• Director(s)

    John Waters

  • Production Year

    1972

  • Genre(s)

    Comedy, Crime

  • Approx. running minutes

    94m

  • Cast

    Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce

Film

Pink Flamingos

sexual violence, strong real sex, nudity

PINK FLAMINGOS is a comedy drama, from 1972, in which an upstart couple attempts to usurp the filthiest person alive.…

PINK FLAMINGOS is a comedy drama, from 1972, in which an upstart couple attempts to usurp the filthiest person alive.

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sex
There is a scene of unsimulated fellatio between a fictional mother and son. There are other strong sex scenes, as well as references to ejaculation, masturbation and troilism. A man's semen is seen, in close-up detail.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A man rapes a woman, while daubing her in chicken blood. After masturbating over her, a man artificially inseminates an unconscious female prisoner. A man exposes himself to schoolgirls.
nudity
There is focus on a man's dilating anus, in close-up detail. There is wider full nudity.
additional issues
In unsimulated footage, a woman puts dog excrement in her mouth. There is infrequent very strong language ('c**t'), regular strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') and discriminatory terms such as 'fag', 'dyke' and 'queen'. A chicken is killed on-screen. Threat, gore and implied violence are strong. There is brief drug misuse.

  • Director(s)

    John Waters

  • Production Year

    1972

  • Genre(s)

    Comedy, Crime

  • Approx. running minutes

    94m

  • Cast

    Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce

One or more of the releases in this collection was cut.

Classified Date:
27/06/1997
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Entertainment Film Dists Ltd
Cuts:
This content received cuts or alterations as part of the classification process.
sexual violence, strong real sex, nudity
Classified Date:
10/05/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
sex
There is a scene of unsimulated fellatio between a fictional mother and son. There are other strong sex scenes, as well as references to ejaculation, masturbation and troilism. A man's semen is seen, in close-up detail.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A man rapes a woman, while daubing her in chicken blood. After masturbating over her, a man artificially inseminates an unconscious female prisoner. A man exposes himself to schoolgirls.
nudity
There is focus on a man's dilating anus, in close-up detail. There is wider full nudity.
additional issues
In unsimulated footage, a woman puts dog excrement in her mouth. There is infrequent very strong language ('c**t'), regular strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') and discriminatory terms such as 'fag', 'dyke' and 'queen'. A chicken is killed on-screen. Threat, gore and implied violence are strong. There is brief drug misuse.
Classified Date:
21/01/1999
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Entertainment in Video Ltd
Cuts:
This content received cuts or alterations as part of the classification process.
Classified Date:
31/12/1990
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Castle Communications PLC
Cuts:
This content received cuts or alterations as part of the classification process.
Classified Date:
25/07/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
25/07/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
25/07/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
25/07/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
25/07/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
25/07/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
25/07/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

  • Classified date

    10/05/2022

  • Language

    English

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John Waters' third feature was made in 1972 but was not formally submitted to the BBFC for classification until 1989.