Dubbed the “pope of trash” by William S. Burroughs for his raunchy films, Multiple Maniacs, Mondo Trasho, Desperate Living, Pink Flamingos, and Polyester—Waters has a penchant for finding humor in all forms of marginalia. Even his recent, more mainstream films feature actors like cross-dressing icon Divine, ex-porn princess Traci Lords, and former terrorist Patty Hearst.
