John Waters (& Divine) on Letterman, Part 1 of 3: 1982

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6 жыл бұрын

Beginning a series of John Waters' appearances on Late Night. Here's Part 1, from 1982:
1. March 18: Glenn Milstead, better known on stage and screen as Divine, performs "Born to Be Cheap." John Waters then joins him in the next two segments, introducing his book Shock Value and discussing his films, which includes a clip from "Polyester."
2. August 24: John again plugs Shock Value and then plays clips from "Female Trouble," "Multiple Maniacs," "Pink Flamingos," and Desperate Living."
In the last segment, John happy describes a letter he received from a "15-year-old kid" who turns out to have been Fred Armisen.
Part 2 (1983-86) here: • John Waters on Letterm...
Part 3 (1987-92) here: • John Waters on Letterm...

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@tonyc.4392 2 жыл бұрын

"To me, beauty is looks that you can never forget." That's EXACTLY what's reflected in his beautiful films.

@paulcaron3569 5 жыл бұрын

I had the privilege to meet Divine, he was out of character, while walking on Sunset Blvd, just around the time he died, and in 10 minutes he was the most charming man I had ever met.

@jorchdatorch842 4 жыл бұрын

Lucky!! Omg

@patriciapearl2529 3 жыл бұрын

I saw him at a club in Los Angeles sometime early 80s. He packed the club to capacity, good times. The disco crowd loved her!

@ThePoobears 3 жыл бұрын

lucky you I woiuld have loved to had med him sadly he passed on my 22nd birthday..

@lindamaemullins5151 3 жыл бұрын

👍😔

@aaronperezsomarriba8504 3 жыл бұрын

He ate shit on the sidewalk too?

@rch6650 4 жыл бұрын

God bless Mr. Letterman for having the balls to have non-mainstream artists on his show.

@jamesq5831 2 жыл бұрын

in 82’ no less

@tershii 2 жыл бұрын

he looked forced

@davemathews7890 Жыл бұрын

The mainstream media still didn't really know how to deal with people like John and Divine at this time.. Boy George and Culture Club had come out only a few months earlier in the U.S.. They were forced to go on shows like Donahue to more or less defend themselves and especially their androgyny. John probably would have loved to have gone on Donahue. You can tell Dave is a little uncomfortable interviewing them.

@maxklein1614 Жыл бұрын

Well, let's not forget Tom Snyder had all the punks on his show back in the day.

@melissas9245 Жыл бұрын

@@tershiiI think he was trying to be respectful to a sensitive topic. Plus, this is early Letterman. He was more laid back in the beginning.

@lonelyqueen86 6 жыл бұрын

David Letterman looks so uncomfortable, i love it!

@rellman85 5 жыл бұрын

yeah, but he decided to have them on the show, so he must have been somewhat of a fan.

@milascave2 5 жыл бұрын

deku: the first time he had Divine on, he mostly just laughed in her face. Divine said she was going to go off to change clothes and walked off. Clearly, they improved their relationship later.

@StevieStitches 4 жыл бұрын

Dave was always nerdy awkward. Props to Dave for letting them on his show, Johnny Carson wouldn't. Dave let the eccentrics on like Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman, Harvey Pekar, Andy Kaufman, John Waters, Iggy Pop, Tom Waits, Crispin Glover, Richard Simmons, Howard Stern, etc. plus Kiva as the Grinder Girl.

@MissBooful 4 жыл бұрын

@@StevieStitches Carson let on the eccentric Tiny Tim singing 'Do Ya Think I'm Sexy' whose performance went a bit pear-shaped. I think he was still cool about it

@rockets4kids 4 жыл бұрын

The show had only been on the air for six weeks at this point.

@UMBR. 8 ай бұрын

What's really nice is that, all Divine's fabulous outrageousness is appropriate, never dominant. When it is his turn to speak or perform, he's there doing the thing. But when it is someone else's turn, he takes a backseat. This demonstrates humility and respect; beautifully balancing the outrageous fabulousness.

@SisterSanMiguel 7 ай бұрын

A true lady

@Brett-yq7pj 3 ай бұрын

It's a character not a personality problem is people's personality became characters ya know what I mean

@johnkeating362 3 жыл бұрын

I was lucky enough to meet Divine, at Taboo night club, in Detroit, one week before she passed away. I knew the promoter, and he was kind enough to take me back stage to her dressing room after the show. It was less than 30 minutes after her performance, I was brought to the dressing room, and he was already out of costume, wearing a robe, makeup and wig gone. I felt like I was intruding. I introduced myself, told him how much I enjoyed the times I’d seen her perform. He was very kind. I’d never asked for an autograph from any celebrity I’d ever met, but he offered me one which I gladly accepted. He signed it “for John, love Divine, ‘88”. I heard the news a week later he was found in his hotel room, dead from a heart attack. I felt so sorry for him. He seemed so alone in that dressing room. I wished I had said something to make him smile. I still have the autograph.

@EagleRockers 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, such a bitter/sweet story.

