John Waters: on stage with the ‘Pope of Trash’ (Extended) | BFI

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    Auteur John Waters joins season curator Justin Johnson to talk about his film career. Moved by the fact that his work attracts younger viewers as his career progresses, Waters pays tribute to like-minded friends he has used as actors and discusses the inspiration behind his vibrant creativity.
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  • @jeremyely
    @jeremyely 7 ปีที่แล้ว +293

    I could listen to john waters talk all day.

    • @Pinkranger87
      @Pinkranger87 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Me too

    • @julie5310
      @julie5310 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Me three. His persona is the person I wish I was (were?).

    • @skanenoise354
      @skanenoise354 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      And night

    • @DanburyDK
      @DanburyDK 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      lol I just said that in a post on another John waters video 😊

    • @jptwentyfour887
      @jptwentyfour887 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Certainly talks about people’s skin color a lot.

  • @DianaRussia531
    @DianaRussia531 5 ปีที่แล้ว +192

    John Waters has a quick wit and really sharp sense of humor. Steve Buscemi should play him in a story of his life

  • @ShootMeMovieReviews
    @ShootMeMovieReviews 4 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    What a gift for an interviewer - just start saying a few words and John will take it away with a 10-minute string of anecdotes. The man was born to be interviewed.

    • @tinycmo
      @tinycmo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I thought that too. Not your Phoenix interview for sure

    • @marcallen4532
      @marcallen4532 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fame maintenance!

  • @rabidrabbitshuggers
    @rabidrabbitshuggers 7 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    He gets funnier and more brilliant the older he gets.

  • @SerialGothQueens
    @SerialGothQueens 7 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    His interviews, his books, his live appearances, are always amazing. If I could pick one celebrity to sit down and have dinner and a conversation with, it would absolutely be John!

    • @gretchenbaker7435
      @gretchenbaker7435 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      SerialGothQueens he is my first choice for the old 5 people you could invite for dinner. And if dead people were an option I'd pick Divine for him and Jackie Kennedy

    • @gretchenbaker7435
      @gretchenbaker7435 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Should be a comma after "old" my apologizes

    • @totallybored5526
      @totallybored5526 ปีที่แล้ว

      You missed out the main thing. His *FILMS*

    • @SerialGothQueens
      @SerialGothQueens ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@totallybored5526 Not at all. His films go without saying, since they're how I was introduced to him.

  • @charlescrossman2225
    @charlescrossman2225 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    HE IS AN INTERNATIONAL TREASURE. I HAD A CRAPPY DAY BUT THIS RESTORES MY SPIRIT. ROARING LAUGHTER REPETEDLY WILL DO THAT. TY JOHN

  • @mrhotpocket
    @mrhotpocket 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    That John Waters is amazing doesn't surprise me. But can we also give props to this interviewer? He's fantastic in this role.

  • @foxgloved1
    @foxgloved1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    a true Baltimore treasure

  • @josephedwarddowling5919
    @josephedwarddowling5919 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    This is by far this best interview ever. The Audience loves him.

  • @Drymouth555
    @Drymouth555 6 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Hilarious and fearless, a soul crafted from both the seediest shit and the purest gold.

    • @britishfilminstitute
      @britishfilminstitute  6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thanks for your comments!

    • @sexobscura
      @sexobscura 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      sort of like rolling a turd in glitter

  • @atbglenn
    @atbglenn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    John's got the greatest sense of humor. I love the guy and his movies.

  • @mojohood
    @mojohood 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Female Trouble is my favorite movie of all time. Long live Dawn Davenport and John Waters.

  • @jaynetaylor6048
    @jaynetaylor6048 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    John Waters is a legend. Love him so much.

  • @shawnchristopherwhite3271
    @shawnchristopherwhite3271 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    John Waters is the most modest humble person in the world!

  • @chrisgeorgatsos1416
    @chrisgeorgatsos1416 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    John Waters is an American icon!

