Female Trouble

Female Trouble
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Waters
Written by	John Waters
Produced by	John Waters
Starring	Divine David Lochary Mary Vivian Pearce Mink Stole Edith Massey
Cinematography	John Waters
Edited by	Charles Roggero John Waters
Music by	Bob Harvey John Waters
Production companies	Dreamland Saliva Films
Distributed by	New Line Cinema
Release date	October 11, 1974 (1974-10-11)
Running time	97 minutes (original) 92 minutes (16 mm cut) 89 minutes (theatrical)
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$25,000

Female Trouble is a 1974 American independent^[1] dark comedy film written, produced and directed by John Waters. It stars Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole, and Edith Massey, and follows delinquent high school student Dawn Davenport (played by Divine), who runs away from home, gets pregnant while hitchhiking, and embarks upon a life of crime.

Made directly after his notorious 1972 cult hit Pink Flamingos (which used much of the same cast and was made in a similar low-budget style), Waters also acted as cinematographer and co-editor. The film is dedicated to Manson Family member Charles "Tex" Watson. Waters' prison visits to Watson inspired the "crime is beauty" theme of the film and in the film's opening credits, Waters includes a wooden toy helicopter that Watson made for him.