@s_.777 2 жыл бұрын

you’re so lucky

@peteradaniel 2 жыл бұрын

Fame is lonely. Especially show business and travelling.

@treywest268 2 жыл бұрын

Just know that by going back there to meet Divine and finding Harris Glen Milstead instead, and not making a big deal of it, made him very pleased and happy. He always wanted to be known as a true actor. It is sad that so many never saw him as that. All most saw was "drag queen". He was far more than that and you gave him that happiness.

@Rottenkirsche13 2 жыл бұрын

Did he seem sad?

@brotzmannsax 5 жыл бұрын

The scene where Divine doesn't get Cha Cha heels for Christmas and her tantrum was one of the funniest ever.

@billyves1 9 ай бұрын

Oh YEAH, I forgot about this one, so hilarious 😂...

@samthunders3611 9 ай бұрын

STILL SEPT.2023 ! 👠 👠!

@sherwpinkhair 9 ай бұрын

❤Dawn Davenport

@sarahmoberg3504 8 ай бұрын

I’ve been watching the cha cha scene over and over it keeps cracking me up. All the details; grumbling down the stairs,” i better get those cha cha heels”, you ruined my Christmas”, “nice girls don’t wear cha cha heels” finally mom with the Alice bunker voice fallen under the tree while dad and daughter fight at each other over the trees. Dad calling daughter the devil. So good

@brotzmannsax 8 ай бұрын

@@sarahmoberg3504 "Get off of me you little witch" and "Fuck you, fuck you both, you're awful people" right after singing Silent Night, ha. Epic comedy when Christmas was still considered "sacred" at the time. Merry Christmas Honey Bunch!

@americasmaker 4 жыл бұрын

I'm still trying to figure out how I was introduced to the bizarre world of John Waters and Divine as a straight, black kid growing up in Alabama in the 90s. Cable television was much different back then. You could stumble upon some bugged out, underground shit on TV in those days.

@charles5596 3 жыл бұрын

As long as you were having fun . Divine was a true pro that passed away to soon

@cocoa3985 3 жыл бұрын

Lol same, well I’m a black female that grew up in the 90’s but still. I think it was hbo I saw his movies on. They were super bizarre. But I appreciate movies like that were around.

@americasmaker 3 жыл бұрын

@@cocoa3985 Those were the days.

@Alaninbroomfield 3 жыл бұрын

USA's Night Flight was a great program. They also played "Up All Night" with Gilbert Godfrey or Rhanda Scheer.

@TheKitchenerLeslie 3 жыл бұрын

It was probably the movie Hairspray.

@trevorbayers2175 9 ай бұрын

People didn’t get John Waters back then, and still don’t. He’s brilliant. His movies were brilliant. Divine was brilliant. The world is a better place with kookie people like John and Divine.

@lisawhereisthecultjam 9 ай бұрын

That’s the truest statement I have heard today.

@smallstudiodesign 8 ай бұрын

That’s not true … a bunch of us, myself included, adored him and supported him at the box offices of indie cinemas all over the world.

@michaeltnewyorknights8413 8 ай бұрын

@@smallstudiodesign thank you!!

@-Ricky_Spanish- 8 ай бұрын

@@smallstudiodesignExactly, and if people didn't "get" him, he wouldn't be successful and on national television with a huge fanbase. I love when people pretend they know some kind of secret that the rest of the fans don't, as though we're all just pretending to understand.

@johnsmith1953x 8 ай бұрын

As in B5 Soul Reapers would say, "Blessed Lunatics"

@FrankNFurter1000 6 жыл бұрын

30 years ago we lost Divine. NEVER forgotten. QUEEN.

@nicollyfarao2401 6 жыл бұрын

George Reid I'm was born in 1982 and I love all about queen ♕ divine! Greetings from Brazil! 😄

@FrankNFurter1000 6 жыл бұрын

Fabulous! Greetings from London! Stay filthy! ;)

@VelvetCyberpunk 6 жыл бұрын

George Reid I loved her. It was a sad day when we lost her. Long live Divine. 👸💜

@OikPoinFive 5 жыл бұрын

sadly he may be in hail fire sadly. Jesus is God. Sin is real especially sexual sin....

@OikPoinFive 5 жыл бұрын

Velvet Cyberpunk sadly he may be in hail fire sadly. Jesus is God. Sin is real especially sexual sin....

@phototristan 6 жыл бұрын

I just came to the realization that John Waters is quite punk rock

@jayham____fromgeorgia 6 жыл бұрын

And that's a good thing. Too bad he doesn't make movies anymore.

@christaldawn8625 6 жыл бұрын

He was punk before their were even punks

@clydeg4274 6 жыл бұрын

phototristan you just came to that realization?

