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John Waters Film Fest: “Pecker” (1998)

Starring Edward Furlong, Christina Ricci, Bess Armstrong
Part of the John Waters film festival, this movie is about a Baltimore sandwich shop employee who becomes an overnight sensation in the art world. Introduction by Liz Benacka, lecturer in the Department of Communication, who is teaching the course John Waters and American Culture.

 

The festival culminates in a talk by John Waters himself, on Thursday, March 24 at 7:30 pm in the Lily Reid Holt Memorial Chapel.

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Other films in the festival include:

Pink Flamingos (Thursday, January 13, 4:15 pm)

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Polyester (Tuesday, January 25, 6:00 pm)

Hairspray (1988) (Thursday, February 10, 4:15 pm)

Serial Mom (Tuesday, February 22, 6:00 pm)

Cecil B. Demented (Tuesday, March 15, 6:00 pm)

Hairspray (2007) (Thursday, March 17, 4:15 pm)

John Waters and Pop Culture: a showing of Waters' appearances, commercials, and other showings. (Tuesday, March 22, 6:00 pm)

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