{"product_id":"multiple-maniacs-a-screenplay-9781250371317","title":"Multiple Maniacs: A Screenplay","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA very John Waters traveling show, replete with freaks, robbery, murder, sex, blasphemy, and savage shellfish--a lurid, surreal celebration of camp and trash. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Cavalcade of Perversion\u003c\/i\u003e is a traveling show run by Lady Divine and a crew of her fellow degenerates. They have to drag suburban housewives into each vile, tasteless performance--only to rob them at gunpoint at the end of each show. When Divine gets bored of the routine and graduates to murdering the attendees one day, it sets her off on a rampage, hunting down her cheating lover, Mr. David, and unleashing a chain of frenzy, a truly blasphemous sex act, and a surreal violation by a giant lobster. \u003ci\u003eMultiple Maniacs \u003c\/i\u003eis John Waters' paean to the glories of trash. As Lady Divine chants as she marches proudly into downtown Baltimore at the end of the movie, \"I'm a maniac! A maniac that cannot be cured! O Divine, I am Di-vine!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11208422\"\u003eJohn Waters\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/21\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 5.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250371317\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250371317\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER015000\"\u003eComedy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER004100\"\u003eFilm | Genres | Crime\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER016000\"\u003eScreenplays\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Waters\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, a film director, an actor, and a visual artist best known for his films, including \u003ci\u003eHairspray\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Pink Flamingos\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSerial Mom\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of the national bestsellers \u003ci\u003eRole Models\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCarsick\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMr. Know-It-All\u003c\/i\u003e. His spoken-word shows \u003ci\u003eThis Filthy World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFalse Negative\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e End of the World\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA John Waters Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e continue to be performed around the world. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49018276544749,"sku":"9781250371317","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_21931ba5-4ffc-4144-8648-516e8f40f713.jpg?v=1763058299","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/multiple-maniacs-a-screenplay-9781250371317","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}