@RenzWilde-Muzik 6 жыл бұрын

good call

@tipofmytongue1024 6 жыл бұрын

Literally the greatest punk rock act ever

@MitchellWiggs 5 жыл бұрын

so ahead of their time

@Anglovox 3 жыл бұрын

Unless, you were in Baltimore in late-1060s/early-1970s.....I remember seeing Divine shopping for produce at the Giant Foodstore at The Rotunda in Hampden....My mother pointed, Divine, out to me when I was 5(1972), saying, "she's famous"....She didn't go into any great description, at the time....as I was 5. You could NOT miss her presence though.

@Anglovox 3 жыл бұрын

....Though on that occasion, she was just another customer selecting produce...FULL drag....Just like in, "Pink Flamingoes."

@mindoverbread1213 3 жыл бұрын

Was about to write the same thing

@jakebestname9000 3 жыл бұрын

I have now stared at this nice ladies dress far longer than I ever guessed I would have. Thank you.

@robertschwartz4810 3 жыл бұрын

No, emblematic of their time.

@jayhartbarger2793 5 жыл бұрын

The true first drag superstar.

@JeffmChicago 5 жыл бұрын

Hardly but Divine was an original.

@jayhartbarger2793 5 жыл бұрын

@@JeffmChicago Even Ru calls her that. In my day, our community all knew her.

@JeffmChicago 5 жыл бұрын

@ Jay Hartbarger Not dissing Divine at all. Just that I remember Sylvester was doing his thing around the same time circa 70's to 80's.

@jayhartbarger2793 5 жыл бұрын

@@JeffmChicago I saw Sylvester several times. He was very talented and a real pioneer. He didn't get quite the amount of media exposure that Divine did with movies etc. He did make a bigger impact in music. Sylvester was more a member of the gay community than Divine. Divine sold himself as an actor in a dress and was entering mainstream media, movies and TV shows. Sylvester never wavered from being exactly who he was which limited his acceptance in mainstream other than music. It is unfortunate that so few remember Sylvester or his contribution to music and gay culture.

@JeffmChicago 5 жыл бұрын

@@jayhartbarger2793 You're so right. Sylvester was music & Divine movies. I've known of Sylvester of his hit song You Make Me Feel Mighty Real with his performance on American Bandstand. Iate 70's. I happened upon Divine movies thru friends late 80's. They are equally great personalities and role models just by being who they were.

@QueenBeeTV88 6 жыл бұрын

Born to be cheap, but the diagonal lines match on the sides of her dress, and that is not cheap. Lines that match up is the sign of a finely made garment. Definitely not cheap! RIP Divine. A lady, a legend!

@MommyOfZoeAndLiam 5 жыл бұрын

QueenBeeTV88 she probably made it herself and the fabric was probably cheap.

@angelicbeing7724 4 жыл бұрын

There are plenty cheap people in fine expensive clothes. Lets play a game and name some .

@jorchdatorch842 4 жыл бұрын

QueenBee, I love that observation!

@jorchdatorch842 4 жыл бұрын

@@angelicbeing7724 Lol! Sounds fun, I'm thinking of someone whose name starts with T and ends with Rump.......😂

@conniekreese7165 4 жыл бұрын

@@angelicbeing7724 lol too many

@clintparsons3989 2 жыл бұрын

They were so gracious in the presence of mere pedestrian mortals.

@ThePumpkinToad 3 жыл бұрын

My girlfriend and I have been walking through this cemetery right by our house in Baltimore County for years now, and only just discovered that Divine is buried there! We figured it out after seeing a bunch of bright graffiti saying things like "Trash Queen" as well as some wonderfully gaudy pink flamingos decorating his tombstone shortly after the day he died. It was impossible to miss, so we googled the name Harris Glenn Milstead and that's ultimately lead us here. We just think it's amazing!

@williambaxter4628 Жыл бұрын

Great FIND!

@shape7162 3 жыл бұрын

I’m a 15 yr old girl. Divine has taught me to be raw and unique self. :) gone but NEVER forgotten! LOVE YOU QUEEN

@warwarparente4213 9 ай бұрын

he was a man

@rockybalboa2526 9 ай бұрын

: / NO.. BE THE LADY YOU WERE INTENDED TO BE! "DIVINE" IS A MAN MADE CHARACTER. HE IS A MAN! HE DOES NOT HAVE THE NATURAL FEMALE INSTINCTS AND SOUL OF A FEMALE.... BE YOURSELF OFCOURSE, BUT BE MANNERED, BE RESPECTFUL OF YOURSELF, AND DEMAND RESPECT AND GOOD TREATMENT FROM EVERYONE, ESPECIALLY MALES! XOXO

@dshe8637 9 ай бұрын

Don't be inspired by a man like him. He mocked women in every way, even eating dog shit off the pavement to prove himself

@baddieMario77 9 ай бұрын

@@warwarparente4213 she was a drag queen. Thus, the word queen applies to her.

@sueridge4600 9 ай бұрын

And you are what is classified as IGNORANT.

@BretonInTokyo 3 жыл бұрын

"Beauty is looks that you can never forget". Wisdom and truth!

