Movie Information
Overall Rank: 31321
Average Rating: 1.8/4
# of Ratings: 22
Theatrical Release Date: 09/17/2004
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NC-17
Director: John Waters
Actors: Tracey Ullman, Johnny Knoxville, Selma Blair, Chris Isaak, Suzanne Shepherd, Mink Stole
Plot: A suburb of Baltimore is invaded by a group of sex addicts and all it takes to join their ranks is a bump on the head. Will the upright, moral townsfolk be able to hold out against this disgusting and vulgar outburst? -- Chris Kavan
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Rating of
1.5/4
Chris Kavan - wrote on 12/25/2011
I thought I would give John Waters one more chance, but not even the promise of sexual deviation could save this otherwise dull affair. I'm sure it's meant to shock and appall what with men dressed up like giant babies, tire licking and Selma Blair's comically over-sized chest. In the end, it was just plain dumb.
Rating of
2/4
Alaine - wrote on 12/12/2011
"Let's go sexing" is the call of this one. Don't watch if you have sex aversion. John Waters and Baltimore. Hint: you need to bonk your head to get it right.
Full Movie Reviews
Rating of
1.5/4
What a dirty shame in deed.
filmfan09 - wrote on 01/09/2009
I'm a John Walter's fan but did not like this moive. The laughs in A Dirty Shame are mostly bad laughs. Tracey Ullman plays a Baltimore store owner who's married to Chris Isaak. They lock up their daughter to prevent her form working as a topless dancer. Played by a unreconizable Selma Blair. Ullman's charcater is uptight sexualyy until she gets a concussion that turns her into sex addict. Johnny Knoxville plays the local sex advocate who wants to liberate the world starring with his neigborhood in Baltamore.
The joke is that everytime someone hits their head, they pass in sex addiction or out of it. I have an open mind but the movie talks about sexual fetishes I would rather not want to hear about and the humor is all based on how to shock people with outrageous behavior. It may have …
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