  • @gretchenbaker7435
    @gretchenbaker7435 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I love Jon waters!
    And The interviewer was so good too! He really knew his stuff and let the story come without interruption

  • @13ivanogre13
    @13ivanogre13 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Although I have seen and enjoyed his earliest movies I like the actual person so much more. He's a good story-teller and a nice person who seems grateful to the Universe for his existence and I am glad for him.

  • @giggles7179
    @giggles7179 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Growing up in a small Wisconsin town, I discovered John Waters in my teens and it always felt like his most notorious films were a secret I was privvy to. I loved few things more than watching my friends' faces as I forced them to watch "Pink Flamingos." I loved trying to spot the surviving Dreamlanders in each new film and mourned them as their numbers gradually dwindled. It's been endlessly surreal in the years since to see how there were clearly many others like me out there who were equally in love with his work. Who would have thought "Hairspray" would become one of the most beloved new musicals of the new millenium with John Travolta playing Edna Turnblad in the remake? Who could have predicted "Pink Flamingos" would be considered culturally significant enough to be selected for preservation in the National Film Registry? God only knows what the future holds for his material even after he's gone. The lesson we can learn from this? Never underestimate the number of people out there who are willing to hold a drag queen eating dog $#!t in the highest regard.

  • @kensalazar5986
    @kensalazar5986 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I had no idea John Waters could be so fascinating and funny I could listen to him for days. I really miss Divine what a Wonderful Charactor he was

  • @rjddurhamnc
    @rjddurhamnc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    John Waters = National Treasure

  • @jeffdawson2786
    @jeffdawson2786 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    What a career. This is inspiring. Follow your bliss, no matter what anybody says.

  • @suginami123
    @suginami123 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    A brilliant man. I’d love to him talk with Pedro Almidovar about each other’s films.

  • @Geometroid1
    @Geometroid1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I never really liked his movies... but he is one of the most entertaining people I've ever seen

  • @lukaserik
    @lukaserik ปีที่แล้ว +1

    John Waters looks so good for being 73. He has a brilliant mind ! His movies became a classic. Always loved his mustache and my favorite color orange looks great on John .

  • @chazzdurden
    @chazzdurden 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm a movie buff, I love cinema and if someone would ask me which director I would like to be the most, I would definitely choose John over Kubrick or even Coppola in a split second, that's how much he has influenced my art, my life and his vision of women is absolutely stunning and remarkable! he killed misogyny in cinema!

  • @jahan442
    @jahan442 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    not just a film maker also one of the biggest thinker.

  • @sliverscreen
    @sliverscreen 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Just saw John Waters 2018 Christmas Special at The Neptune Theatre in Seattle, Washington. Legendary performance! Hope someone was able to get a recording of it. It’s a must see!

  • @ClarenceFisher
    @ClarenceFisher 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    The story of filming the spoof of the Kennedy assassination is one of my favorite Dreamland stories.

  • @frankgonzalezofficial3010
    @frankgonzalezofficial3010 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    He's attitude is amazing

  • @mickeefreeman2898
    @mickeefreeman2898 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    John waters .....my hero..8 years old
    I
    watched female trouble. Made me the happy artist I am today ... what a wonderful man
    Xx.

  • @marcushoglund4301
    @marcushoglund4301 8 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Genius beautiful guy!!! My Hero

  • @oomybeauty
    @oomybeauty 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Yes, making art, independent innovative art with film, photo, ... was difficult, hard, a real labor of love.

  • @GhANeC
    @GhANeC 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The man is just non stop interesting!

  • @michelsurprenant4799
    @michelsurprenant4799 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    John's movies are a big part of my life. Very smart with a twisted mind. I love him.

  • @josephedwarddowling5919
    @josephedwarddowling5919 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    He truly seems like the happiest man on Earth. A freind of mine met himi at a rest area when he was hitch hiking across the country. See POLYESTER . The best JOHN WATERS movie.