@shaneyofcourse 9 ай бұрын

It is so important to listen to the conversation Dave has with Divine about, "What she is." Dave wants to learn about Divine without saying something hurtful to, but he doesn't have the language or vocabulary to express his curiosity in a non-cringe way. I am so thankful to Divine for having the dignity and grace to express herself honestly and frankly about the person she is. As a baby of the 80s and a kid of the 90s, I will always look to Divine as a symbol of individuality and acceptance ❤

@pushingthroughthepaperthin9616 9 ай бұрын

The first time Divine went on Letterman, he sat and laughed at her. She said that she wanted to change into male clothing, But then she walked out. I don't know how thy patched it up, buy I'm glad that they did. And after that, he treated her with more respect.

@shaneyofcourse 8 ай бұрын

@@pushingthroughthepaperthin9616 I didn't know about that! I admire Divine even more now! No one deserves to be ridiculed for their looks, and everyone deserves a chance to be listened to seriously. Putting on garish eyeshadow and claiming one is, "Filth," isn't just silly. There were real reasons for her performances. Plus she was a fantastic performer with guts!

@pushingthroughthepaperthin9616 8 ай бұрын

@@shaneyofcourse Oh, I agree.

@ommeloise6309 8 ай бұрын

“I'm not a drag queen. I'm a character actor. I never set out in the beginning of my career just to play female roles,” You forgot about the human being behind the symbol. Everyone in this thread sounds like they’re confusing drag performances with trans identity.

@milascave2 8 ай бұрын

@@ommeloise6309 Most people do, though. And yes, Divine got type cast in Woman's roles. He did do a couple of male roles. In the John waters movie "Female troubles" he played a small role as a degenerate alcoholic who had sex with teenage female divine. Once, and became the father of her child. Yes, the two characters played by Divine had sex with each other, and John Waters managed to have that happen on screen. Later, he started doing films without John waters. In the first one, the crappy "Lust in the Dust," he was again stuck playing a female, basically female Divine in the old West. But in another movie, he played a man. An effeminate man (which he was) but clearly a man, and a gangster, too. I never saw that movie, and not very many other people did either. It flopped. So divine remained type cast.

@kristinfredriksson1212 3 жыл бұрын

John waters is adorable! His candor and humor are sorely needed these days.

@dirtydave2691 6 жыл бұрын

I love John Waters. He seems like he would be fun to spend a Sunday flea market shopping with.

@questionmark576 5 жыл бұрын

Simpson's reference?

@zimzimzalabim 5 жыл бұрын

I hope he does another hitchhiking trip and I am one of the lucky few that happens to give him a ride and recognize him

@tristanpepper792 4 жыл бұрын

I live in Bmore, he just fucking walks around, I've waved to him a couple times. He walked up to a friend at concert and told her he loved her style. He's still a local icon that you can just run into getting your hair cut. Shits super cool.

@richardgalax4104 5 жыл бұрын

I heard Ursula from the little mermaid was highly influences by divine (features, attitude makeup)

@IanFuckingWest 5 жыл бұрын

that is true

@jonimccalla 5 жыл бұрын

i see it !

@lgndry03 5 жыл бұрын

I wonder what divine would've thought about that

@chimcham6762 5 жыл бұрын

Lgndry I am assuming she was on board because it is said that Divine was supposed to voice Ursula but then she sadly passed away.

@lgndry03 5 жыл бұрын

@@chimcham6762 Oh that would've been so nice😢😢

@suginami123 5 жыл бұрын

I get a thrill each time I hear Divine speak. That voice. Female Trouble all over again. Genius.

@chrisgabert1367 4 жыл бұрын

Can we PLEASE get more personality like this in filmmaking? No one's getting big for doing something REALLY different anymore.

@rhettdownen6873 9 ай бұрын

A24

@Dr_C_Smith 9 ай бұрын

Have you been to any film festivals lately? They are out there, but your local AMC isn’t going to bring them to you.

@goldenagenut 9 ай бұрын

John Waters said in an interview years ago that people/society had become so extreme and shocking that he didn't know what could produce the same level of shock that his films did in the 70s.

@brycepeddicord6763 9 ай бұрын

Well stop looking in the mainstream. Indi film has literally never been better. Ignorant lol

@GhostintheMachine-eg5wm 9 ай бұрын

because it's all too corporate now for the creativity to flow. managers won't let artists and writers do their thing. the only way to have real movies again is for real live people to do it themselves, for instance through KZfaq... low budget with intelligent story = cult classic every time. low budget forces the project to be idea-centered

@betty7522 5 жыл бұрын

“Beauty is looks that you can never forget” his so interesting

@GreasyFilms-qc1xo 2 жыл бұрын

"Beauty is looks you can never forget." True talk.

@heytheregeorgeygirl 6 жыл бұрын

David Letterman was not comfortable and so it ended up not being a great interview. It's ashame because John Waters and Divine were real sweethearts!

