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	Polyester - DVD Review
		Polyester is the story of Francine Fishpaw (Divine) alcoholic wife of Elmer (David Samson), the owner of a porno theater who is cheating on Francine with his secretary Sandra Sullivan (Mink Stole).
		Polyester hit a strange note with me, it was low budgeted, starred Divine and the strangely lovable Edith Massey (a staple of early Waters films.) Also, it was shot in a surreal way, like a soap opera, and had the most bizarre film gimmick I'd ever seen.
		he movie was shot for $300,000 and it's impressive how good it looks for that kind of money, yet, with the digital quality there to show you every bit of grain and scratch, it does look quite low budget.
	www.wdbgproductions.com /cinerama/reviews/polyester.htm (760 words)

	Polyester: The Wonder Behind the Movie
		Polyesters, compared to other materials that take centuries to degrade after disposal, break down rapidly to carbon dioxide and water.
		TGIC (Triglycidylisocyanurate) polyester and urethane polyester are the two main groups of polyester powder coatings.
		Research is now being done on polyester amide powders; polyester amide powders are going to be a powder coating in addition to the two primary types.
	askpolyester.blogspot.com (1846 words)

	Polyester Paint -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Although polyesters do exist in nature, polyester generally refers to the large family of synthetic polyesters (plastics) which includes polycarbonate and above all polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
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		Synthesis of polyesters is generally achieved by a polycondensation reaction.
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/119/polyester-paint.html (1177 words)

	Polyester (1981) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Plot Outline: A suburban housewife's world falls apart when her pornographer husband admits he's serially unfaithful to her, her daughter gets pregnant, and her son is suspected of being the foot-fetishist who's been breaking local women's feet.
		This movie had me laughing my rear off when I first saw it.
		Polyester showing in full Odorama in Los Angeles.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0082926 (315 words)

	:: rogerebert.com :: Commentary :: Screen Gimmicks Nothing New (xhtml)
		Cinerama: The idea of a movie shot with three cameras and shown with three projectors on an ultrawide screen was first used by Abel Gance in his silent classic "Napoleon" (1927).
		There was a resurgence of 3-D in 1983, but the movies all suffered from weaknesses: (1) Picture brightness was low because of the glasses viewers had to wear; (2) the image was never really as convincing as 2-D, and (3) it got tiresome having things thrown at you.
		The first was used in a 1959 movie where Vincent Price exclaimed in horror that "The Tingler" had escaped from the movie and was loose in the theater; Castle wired some seats for low-level electric shocks.
	rogerebert.suntimes.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19950216/COMMENTARY/22010331/1023 (697 words)

	eBay - DVD: Polyester (UPC: 794043416835) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The original theatrical release was presented in Odorama--an innovative technique that allowed the audience to smell the movie with the aid of a scented card featuring the same scents Francine picks up with her overactive olfactory powers.
		Divine is the star of this movie and you watch as her life crumbles all around her, her kids are in trouble and her husband is cheating on her, her mother is mentally abusive, even the dog growls at her every time she walks by....what else...
		Polyester is the story of Francine Fishpaw, (Divine), who tries to be the best possible mother, daughter, and wife.
	product.ebay.com /Polyester_UPC_794043416835_W0QQfvcsZ1166QQsoprZ3117497 (1117 words)

	Amazon.com: Polyester: DVD: John Waters,Divine,Tab Hunter,Edith Massey,David Samson (II),Mary Garlington,Ken King ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		To me though, Polyester seems to be the beginning of Waters' attempt to make more commercially acceptable films, which seems to be the antithesis of the style of flick he's making.
		Polyester was the now famous turning point moment for John Waters and the rest of the original DreamLander cast and crew.
		The movies following, while they have been just as many hits as they were misses, have a distinctly different flavor to them even though the original cast continues to make appearences in them.
	www.amazon.com /Polyester-John-Waters/dp/B0002RQ3L6 (2557 words)

	dOc DVD Review: Polyester / Desperate Living (1981 / 1977)
		Movie buffs will enjoy the scenes at an art-house drive-in, where animated champagne and caviar promote the concession stand and the featured attraction is a triple-feature of Marguerite Duras films.
		Polyester is social satire, Waters' take on the absurdities of modern life; it's a bit hit-and-miss, but when it hits it really connects.
		Polyester is presented in its 1.85:1 theatrical widescreen aspect ratio, with a sharp-looking anamorphic transfer.
	www.digitallyobsessed.com /showreview.php3?ID=1631 (1615 words)

	Movie Compound Feature - John Waters: Trashy Reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		You gotta go into this movie realizing two things: This is John Waters' first feature length film, and he was a HUGE drug user at the time.
		This movie is positively charming, and surprisingly deep for a director labeled "The Prince of Puke".
		They subject her to sadistic measures (jumping off of buildings, bleaching her hair with acid, etc.), but, of course, this is all done very tongue-in-cheek, and the movie is positively hysterical.
	www.moviecompound.com /features/features.php?featureid=110 (4160 words)

