Dreamlanders
Dreamlanders are the cast and crew of regulars whom John Waters has used in his films. The term comes from the name of Waters' production company, Dreamland Productions.[1]
Many of the original Dreamlanders were friends of Waters from his native
History
The original Dreamlanders also included denizens of the
Although Waters has attempted to include many of the same actors and production team members in every film, not every Dreamlander is used in each of his films. This is frequently the result of the death of an actor, as was the case with Maelcum Soul, Edith Massey, Divine, and David Lochary. Other actors such as Jean Hill and Ricki Lake have not been used in every film, but appear occasionally.
Typically Waters would discover an actor and continue to use them in subsequent films. Most notably, Mary Vivian Pearce is the only Dreamlander to appear in every one of Waters' films, although her scenes in Cry-Baby were cut.[citation needed] Mink Stole has appeared in all of Waters' feature films, but does not appear in the early short films Hag in a Black Leather Jacket (1964), Eat Your Makeup (1967), and The Diane Linkletter Story (1969). Although many Dreamlanders have a prolific history with Waters, the distinction of being a Dreamlander is generally bequested upon anyone who has made more than one Waters film, such as Traci Lords who appeared in Cry-Baby (1990) and Serial Mom (1994). Danny Mills is sometimes considered a Dreamlander despite only appearing in the 1972 film Pink Flamingos.[citation needed]
The Dreamlanders
Actor and/or Crew | Mondo Trasho | Multiple Maniacs | Pink Flamingos | Female Trouble | Desperate Living | Polyester | Hairspray | Cry-Baby | Serial Mom | Pecker | Cecil B. Demented | A Dirty Shame |
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Divine
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David Lochary | ||||||||||||
Susan Lowe | ||||||||||||
Edith Massey | ||||||||||||
Cookie Mueller | ||||||||||||
Mary Vivian Pearce | ||||||||||||
Channing Wilroy | ||||||||||||
Jean Hill | ||||||||||||
Mink Stole | ||||||||||||
Susan Walsh | ||||||||||||
Paul Swift | ||||||||||||
George Figgs | ||||||||||||
Elizabeth Coffey | ||||||||||||
George Stover | ||||||||||||
Patty Hearst | ||||||||||||
Pat Moran | ||||||||||||
Ed Peranio
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Vincent Peranio | ||||||||||||
Van Smith | ||||||||||||
Steve Yeager | ||||||||||||
Ricki Lake | ||||||||||||
Holter Graham | ||||||||||||
Traci Lords | ||||||||||||
Bess Armstrong | ||||||||||||
Bob Skidmore | ||||||||||||
Mark Isherwood |
References
- ISBN 978-0-9837708-0-0.
- ISBN 978-3-942214-20-9.
- ISBN 978-3-942214-20-9.
- ISBN 978-0-9837708-0-0.
- ISBN 978-0-9837708-0-0.
- ISBN 978-0-9837708-0-0.
- All the Dirt on "A Dirty Shame" 2004
- John Waters DVD Scrapbook 2005
- Curley, Mallory. A Cookie Mueller Encyclopedia, Randy Press, 2010