@blueskye6372 5 жыл бұрын

Agree. 📺🔎📽️

@jorchdatorch842 4 жыл бұрын

Has David Letterman ever been comfortable, though? Watch the Harvey Pekar interviews. Dave is practically crawling out of his skin!

@jorchdatorch842 4 жыл бұрын

Btw heytheregeorgeygirl, I love your name. Boomin system up TOP, and in the BACK!! Lmao 😂😂😂😂

@erb1998 4 жыл бұрын

Heytheregeorgeygirl Swinging down the street so fancy-free

@heytheregeorgeygirl 4 жыл бұрын

@@erb1998 Yep that's my song! Lol :)

@rosswell6884 6 жыл бұрын

Divines laugh is gorgeous I could listen to her all day

@brkitdwn 6 жыл бұрын

Polyester.. Loved the scratch and sniff cards. Wished I held onto those. Interestingly, years later, I rented the film when living with my parents. My mother and father were fairly conservative church going people, though my father was sitting reading a good distance from the set, yet I could hear him laughing, at some points, hysterically. I found it amusing. Will never forget that.

@TimmuDammu 5 жыл бұрын

Buy it brand new on Amazon and comes with the cards. I got the movie and the cards.

@kyolym 5 жыл бұрын

I STILL HAVE MY SCRATCH AND SNIFF CARD LOL

@emilytoole1524 5 жыл бұрын

Damn my copy came with no cards.

@ivorwm2291 5 жыл бұрын

I went to the premier

@sammyb1001 3 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite John Waters movies. Also Serial Mom..... Hairspray... Pink Flamingos.

@daddyaf945 6 жыл бұрын

Macaulay Culkin should play Waters in any biography pic.

@mickeymouse2able 6 жыл бұрын

OH WOW! luv that idea! it would revive Culkin's career for sure

@TheMabes69 6 жыл бұрын

true!!!

@Sound8VisionVibe 6 жыл бұрын

FUCKING DAMN RIGHT!

@karolj.6775 6 жыл бұрын

That would be great

@emmetLshavinski 6 жыл бұрын

Dude for real, that's the best idea.

@user-kl4sp5cc8q 4 ай бұрын

The talent! Who can't see this?

@blackamericanlesbianprofes4357 5 жыл бұрын

I really like John Waters sense of humour, and how he carries himself. Thank you for posting this interview. :)

@Violet-qf8dr 9 ай бұрын

If you can still watch DVDs, I highly recommend the director's commentary on his films. Usually they are so boring, but John Waters commentaries are extremely entertaining.

@dkonciousblkfemknightman 9 ай бұрын

@@Violet-qf8dr..So true..loved his commentary on the Mommie Dearest movie...

@guydreamr 3 жыл бұрын

She's got a real stage presence, Divine does.

@dshe8637 9 ай бұрын

He mocks women

@guydreamr 9 ай бұрын

@@dshe8637 He's more woman than you'll ever be.

@erikarabie 9 ай бұрын

@@dshe8637been searching for drag queens? 🤨

@dshe8637 9 ай бұрын

@@erikarabie oh nope. But there are a lot of them around at the moment 🤮

@nikolasincorporated 9 ай бұрын

@@dshe8637why were you looking for divine on youtube then 😅

@mickeymouse2able 6 жыл бұрын

the world was once a fun and outrageous place with these two. Love the way John Waters speaks. He's so quick and a great raconteur. I could listen to his stories for hours. Divine is so fun. Wish I knew them when i was 15.

@muttlee9195 9 ай бұрын

@tanyawest2017 8 ай бұрын

There’s another kind of cheap and it can be very expensive.

@troygaspard6732 9 ай бұрын

So good to see this, glad to see Dave having the balls to have John and Divine on the air.

@viennaactress 9 ай бұрын

I live in Vienna and John Waters was lecturing here a few months ago and there was an 18 something year old who was behind me in line dressed as Devine and I met her again after she was very excited as she was going to get an autograph or talk to Waters. Can you imagine a teenager in Vienna in this era being influenced by this stuff? I love it. And thank you for Hairspray because we can't stop the wave ❤

@glamdolly30 6 жыл бұрын

"I TOLD YOU I WANTED CHA CHA HEELS! BLACK ONES!"

@mustangjane1610 5 жыл бұрын

Dang straight! Cha cha heels baby 💃💃💃

@mustangjane1610 5 жыл бұрын

@Sam Rummer that's right 😈😆

@shoelace1220 5 жыл бұрын

Not on Christmas!

@dtaylor939 5 жыл бұрын

I'll never wear these ugly shoes!

@adamsingh2019 5 жыл бұрын

Female Trouble is such an outrageously funny "off the wall" film> Aunt Ida aka Edith Massey was GREAT but im not sure the poor woman would have liked being laughed AT and not WITH.

@Dejahthoris22 5 жыл бұрын

Divine is sheer grace and poise here.

@heem3382 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah. I think that's because it's off-stage. Divine's more Harris, here 😄

@vickibolsover6559 3 жыл бұрын

John Waters and Divine make the world a better place. RIP Divine.

