Desperate Living (1977)
It isn't very pretty…
After killing her husband, Peggy Gravel and her murderous maid Grizelda wind up in the crazy town of Mortville, where Queen Carlotta presides over a sleazy collection of misfits.
- Date of release
- 1977-05-27
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (126)
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime
- Director
- John Waters
Casting
- Liz Renay — Muffy St. Jacques
- Mink Stole — Peggy Gravel
- Susan Lowe — Mole McHenry
- Edith Massey — Queen Carlotta
- Mary Vivian Pearce — Princess Coo-Coo
- Jean Hill — Grizelda Brown
- Brook Yeaton — Bosley Jr.
- Karen Gerwig — Beth
- Jay Allan — Kid
- Al Strapelli — Dr. Evans
- George Stover — Bosley Gravel
- Turkey Joe — Motorcycle Cop
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