	Polyester (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Her husband Eugene is the owner of a local X rated movie theatre and he pays no attention to his physically repulsive wife.
		This movie is backed by a real company (New Line Cinema) and very mild (but no less funny) than his earlier, trashier films.
		In "Polyester", there is an announcment on the news that one of the Manson cult murderers has escaped from the female penatentury.
	www.deadrabbit.org /movievault/polyester.htm (577 words)

	Polyester Movie Poster
		As I recall, Polyester was to be viewed with an accompanying "ODORAMA" smell-sheet.
		The idea was that when a number appeared on the screen while Polyester was playing, the viewer was to scratch-sniff the corresponding ODORAMA item for additional affect.
		The only problem is (well, other than the fact that Divine is actually a man, which might be a little disconcerting to some), behind the scenes, Francine's life is complete chaos.
	www.sd455.com /moviepolyester.htm (609 words)

	Amazon.com: John Waters Collection #2: Polyester/ Desperate Living: DVD: John Waters,Divine,Tab Hunter,Edith ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Waters alone does the commentary on "Polyester", which brings Divine back to the forefront as suburban matriach Francine Fishpaw, who's life of suburban bliss is constantly threatened by one crisis after another.
		"Polyester" is John Waters' "transition" film--not as offensive to mainstream audiences as some of his earlier works, but still quirky enough so as not to alienate fans of those earlier works.
		The commentary track for Polyester is Waters at his brilliant best--most of his audio commentaries are as funny or funnier than his films.
	www.amazon.com /John-Waters-Collection-Polyester-Desperate/dp/B00005LQ0T (2367 words)

	Polyester News
		Polyester News continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
		There's a really great scene in John Waters' 'Polyester' where Tab Hunter plays a guy who unknowingly stumbles into an AA meeting and is asked to introduce himself.
		This weekend, desperate housewife Felicity Huffman made her transgender debut in Transamerica, a movie about a teenage delinquent and the conservative transsexual who fathered the boy in the days back before...
	www.topix.net /movies/polyester (625 words)

	MovieMartyr.com - Polyester
		Waters seems to find something to mock in every facet of suburban life here, and argues that the preened lawns and moral superiority that thrive there cover up the excitement of real life (which seems to lie in fl, gay, or fringe culture in most of Waters’ films).
		Waters’ humor might be as broad as possible in Polyester, but it’s also astute enough here to be funny from moment to moment.
		The relationship between Cuddles and Francine, which was the most endearing element of the first half of the film fades into the background as the film continues, leaving a hole that Todd can’t fill.
	www.moviemartyr.com /1981/polyester.htm (503 words)

	BMN Review: Polyester (1981)
		His first mainstream feature film, "Polyester", is hardly as shocking and repulsive as his past projects including "Pink Flamingos" and "Desperate Living", though it has its inspired moments.
		When "Polyester" was originally released in 1981, movie patrons were handed a white card with the numbers 1 through 10 on it.
		When the appropriate number flashed on the screen, they were instructed to scratch and sniff the matching number on their card.
	www.hit-n-run.com /cgi/read_review.cgi?review=36366_laurence98 (265 words)

	Movie Review - Polyester - eFilmCritic
		His movie star good looks and slow southern accent works to tame Francine's sorrows but with her husband and domineering mother tormenting her and two beloved children running wild, Francine finds herself spiraling down into alcoholism and into what John Waters himself describes something akin to "Clarabelle the Clown having a breakdown".
		Polyester was the first 'edgier' John Waters film I had been seen since his days of Hairspray and Cry Baby back in the late 80's and early 90's.
		I did not know that the films BEFORE Polyester were even more repulsive and outrageous than this one but it was a nice way to start my downfall into the trash-a-thon rabbit hole.
	www.efilmcritic.com /review.php?movie=10752&reviewer=296 (928 words)

	Polyester - Movie Review
		Not to mention her wild obesity and alcoholism (and of course, she's a man, but that's another story).
		In fact, Waters freely admits the movie falls apart in the end.
		It's obviously a low-budget affair, but the movie is reasonably fun, full of wildly sarcastic lines that hold up well 20 years later.
	www.contactmusic.com /new/film.nsf/reviews/polyester (222 words)

	Polyester
		Her household is a disaster--her husband is the philandering proprietor of a sleazy movie theater, her daughter performs lewd dances in her high school cafeteria for money, her son is a predatory foot fetishist, and the family pet is suicidal.
		Inspired by soap operas and weepy 1950s melodramas, John Waters combines the conventions of that genre (soft lighting, teary organ music) with William Castle-like gimmickry for what was, upon its release, his most polished, biggest budgeted film.
		About 20 minutes into the movie, the family is sitting around the dining room table eating breakfast.
	www.rottentomatoes.com /m/polyester/about.php (521 words)

	Home Theater & Sound -- DVD Review -- Saturday Night Fever -- ***
		The movie gave it new life, dictating and defining it as the identifying music of an era.
		Fashions imitated those in the movie; polyester shirts and white suits were suddenly in.
		The movie was the favorite of the late film critic Gene Siskel, who acquired John Travolta’s original white suit for his collection of memorabilia.
	www.hometheatersound.com /dvd/saturday_night_fever.htm (718 words)