@michellelekas211 9 ай бұрын

Agreed Unrepeatable

@denisechristie 9 ай бұрын

I so love Devine. Such a sad day when Divine was finally getting the much deserved recognition for his art and awesome acting skills, and he passed away. Rest in Peace Devine. Thank you John Waters for bringing this wonderful breath of fresh air into our lives.

@srwarner3346 9 ай бұрын

Drag shows were chasing Divine from this moment on , damn the 80's were such a pink wave !! Clubs , the music and dancing , wow . We have seriously digressed !

@Silenced23 9 ай бұрын

Digressed? I think in American society, it's become wayyy opposite.

@Patrick3183 8 ай бұрын

Hardly … things are way toooo gay now.

@positivelastaction3957 5 жыл бұрын

Divine will be forever missed and immortalized in her roles. I loved her in all her movies, but especially in Polyester, Female Trouble and Hairspray.

@pantoponrosegoatoe4129 5 жыл бұрын

I had the pleasure of meeting John Waters several times at various art openings. He is so nice and personable. He speaks like he has been your friend forever. ❤️

@paxromana403 6 жыл бұрын

Nice to see how cute John Walters looked when he was younger.

@nalomelimaia 3 жыл бұрын

He still is quite dapper ❤️

@cheddarurchin3844 3 жыл бұрын

Divine is one of the most underated punk artists of our time. What a legend. In heaven, I wanna serve Divine.

@danielmorgan4134 Жыл бұрын

I live in Baltimore and I got to know John through the years. And he is actually an extremely nice guy. Very intelligent and well spoken just all around good guy. It was after Divine passed away in the 80s while he was filming married with children so unfortunately I did not get to meet him.

@patrickbrennan9897 4 жыл бұрын

John Waters was as handsome as he was clever, and Divine always lives up to her name! Letterman’s show was so magical in the 80s. It felt so irreverent and spontaneous. The low budget kinda added to its intimate feel. Thanks for posting! Lifted my spirits

@ADreamingTraveler 9 ай бұрын

Letterman and Conan's Late Show's were way more risky and entertaining for sure. Once they get promoted to the 11 PM slot they usually have to tone things down

@ehlerhog 6 жыл бұрын

So nice to NOT see even one negative comment for a change. No Denying it these guys rock now and forever....

@OikPoinFive 5 жыл бұрын

ehlerhog sadly he may be in hail fire sadly. Jesus is God. Sin is real especially sexual sin....

@user-oy6hk1gn7l 5 жыл бұрын

@@OikPoinFive Oh no! Do you have evidence of that??

@colin2590 5 жыл бұрын

Job Search ew

@clannadcannedbread6932 4 жыл бұрын

Job Search I mean filth was the motto

@toddbennett7157 3 жыл бұрын

@@OikPoinFive 🙄

@pepsiq11965 3 жыл бұрын

The 1970s and 80s were experimental decades. You felt the freedom and excitement in this country

@alexg1517 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely.. punk , metal , rock prog , jazz fusion , new wave , great songwriters , great rock acts , ....same goes for movies !

@michellelekas211 9 ай бұрын

Loved the 70s

@BozeDoesGodsWork 8 ай бұрын

⁠80’s politics sucked ass. Thats when Regan and Thatcher ruined society for decades to come.

@mysteriousfun4759 5 жыл бұрын

We didn’t deserve Drag Superstar Divine and we still don’t deserve Genius John Waters. These are Queer Excellence Of artistic note

@AKayt-nm2yc 9 ай бұрын

The Universe sent this clip to me, just when I needed it ❤ bless you David for showcasing this ridiculous joy

@danmcmurphy2823 5 ай бұрын

Absolute comedy geniuses. John waters and co. are a masterclass in absurdism, what a legend

@tommyallen4683 6 жыл бұрын

Divine is the greatest and John Waters is brilliant.

@billthecat666 6 жыл бұрын

What I appreciate about Waters' films are their style and attitude.

@ionthetarget 3 жыл бұрын

Divine performed at a club where I worked in the 80's. I actually picked him up at Penn Station and didn't recognize him in his street clothes. What a fine person.

@Dan4x2282 Жыл бұрын

Glenn. May he Rest In Peace.

@stephenpitkin5492 6 жыл бұрын

John really is a national treasure.

@pauleiwalsh 9 ай бұрын

Divine has brought so much joy and love to so many people.

@stevenfranks3131 3 жыл бұрын

"There was no rating that could really apply to us...." --John Waters

@mikehudson8884 6 жыл бұрын

If John Waters had had the technology we have today there is no telling what he would have come up with. He did pretty well with what he had and a splicer..Genius film maker...

@mickeymouse2able 6 жыл бұрын

luv it! way ahead of his time. makes people who feel "different" GLAD to be different! Normal families are boring. is he the one that said that? probably

@AB-bt9eb 6 жыл бұрын

Movies were better then, before the current overkill of computer animated graphics, used to masquerade the enormous lack of artistic merit and value in contemporary movies.