    • @tablature6121
      @tablature6121 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Seen it. Loved it. Polyester is the one where he introduces "Odorama" -- a scratch and sniff card with ten scratchy spots, cued in the movie when to scratch. Of course, one was an old man farting in bed. You know John. LOL

    • @josephedwarddowling5919
      @josephedwarddowling5919 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      One of my old friends in Alabama had about a dozen of the original SCRATCH N SNIFF cards from when he saw it at the theater. Being from CT the part when Cuddles yelled "' God I wished I lived in CT!!'' cracked me up.

  • @staceyboomboom8031
    @staceyboomboom8031 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The one famous person I would fan girl over if I ever met. John Waters.

  • @QueerSwede1
    @QueerSwede1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    this is so amazing, i saw john live in his a filthy world show when he was in sweden, it was fab!

  • @rogerdale5451
    @rogerdale5451 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love the outfits...(the host) Black on black on black, with black, and Orange is the new black. Where- do you get an ORANGE! suit coat? I love John Waters. So unique.

  • @sharpenuptheknives4938
    @sharpenuptheknives4938 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    John Water is Amazing!!

  • @heatherwilcox9901
    @heatherwilcox9901 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I just watched Multiple Maniacs for the first time yesterday and loved it. On TH-cam trying to find Its a Filthy World but this interview is just as entertaining. John would be a lovely lunch date

  • @calabiyou
    @calabiyou 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I went to see him tonight in melb. Unfortunately I got the dates fucked up and he was on the week before. I hope he comes back to melb.

  • @jayham____fromgeorgia
    @jayham____fromgeorgia 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    A very excellent interview. Thank you BFI..

  • @pinkmoon5332
    @pinkmoon5332 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you, John Waters. I was one of those majority people.. and was just.... "pissed off". And you helped me find ground through your comedy, through counter culture.

  • @dennis.kovalev
    @dennis.kovalev 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is hilarious. Even though they both are talking to each other, it seems like they are separated by ages. British Film Institute's curator is like an archeologist trying to assign meaning to a find, and to guess what it was used for from his perspective on art, at the same time missing the very essence of John Waters, the sheer pure drive of youth and freedom of a loved child being unrestrained in his perception of the world. John Waters is here, and you're missing him entirely) I loved John on Roseanne, just because she was really in the moment with him, like a peer.

  • @chrissystewart6268
    @chrissystewart6268 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'm looking forward to meet John Waters talk business & want advice about making films

  • @silentdecay
    @silentdecay 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    thank you john, Justin & audience. a fantastic interview. truly fun & excellent, fully.

  • @gilwood7530
    @gilwood7530 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    WE LOVE YOU JOHN !

  • @toddtr5520
    @toddtr5520 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love John waters

  • @vanessanorton455
    @vanessanorton455 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love JW. On a bad day, I find clips from those PF and FT and ... instant anti-depressant.

  • @stormtrooper253
    @stormtrooper253 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for uploading this! 💖

  • @mcnallyaar
    @mcnallyaar ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love how Mr. Waters is, at root, a good boy. Just an ambitious kid who looks at the world and wants to be a proper scout.

  • @gilwood7530
    @gilwood7530 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I saw JOHN this week in Palm Springs ...WHAT AN AMAZING SHOW !

  • @nikkig5597
    @nikkig5597 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    He is a treasure.😎

  • @Anteroization
    @Anteroization 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    2019 thanks for uploading !

  • @CannibalWHORE22
    @CannibalWHORE22 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    “Yes there is and you can help me find it” lol

  • @bazzhancher8436
    @bazzhancher8436 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just Brilliant

  • @jc6594
    @jc6594 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Happy 75th Birthday John Waters

  • @ClarenceFisher
    @ClarenceFisher 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    39:49 - It took me a few plays to figure it out, but Waters made a reference to a line in Serial Mom which would get a big laugh in light of what's happening in the news - it's Bill Cosby. AN old hag rents a Bill Cosby movie, Ghost Dad, or something like that - anyway, it was funny enough 20 years ago to show someone being really uptight about masturbatorially hanging onto "family values", but NOW - the fact that this uptight old lady LOVES a guy who did what he's accused of. The BEST IRONIC LINE EVER!

