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Polyester

Polyester

7,0 /10 (191 Votes)
1981 EN 86 min

Overview

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 Fishpaw turns to the bottle as her life falls apart -- until deliverance appears in the form of a hunk named Todd Tomorrow. Originally screened with "Odorama" scratch and sniff cards so the audience could (at their own risk) smell along with the film.

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Release date

29/05/1981

Votes

191

Popularity

2.1

It’s Scentsational!

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

86 min

Budget

$300,000

Revenue

$1,120,000

Divine

Divine

Francine Fishpaw

Tab Hunter

Tab Hunter

Todd Tomorrow

Edith Massey

Edith Massey

Cuddles Kovinsky

David Samson

David Samson

Elmer Fishpaw

Mary Garlington

Mary Garlington

Lu-Lu Fishpaw

Ken King

Ken King

Dexter Fishpaw

Mink Stole

Mink Stole

Sandra Sullivan

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Joni Ruth White

La Rue

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Hans Kramm

Heintz

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Stiv Bators

Bo-Bo Belsinger

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Rick Breitenfeld

Dr. Arnold Quackenshaw

Michael Watson

Michael Watson

Freddy Ashton

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Derek Neal

Pimp

Jean Hill

Jean Hill

Gospel Bus Hijacker

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Jim Hill

Picket Reporter

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John Brothers

TV News Announcer

Mary Vivian Pearce

Mary Vivian Pearce

Nun A

Sharon Niesp

Sharon Niesp

Nun B

Cookie Mueller

Cookie Mueller

Betty Lalinski

Marina Melin

Marina Melin

Supermarket Victim

Susan Lowe

Susan Lowe

Mall Victim

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Tom Diventi

Bo-Bo's Friend

George Hulse

George Hulse

School Principal

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Tony Parkham

Teenage Witness

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Paul Holland

Pizza Man Lover

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Alberto Panella

Pizza Man 2

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Frank Tamburo

Pizza Man 3

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Nancy Morgan

Alcoholic Leader

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Keats Smith

Boutique Saleslady

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Gordon Kamka

Detective A

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David Klein

Detective B

George Stover

George Stover

Press A

Steve Yeager

Steve Yeager

Press B

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Marv Egoff

Press C

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John De La Vega

Press D

Chuck Yeaton

Chuck Yeaton

Hospital Reporter

No photo

George Udell

Jewish Man

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Mrs. Horner

Oriential Woman

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Katie Casey

Nurse

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Gail Kondylas

Pregnant Girl

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Judith Klein

Woman Clipping Nails

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Alan Hauser

Deb Announcer

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Garey Lambert

Abortion Picketer

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Lynda Lambert

Abortion Picketer

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Dorothy Braundy

Abortion Picketer

George Figgs

George Figgs

Abortion Picketer

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Leo Braudy

Abortion Picketer

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Pat Figgs

Abortion Picketer

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Joan Insley

Abortion Picketer

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Sam Insley

Abortion Picketer

Brook Yeaton

Brook Yeaton

Porno Picketer

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Kitty Samson

Porno Picketer

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Jonah Klein

Porno Picketer

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Stuart Rome

Porno Picketer

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Paula Rome

Porno Picketer

Steve Waters

Steve Waters

Porno Picketer

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Treva Barnes

Porno Picketer

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Sharon Waters

Porno Picketer

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Anne Mallory

Porno Picketer

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John Allen

Porno Picketer

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Jay Allen

Porno Picketer

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Tommy Allen

Porno Picketer

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Hilary Aidus

Porno Picketer

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Joan Erbe

Porno Picketer

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Jay Bennett

Bus Passenger (uncredited)

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Rocky Collins

Bus Passenger (uncredited)

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Denny Dormody

Man Leaving Charles Theatre (uncredited)

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Bernard Jay

Doorman at the Edmondson (uncredited)

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Karl Otter

TV Reporter at Movie Theatre (uncredited)

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Charles Roggero

Bus Passenger (uncredited)

Marla Aaron Wapner

Marla Aaron Wapner

Pregnant Teen (uncredited)

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2022-08-29

⭐ 7

Remember the sensation that was "Smellyvision"? Well armed with a card which had ten different smells concealed under some silver foil spots, we set off to watch the escapades of the "Fishpaw" family. Divine is on good form as "Francine", the much put upon wife of serial womaniser "Elmer" (David Sampson) and mother to "Lulu" (Mary Garlington) and her wayward brother "Dexter" (Ken King). Her well-to-do suburban life all starts to come crashing down when her husband's soft-porn cinema attracts some local attention - of the wrong sort; the daughter manages to become pregnant with the help of a lo…

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