John Waters and Edith Massey made 5 films together, averaging 6.52, 0.10 above their career marks. The best is Polyester at 7.0.

Films together

1970 to 1981

Average together

6.52

5 rated, weighted 6.51

Lift

+0.10

apart 6.42

Best together

7.0

Polyester

Apart against together+0.10 lift

6.32

6.52

Other pairings

Their other regulars

John Waters with

Apart 6.42Together 6.52

Lift is the average of their films together minus the mean of their two career averages.

Both careers by audience ratingJohn WatersEdith MasseyTogether

Dot size shows audience votes; lines are rolling five-film averages. Films below the source vote floor are left out.

Edith Massey in the top row

John Waters's regulars

	Mondo Trasho '69	Multiple Maniacs '70	Pink Flamingos '72	Female Trouble '76	Desperate Living '77	Polyester '81	Hairspray '88	Cry-Baby '90	Serial Mom '94	A Dirty Shame '04
Edith Massey
Divine

Each column is a film in release order. Filled squares mark who was in it, colored by the film's rating.

Films with John Waters and Edith Massey

Multiple Maniacs	1970	6.3	130	Editor, Writer, Cinematographer, Director, Producer, Composer	as Edith / Virgin Mary
Pink Flamingos	1972	6.1	591	Editor, Writer, Producer, Cinematographer, as Mr. J (narration) (uncredited), Director	as Edie
Female Trouble	1976	6.9	240	Producer, Cinematographer, Editor, Director, Writer	as Aunt Ida
Desperate Living	1977	6.3	126	Director, Producer, Writer	as Queen Carlotta
Polyester	1981	7.0	197	Director, Writer, Producer	as Cuddles Kovinsky

Not in the count

Other films crediting John Waters and Edith Massey

I Am Divine	2014	7.3	96	as Self	as Self (archive)