  • @ryebread9641
    @ryebread9641 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    this outfit is legendary

  • @SkeeterNYC
    @SkeeterNYC 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Please John go for Jessica Lange instead of Ms. Meryl. Although, I did love her recent Golden Globes speech. A smart, talented woman with good heart and humour.

  • @DanJackson1977
    @DanJackson1977 7 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    So Gene Siskel wanted to see a live snuff film? Wow... that's a guy who REALLY liked to party.

    • @SuiGenerisAbbie
      @SuiGenerisAbbie 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      At what timepoint did Waters mention this one?
      (I think I missed it ...)

    • @13ivanogre13
      @13ivanogre13 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Gene's brain...

    • @ShootMeMovieReviews
      @ShootMeMovieReviews 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think he probably wanted just to expose whatever he found - after all, the man's favorite movie was Babe.

    • @YouTubeSpareTime
      @YouTubeSpareTime 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Man. I wish Gene and Roger were still around, they both died of horrendous illnesses.

  • @DungeonStudio
    @DungeonStudio 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I wish John could make just one more BIG movie. Nothing against Tarantino, but honestly 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' forever will sound like a John Waters film. But at the same time, I'm glad John's taken a back seat. As everything is so lubricious now with Trump as President, political correctness and legalized weed, LGBTQRSTUV - and sometimes Y, terrorism vs. mass shootings. Unless John were to remake Clambake with an all Asian cast, he just can't stand out anymore. Even then, die hard fans might giggle, say WTF, buy the soundtrack on vinyl, and say it's still better than Eyes Wide Shut at least.

    • @jackieradley1025
      @jackieradley1025 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Seriously. Life is horrifying enough. A cancelation of John Waters (cause inevitably, that's the direction people would go) is unacceptable.

  • @zartdart
    @zartdart ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm so happy this interview is happening in England - in America audiences always have to clap after every title they recognize. Drives me nuts.

    • @FreejackVesa
      @FreejackVesa 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That doesn't always happen, it kind of depends where you are it's almost a regional thing. It is very strange though.

  • @simonlebrit8651
    @simonlebrit8651 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I thought this was the extended version.. yet the questions cut out at the same point. Will we ever get to see the full version please ?

  • @nickmorrell3559
    @nickmorrell3559 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of my favourite people in the world. .him and divine ..

  • @jamesmiley3831
    @jamesmiley3831 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    John Waters can get it any day in my book.

  • @AnthonyMonaghan
    @AnthonyMonaghan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fantabulosa...

  • @Back4Fungame
    @Back4Fungame 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really enjoyable

  • @jeffclement2979
    @jeffclement2979 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love that man!

  • @ClarenceFisher
    @ClarenceFisher 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    11:00 - I LOVED "Snuff"

  • @nirvanafatal
    @nirvanafatal 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    He is my idol

  • @Persephonie22
    @Persephonie22 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I am glad that John Waters said that in high schools they cast Tracy Turnblad skinny or other race. Years ago at a high school play that I took my mother & grandmother to see Hairspray. And we notice that this Tracy was skinny & we were like why is she thin? 😦

  • @chrisgabert1367
    @chrisgabert1367 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love the look my family gives me when I talk about John Waters being a big influence on my work. "The Pink Flamingos guy?"
    You bet your ass.

  • @mrminer071166
    @mrminer071166 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Get a cold." OMG. That one got me like 5m later....

  • @dashfatbastard
    @dashfatbastard 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    May he live forever

  • @federicoborghesi1949
    @federicoborghesi1949 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Dog for John Waters

  • @joemckibben7757
    @joemckibben7757 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    He’s the funniest man who’s ever lived!

  • @pianonotes1010
    @pianonotes1010 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The fact that Gene Siskel wanted to find a snuff film set is pretty unnerving.

