This will be the first of a long string of Fabutrash films directed by the one and only John Waters. Waters was famous for his early '70s work that dropped jaws when people dropped trou. If you've seen "Pink Flamingos," then you'll know what makes John Waters a force to be reckoned with.
As the years went by, Waters gathered quite a big cult following, and he's managed to grab a few A-list actors to star in his B movies.
"Cecil B. Demented" follows a group of guerilla filmmakers, headed by Stephen Dorff, who set out to kidnap a stuffy actress, Melanie Griffith, and force her to star in their independent film.
They set Baltimore ablaze in chaos as they wreck family features and film council luncheons in order to get the perfect shot. And yes, Maggie Gyllenhaal plays the cute as a button Satan-worshipping Raven.
Waters puts his fascinations with Stockholm Syndrome to work as we watch Griffith's character Honey Whitlock turn from kidnapped bitch to ravenous indie maniac. There's even a scene that looks like it might as well be plucked from the life of Patty Hearst.
Patty Hearst, by the way, was lucky when John Waters decided to befriend her. She's had gigs acting in his films ever since.
But don't take my word for it. Check out for yourself the absolute Fabutrash that is the "Cecil B. Demented" preview.
You guessed it. A Waters' film like this can only get a five out of five Fabutrash rating. It's on iTunes. Go buy it. Watch it twice. Tell me how you feel afterward. If you don't instantly want to go blow up the nearest movie theater, then my advice would be to watch it again and again until you do.
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