A Dirty Shame
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Synopsis
An uptight, middle-aged, repressed woman turns into a sex addict after getting hit on the head, and she then falls into an underground subculture of sex addicts in suburban Baltimore.
Cast
- Tracey Ullman
- Johnny Knoxville
- Selma Blair
- Chris Isaak
- Suzanne Shepherd
- Mink Stole
- Patricia Hearst
- Jackie Hoffman
- Susan Allenback
- Paul DeBoy
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- Apr 6, 2021
we are all selma blair as ursula udders watching 'the red shoes' locked in our childhood bedrooms
Hari NefOct 30, 2017I did not know true artistic brilliance could exist until I witnessed Tracey Ullman pick up a water bottle with her coochie in a nursing home while doing the hokey pokey.
stevieJan 30, 2021The film of a free man. This is the only film from the late-'90s/early-2000s "gross-out comedy" boom that celebrates rather than stigmatizes sexual diversity, and posits sexual promiscuity as an emancipatory lifestyle choice. And so of course it was dismissed by the…
Will Sloan - Jun 14, 2017
THERE IS PUBIC HAIR IN THE AIR
robynJul 16, 2025I’m not a prude I married an Italian
Blue GhostsDec 13, 2023A raunchy satire on sexual repression and solid proof that only Johnny Knoxville can save us from horny jail and lead us into the carnal rapture.
CinemaVoid 🏴☠️ - Feb 12, 2022
I love that John Waters made this just because he discovered a bunch of fetish terms he’d never heard of on the web. This movie is the perfect trashy pervert comedy made even better by the fact that 2 hours after watching this, a guy online asked if he could pay me a dub…
Nea Ching(y)Nov 10, 2025H-O-R-N-Y Seriously, one of the horniest films I’ve ever seen, and I’m all for it. It’s really funny and Johnny Knoxville is great in it! It’s a shame this is looking likely to be Waters’ last film - although if it is, at least it’s a great film. That being said, it’s…
DannyOct 5, 2019Climax (2004)
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- Jojo lovedA Dirty Shame
“I’m Sylvia and my clitoris is in crisis!” This movie is so absurd I love it. Probably one of my favorite John waters movies. Sexual freedom and depravity fighting against conformity. The sex cult, the comedy, honestly just had a sexy good time 7.5/10🐿️
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Metacritic
A Dirty Shame is certainly dirty, and maybe it's even a shame. But this is the John Waters we've come to know and cherish, and that alone is cause to celebrate.
Chris Kaltenbach
Baltimore Sun
Easily the most surprising comedy of his career. The surprise: it's not funny.
Phil Hall
Film Threat
John Waters has returned to trashy form with what is unquestionably his most outrageous film since those heady Pink Flamingos days.
Michael Rechtshaffen
The Hollywood Reporter
Frequently Asked Questions
How long is A Dirty Shame?
The movie is 1hr 29min long.
What's A Dirty Shame about?
An uptight, middle-aged, repressed woman turns into a sex addict after getting hit on the head, and she then falls into an underground subculture of sex addicts in suburban Baltimore.
Who's the cast of A Dirty Shame?
- Tracey Ullman as Sylvia Stickles
- Johnny Knoxville as Ray-Ray
- Selma Blair as Caprice Stickles
- Chris Isaak as Vaughn Stickles
- Suzanne Shepherd as Big Ethel
- Mink Stole as Marge the Neuter
- Patricia Hearst as Paige
- Jackie Hoffman as Dora
- Susan Allenback as Betty Doggett
- Paul DeBoy as Wendell Doggett
Who's the director behind A Dirty Shame?
John Waters directed A Dirty Shame.
Who produced A Dirty Shame?
Ted Hope and Pat Moran produced A Dirty Shame.
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