@mikehudson8884 6 жыл бұрын

I wasn't actually refering to the advent of computer animated graphics or CGI etc I was meaning... just to the availability of unlimited film with no extra expense and editing equipment which we amateur film makers could only dream of back then.......

@jayham____fromgeorgia 6 жыл бұрын

yeah. Total genius filmmaker.

@tensacross 6 жыл бұрын

huh? he had all the technology he needed.

@davidanthonystone5165 6 жыл бұрын

Divine and John Waters told " Society In General""" where to stick it

@user-pc3xb4hd8i 9 ай бұрын

Recently saw Divine’s documentary it was really great these two have an incredible story. Luv that John Waters just got his star on The Walk of Fame much deserved.

@Music4allofU 6 жыл бұрын

All of the movies are just as funny today as when I watched them with friends in the 80's for the first time. Divine had great timing as an actor and he was extremely funny as an entertainer as well. He considered himself an actor.

@user-jl7ym4en5b 4 жыл бұрын

John is a genius. Sure, SOME of his early stuff had some teeny bits that were a little too much. But, overall, what a body of work. He must be fascinating to talk to. I'd have a million questions for him about pop culture for starters, and then I would just listen, refraining so hard from interupting him. Thank you for your work in peicing these together and sharing them. Peace!

@judiriva1 9 ай бұрын

Thanks, Dave Letterman, for inviting John and Divine to do his show. This is terrific.

@lolitaras22 9 ай бұрын

I've seen Pink Flamingos in a cinema's movie marathon, when I was 16 in the mid '80s. I didn't had a clue about Waters, Divine and the other people of the crew. Some things are meant to be remembered for a lifetime. Gotta love 'em.

@johnkeating362 3 жыл бұрын

I was thrilled to meet Divine at Taboo in Detroit. I was allowed to go backstage and say hello to her after the show. She was very nice and out of all the celebrities I met in the 80’s, she was the only one I got an autograph from. I was shocked when I learned the following week, she had died in Los Angeles. I still have the autograph, and always thought it strange that she dated it in the corner. The friend who I went with (whose name I cant remember) threw her autograph away.

@suave-rider Жыл бұрын

She dated it so it would be like a photograph. An 88 autograph could be looked at differently to one from say 85 or 87.

@MichelleUS66 3 жыл бұрын

John Waters is such a great interview subject - funny, smart, and very engaging. Wonderful stuff!

@juancarlosaguas3212 3 жыл бұрын

Its 2021 and this is great - way ahead of their time

@mikeyweaselwhipper3074 6 жыл бұрын

my fav movie is serial mom. i'm old enough to remember when they started making these movies, i still have my scratch+sniff card from polyester. i was at the opening in pittsburgh, it had to be like 78 or 79, it was fun. this is back when letterman was better than he became in later years, an edgier alternative to/after carson. thanks for posting this, don!

@AmberAmber 5 жыл бұрын

Oh WOW! That must've been such a cool thing to attend!! I'm old enough but didn't quite make the age cut to have gone to anything - I think Serial Mom came out when I was in HS? XO TY for sharing such an awesome bit of Film History❤️❤️❤️❤️

@ZipLineFine 4 жыл бұрын

Divine was fantastic. I met him out of character in Houston - after one of his shows @ a restaurant. He was so kind and down to earth... And VERY well dressed in a beautiful ,double breasted blue suit... He was sitting by himself, which I later found out was a way from him to decompress after his shows.. I had watched ALL of his films about a year before in a Divine mini festival.. Needless to say, I was permanently warped,forever. In a good way .. Divine is a national treasure. And the performers /drag queens of today do NOT come even close to the gems of yesteryear..

@mtaylor7307 9 ай бұрын

I was Divine's VIP "waitron" @The Moon Shadow Saloon in Atlanta, GA, where she famously threw KFC fried chicken legs to the audience as part of her show. She kissed my cheek at the end of the night for keeping her in drinks during the show. Her stubble coming thru her heavy makeup ruffed my face up. Wonderful performer. ❤

@livingintorontorealestate 6 жыл бұрын

I saw Divine perform in the show "Women Behind Bars" at the Music Hall in Toronto .. back in the 70s! My favourite part was when, after the play ended .. as an extra .. Divine comes out and does a crazy performance fit! .. just running around, with crazy music on, rolling around on the floor, shoving a fish in her mouth .. etc! .. The Best!!!!

@glamdolly30 6 жыл бұрын

God I have Divine envy - How fabulous!

@livingintorontorealestate 6 жыл бұрын

YES! .. It was so memorable. .. Also saw him, out of drag, in a Toronto disco around the same time. .. ah, Once Upon a Time! ;-)

@glamdolly30 6 жыл бұрын

Lucky you - Divine was a real one-off, a sparkling gem of a human. Sad that he died young, we could do with more of his magic and sheer joie de vivre in the world. Thanks for sharing your personal experience of the great man! X

@jesseaguilar9315 5 жыл бұрын

Gotta love Divine for going with the flow with Letterman and John’s commitment to his filmmaking vision.

