{"product_id":"polyester-criterion-blu-ray","title":"Polyester","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Criterion:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor his first studio picture, filth maestro John Waters took advantage of his biggest budget yet to allow his muse Divine to sink his teeth into a role unlike any he had played before: Baltimore housewife Francine Fishpaw, a heroine worthy of a Douglas Sirk melodrama. Blessed with a keen sense of smell and cursed with a philandering pornographer husband, a parasitic mother, and a pair of delinquent children, the long-suffering Francine turns to the bottle as her life falls apart—until deliverance appears in the form of a hunk named Todd Tomorrow (vintage heartthrob Tab Hunter). One of Waters’ most hilarious inventions, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePolyester\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is replete with stomach-churning smells, sadistic nuns, AA meetings, and foot stomping galore.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"header_lvl2 hideSmall\" data-feature-title-field=\"\"\u003eDIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-features-list\" data-special-features-field=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised by director John Waters, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudio commentary featuring Waters from the 1993 Criterion laserdisc release of the film\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew conversation between Waters and critic Michael Musto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew program featuring interviews with Waters collaborators Tab Hunter, Dennis Dermody, Pat Moran, Vincent Peranio, Mink Stole, Mary Garlington, and Greer Yeaton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterviews from 1993 with crew members Moran, Peranio, and Van Smith\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchival interviews with Waters, Moran, and actors Divine and Edith Massey, featuring footage from the making of the film\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwenty minutes of deleted scenes and alternate takes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePLUS: An essay by film scholar Elena Gorfinkel and a foldout poster of the cover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew cover by Sam Hadley with Raphael Geroni\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"header_lvl2 quillgray\"\u003eFilm Info\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"film-meta-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli itemprop=\"countryOfOrigin\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Country\"\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"name\"\u003eUnited States\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1981\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-duration-field=\"\"\u003e86 minutes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-aspect-ratio-field=\"\"\u003e1.85:1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli itemprop=\"inLanguage\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Language\"\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"name\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpine #995\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Blue Rose Video \u0026 More","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52457966731581,"sku":null,"price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1002\/8158\/1885\/files\/Polyester.jpg?v=1785253875","url":"https:\/\/bluerosevideo.com\/products\/polyester-criterion-blu-ray","provider":"Blue Rose Video \u0026 More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}