
John Kuehnle
Must’ve been an interesting time to be in the business back then
alphacentauri
@John Kuehnle: Waters’ films back then were successful on a cult level but pretty much everyone in them except for John Waters who had rich trust fund parents lived in poverty.
martinbakman
My first exposure to Divine was as a little boy when I stumbled across the movie Trouble In Mind on TV. It sure caught my little queer eye.
Doubt if many stations would play something like that these days. Awesome flick that is sadly not available on Netflix.
Divine played a gangster and that time was not in drag, or was he. 😉
alphacentauri
@wade.l: That was basically the point of Waters’ early films, he wrote the scripts while high.
Daggerman
…Female Trouble will always remain dear to my heart. And reflects so much of real life and REAL people, though there are so many cowards who can’t admit it and will just label the film as Silly. Well, that IS real life and real people unfortunately..??