@nadyarossi5102 6 жыл бұрын

I miss Divine.

@littleghostfilms3012 3 жыл бұрын

I got the pleasure of seeing Divine at a small Atlantic City nightclub in the year before she died. Unforgettable!!

@shanemeritt4857 3 жыл бұрын

I met John Waters in 2016 at his Christmas show in Seattle. I had wanted to meet him forever before that. I loved his movies and his commentaries. I got a picture with him and he signed his book "Carsick". For anyone who has yet to meet him and who wants to he is a very nice guy. He just has a wicked sense of humor which is in his films.

@MsShellectable 3 жыл бұрын

Letterman is a surprisingly thoughtful interviewer here, asking insightful questions in an open and respectful way. I remember so much snark coming from him and lots of shenanigans on the show. I guess those came later.

@Bernie3000 9 ай бұрын

Don, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, thank you for all you do! We were so lucky to have Letterman. I haven’t watch any of the late night shows since he retired.

@dongiller 9 ай бұрын

Thanks!!

@alfredkane3353 3 жыл бұрын

Oh how I miss you ! R.I.P. Divine, a STAR whose shine will never die. I'll LOVE YOU FOREVER ! And you, my dear, dear Mr. Waters - I can never thank you enough for all the belly busting laughs through the years ! Hopefully there's more to come ...

@user-qt4qp6bj1q 9 ай бұрын

Cannot believe it's been this long. Feels like yesterday. So much has been lost since then.

@MrQbenDanny 6 жыл бұрын

BRAVO!!BRAVISSIMO!!! THANK YOU MR Giller for this stroll down memory lane when geniuses Waters and Divine were making history. I miss Divine, gone much too soon. I look forward to experiencing your spirit in this channel!!!

@aeichler 6 жыл бұрын

"Born to Be Cheap" was written for Divine by Tom Eyen of "Dreamgirls" fame.

@OikPoinFive 5 жыл бұрын

Alan Eichler sadly he may be in hail fire sadly. Jesus is God. Sin is real especially sexual sin....

@AgnosticProle 5 жыл бұрын

@@OikPoinFive Go fuck yourself.

@JANXDPDX 5 жыл бұрын

@@OikPoinFive what's hail fire?

@hutprancer 4 жыл бұрын

It's funny how, in the early years, Dave seemed like a kid who found a desk and really tried to be a serious interviewer, but he really grew into his own after a couple of years. Love all these vids! Looking forward to seeing the episode in which a self-proclaimed strongest man in the world from Europe appeared.

@wordscapes5690 9 ай бұрын

All you wonderful, gifted, and talented people - take care of your health. We need WAY more years than Divine was able to give us.

@soulserver127 4 жыл бұрын

Went into tears after finding this. I love divine. I wish the lovable crazy soul was still here

@dianedandrea8601 8 ай бұрын

Love Divine and John Waters!

@superorangeish 9 ай бұрын

This is over -the-top... but so needed

@jeffreysokal7264 9 ай бұрын

John Waters is brilliant, as his recent star on the walk of fame confirms, and Divine was cinematography royalty. I'm thankful for people like this and the good works they do.

@kt9166 6 жыл бұрын

WOW! I had never seen this before! BIG fan of John and Divine since the late 70s (boy, am I old!), and this is fabulous!

@shannonb082905 3 жыл бұрын

The Christmas scene in Female Trouble is hilarious!

@MiBzAn 9 ай бұрын

To have even a speck of the comedy and awesomeness that Divine embodied.. one would be a superstar these days.. we will never forget you beautiful! Thank you Divine! And thank you John - always the King of nontraditional beauty, humour and talent. ❤

@coreycox2345 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting. I had forgotten what a brilliant comedienne she was.

@atrocchia 6 жыл бұрын

Divine was one-of-a-kind.

@dawndipierro373 5 жыл бұрын

The queen of queens. Just wish we could see more of her. Rest easy, mama!

@ziweiyuan 3 жыл бұрын

I'm amazed the studio didn't collapse into a black hole of awesome when Larry "Bud" Melman met Divine.

@valfanclub 8 ай бұрын

John Waters is my spirit animal.

@jacklfitz 6 жыл бұрын

"I wanted to spread my cancer"Well John Waters said it before any of us.

@jacklfitz 6 жыл бұрын

yeah yeah whatever its funny that he said it before any of us

@thearcaneartbyjac5170 8 ай бұрын

in 2001 I was a young female bartender in Provincetown, MA... a very gay "art colony" town. I met John Waters at a local watering hole and spoke to him about art a few times, and then later at the restaurant/bar where I worked. He was very sweet and we had a couple of lovely conversations. A few weeks later, his nephew was visiting from out of town and Mr. Waters sent him to my place of business where he asked me out, because his Uncle told him I was the best "straight" girl in town. LOL.