	Polyester - Movie Info - Moviefone
		Reproduction of the Odorama Card from the Polyester theatrical release (Scratch 'n' Sniff the card as instructed during the film, and share this special "smelltrack" with your friends and family)
		Polyester was also the first of Waters' movies to become somewhat mainstream, even garnering an R rating as his previous films were all unrated or rated X. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odorama
		Polyester - Cast & Crew, movie showtimes, plot, synopsis, exclusive features, trailers, clips, theater listings, reviews, message boards, dvd, videos, rentals and more on Moviefone.
	movies.aol.com /movie/polyester/5172/main (166 words)

	Halfbakery: Smell-a-Vision
		The idea for smell-a-vision TVs or movies has been around for a long time, and nothing (successful, at least) has made it to market (at least not yet).
		It would be very difficult to get the right smell at the right time to match the picture, plus all the smells would begin to combine into one big gross smell as the movie progressed.
		The only way I can see to avoid some of these potential problems is to have each viewer wearing a special 'smell mask' (or tube) over their nose.
	www.halfbakery.com /idea/Smell-a-Vision (681 words)

	DVD Reviews - The John Waters Collection, Volume Two (Polyester/Desperate Living)
		But since this is a soap opera, the sun can't shine for long and before you know it, poor Francine's life is falling apart around her again.
		The movie's major flaw may be that it can't quite decide which direction it wants to go.
		The first movie Waters shot in 35mm, the image is soft and grainy, but no more so than you would expect from a low budget movie from the early 80's.
	www.thedigitalbits.com /reviews2/johnwatersvol2.html (1197 words)

	Do Wah Diddy - televison and movie memorabilia
		There you will find ten circles that were to be "scratched" at various parts in the movie to experience "Odorama" (I'll pass, thanks).
		Original issue from the movie "To Have and To Have Not", 1945, starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.
		Poster was originally folded, like all the movie posters of this period were, and it is now shrink-wrapped.
	www.dowahdiddy.com /tv_movies.html (1186 words)

	DVD & Movie Reviews - "POLYESTER" (AVAILABLE ON DVD AS PART OF "THE JOHN WATERS COLLECTION") Movie Review
		Many movies are reviewed more than once by a reviewer and his/her associates from a particular publication or source.
		Awards Earned and Award Nominations were researched from "Variety Movie Guide 2001" and "Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever 2001." As many awards as can be accomodated are listed in their respective fields.
		For some heavily awarded and nominated movies, awards beyond those I list can be found in these two reference books.
	www.video-reviewmaster.com /title.asp?title_id=3979 (439 words)

	Polyester: Fanlisting
		This is a Fanlist for the movie, Polyester, which was made in 1981.
		But just when things look their bleakest, Francine's life is about to change.
		You're site doesn't have to contain anything about Polyester, but I will not list your site is offensive, your name will still go on the list but your site will not.
	www.angelfire.com /film/polyester (213 words)

	eBay - DVD: Polyester (UPC: 794043751721) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Polyester (Nl) - NEW SEALED DVD MOVIE - John Waters
		This is the dumbest movie I have ever seen.
		It is a playful movie, it is a what would you do if you were in this predicament, I totally enjoyed it.
	product.ebay.com /Polyester_UPC_794043751721_W0QQfvcsZ1177QQsoprZ43441172 (770 words)

	DVDLaser: the largest database of DVD reviews on the web (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Now, thanks to the exhaustive efforts of John Waters and Voyager, laser disc owners can indeed participate in the important aromatic narrative developments of Polyester, and get a faceful of Waters to boot.
		The movie, which stars the transvestite Divine as a victimized housewife and Tab Hunter as the lover who rescues her from, to put it mildly, depression, the movie is a valid social satire, although its popularity is due more to its campiness and the moderately outrageous actions of the cast members.
		A reenactment of the basically true biography of the diminutive, gap-toothed Edie Massey, one of Waters's most memorable ensemble players, the film is humorous and touching, and a reminder that the disc production of Polyester comes as much from the heart as it does from the nose.
	www.dvdlaser.com /search/detail.cfm?id=18166 (706 words)

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		The costume includes a laurel headpiece and toga, complete with a "Bluto the pledge master" pin; press a button on the pin and you'll hear the toga chant from the movie.
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		Because in a certain movie theater in Japan, certain smells (probably from the swamplands since that's where it takes place) will waft through the theater at specific points in the movie.
		The movie is so damn boring they have to do something to keep people awake.
		Albeit back then all they gave out in theaters were little scratch and sniff cards, still when you see a turd on the screen and can smell it at the same time, instant classic.
	www.gamespot.com /pages/unions/read_article.php?topic_id=24526309&union_id=1701 (329 words)

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		No cons if you like this sort of movie.
		The other characters are also funny-yet-creepy, including her porno movie house-owning husband, her slutty daughter, her foot-fetish-sex-offender son, and her manipulative mother.
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