    • @FreejackVesa
      @FreejackVesa 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Siskel and Ebert had some really bad takes back in the day. I was never a huge fan of Siskel and while I never really agreed with all of Eberts critiques - but I have to say that Roger Ebert was an absolutely fantastic writer when it came to writing about themes and the ethos of movies. Have a lot of respect for him because of his writing.

  • @emmaduncan2991
    @emmaduncan2991 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    where's his Kennedy center honors? well with the GOP in office, it will have to wait. the man is an American treasure!

  • @carlcraft9237
    @carlcraft9237 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    That' orange is awesome

  • @greyedgerton2890
    @greyedgerton2890 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Did John ever work with Ed Wood ?

  • @Horror_N_M3tal
    @Horror_N_M3tal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Snuff. the urban legend of horror always talked about. always sort after but never found.

  • @msfair3625
    @msfair3625 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He always reminds of Curry as Rooster from Annie.

  • @wevans2012
    @wevans2012 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The man is a GOD

  • @JeffRebornNow
    @JeffRebornNow 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    THANK GOD he never did A Confederacy of Dunces with Divine. It would have been terrible. John Candy would have made an excellent Ignatius.

  • @lolabow5421
    @lolabow5421 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh I was at this and had a question about dog shit. I wonder if it’s kept in!

  • @Turtl289
    @Turtl289 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    John knows the ninja turtles..... i knew i liked him lol

  • @bitchpuddin
    @bitchpuddin 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    OMG

  • @Thisisspacemusic
    @Thisisspacemusic 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    sucks they cut out the clips

  • @Thisisspacemusic
    @Thisisspacemusic 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    so funny

  • @unitedamericans8587
    @unitedamericans8587 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    The John Waters/Ed Wood style of film making continues with the free TH-cam movie NIGHTMARE IN ZOMBIE CITY!!!

  • @violetbrown2372
    @violetbrown2372 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Art Linkletter was horribly emotionally abuse to Diane, he threw her off his "family" shoe, because he deemed her "too fat and ugly." he pretty much drove her to suicide, primarily because she refused to tow the family party line, and was a bit to liberal for him.

  • @ampallang7
    @ampallang7 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I missed John in Briz, is he still in AUS??????, get him to contact me, lets make a movie together, i was given the same shit as a man back in the day unfort as a straight guy; a hero in most ways than one, my friends would make a great film as 'misfits' of a new time with good hearts. Passsssionate about film I want to work with some of you.

  • @bradfordmiller637
    @bradfordmiller637 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I loved connie and Raymond marble John waters best film. Though some
    Scenes are a little much for me.

  • @altohippiegabber
    @altohippiegabber 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    did "Eat Your Make Up" ever get a release on VHS/DVD?

    • @ClarenceFisher
      @ClarenceFisher 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not yet. But Divine's JFK assassination spoof is featured in "I Am Divine" on DVD.

    • @altohippiegabber
      @altohippiegabber 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      thanks! i love it when people answer and help eachother out

    • @coalhalo
      @coalhalo 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      You can find them here on TH-cam

  • @jessemacias2
    @jessemacias2 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wonder why “Lust in the Dust” hardly gets mentioned.... great film.

    • @paulbrown6464
      @paulbrown6464 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It’s not a John Waters movie

  • @hatelovebowel4571
    @hatelovebowel4571 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Oh the interviewer is very Divine coded

  • @syxsyx9780
    @syxsyx9780 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "let's get naked n' smoke"

  • @planetofether5462
    @planetofether5462 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I want him to be my grandfather.

  • @MURUR1025
    @MURUR1025 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    John Waters barely ever comments on Danny Mills (Crackers in Pink Flamingos). Does he ever explain why Danny Mills only acted in that one film?

    • @destroyernoah
      @destroyernoah ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In the commentary track for the DVD, John says that Danny isn't very happy to talk about being in Pink Flamingos