Vincent Peranio Movie Trailers

It Came from... Baltimore!! Trailer (2005)

12 July 2005

Documentary about the making of John Waters' 1990 film Cry-Baby.

Hairspray Trailer (1988)

26 February 1988

'Pleasantly plump' teenager Tracy Turnblad achieves her dream of becoming a regular on the Corny Collins Dance Show.

Desperate Living Trailer (1977)

27 May 1977

After killing her husband, Peggy Gravel and her murderous maid Grizelda wind up in the crazy town of Mortville, where Queen Carlotta presides over a sleazy collection of misfits.

Notorious Baltimore criminal and underground figure Divine goes up against Connie & Raymond Marble, a sleazy married couple who make a passionate attempt to humiliate her and seize her tabloid-given title as "The Filthiest Person Alive".

Polyester Trailer (1981)

29 May 1981

Blessed with a keen sense of smell and cursed with a philandering pornographer husband, a parasitic mother, and a pair of delinquent children, the long-suffering Francine Fishpaw turns to the bottle as her life falls apart -- until deliverance appears in the form of a hunk named Todd Tomorrow.

Pecker Trailer (1998)

25 September 1998

A Baltimore teenager who picks up a second-hand camera starts snapping his way to stardom, soon turning into a nationwide sensation, with a fateful choice between his life and his art.

Something the Lord Made Trailer (2004)

30 May 2004

A dramatization of the relationship between heart surgery pioneers Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas.

Cry-Baby Trailer (1990)

06 April 1990

A prim and proper schoolgirl goes against her society grandmother's wishes when she dates a motorcycle-riding juvenile delinquent.

Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’ Trailer (2019)

17 September 2019

Featurette on the making of John Waters' "Polyester." Produced for The Criterion Collecton.

Edith's Shopping Bag Trailer (1976)

01 January 1976

An American short documentary video about the opening of Edith Massey's thrift store in Baltimore.

The Prize Fighter Trailer (1979)

02 November 1979

"Bags" the boxer (Tim Conway) and his manager, Shake (Don Knotts), are quite a pair: One is a dim bulb, and the other has a mean streak.

Shot in the Heart Trailer (2001)

04 October 2001

The story of a man coming to terms with the sins and secrets of his notorious brother and, in the process, exploring the legacy of violence in his own family.

Serial Mom Trailer (1994)

13 April 1994

Beverly is the perfect happy homemaker, along with her doting husband and two children, but this nuclear family just might explode when her fascination with serial killers collides with her ever-so-proper code of ethics.

Love Letter to Edie Trailer (1975)

01 January 1975

A documentary about actress Edith Massey in which she talks about her life and her career in film.

A Dirty Shame Trailer (2004)

24 September 2004

Sylvia Stickles runs a convenience store with her husband and mother-in-law. One day, Sylvia is hit on the head and transforms from an uptight prude to a sex-crazed lunatic.

Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 Trailer (2000)

27 October 2000

A group of college students decide to take part in a witch hunt tour inspired by a horror movie. As the adventure goes awry, the students realise that an evil being has followed them home.

Female Trouble Trailer (1976)

15 February 1976

Teenage delinquent Dawn Davenport, incensed after her parents do not give her the cha-cha heels she wanted for Christmas, runs away from home.

Multiple Maniacs Trailer (1970)

10 April 1970

The Cavalcade of Perversion, a traveling freak show, acts as a front for Divine, who is out for blood after discovering her lover's affair.

Cecil B. Demented Trailer (2000)

02 August 2000

A young lunatic director and his devoted cult of cinema terrorists kidnap a Hollywood movie goddess and force her to star in their radical underground movie.

This Filthy World Trailer (2006)

24 November 2006

In this filmed version of cult film director John Waters' popular one-man show, the Pink Flamingos and A Dirty Shame director takes the stage to discuss everything from his early influences, fondest career memories, and notorious struggles against the MPAA rating system.

The House on Sorority Row Trailer (1982)

19 November 1982

When the senior sorority sisters of Theta Pi decide to do in their demented house mother, someone seeks revenge, and begins a night of terror and madness.

I Am Divine Trailer (2014)

26 March 2014

Harris Glenn Milstead, aka Divine (1945-1988) was the ultimate outsider turned underground hero. Spitting in the face of the status quos of body image, gender identity, sexuality, and preconceived notions of beauty, Divine succeeded in becoming an internationally recognized icon, recording artist, and character actor of stage and screen.

The Adventure of the Action Hunters Trailer (1987)

01 May 1987

An innocent couple suddenly finds themselves thrust into an unbelievable adventure involving underwater treasures, maniacal gangsters, violent gunplay and non-stop chances in trains cars and boats, when they witness a luxury boat explosion in the small town of Oyster Creek and receive a cryptic message from a dying victim they attempt to rescue.

The Private Eyes Trailer (1980)

17 April 1980

The lord and lady of a capacious manor are killed, and the lord's ghost seems to have returned to knock off the staff one by one, causing Inspector Winship and Dr.

The Roots of 'Hairspray' Trailer (2007)

20 November 2007

Documentary tracing the history of Hairspray from screen to stage and back to the screen. Featuring interviews with John Waters, Ricki Lake, Marissa Jaret Winokur, and more.

Washingtonienne Trailer (2009)

01 April 2009

A comedy that revolves around the professional and personal lives of three smart, sophisticated twenty-something girls working on Capitol Hill.

Liberty Heights Trailer (1999)

17 November 1999

This semi-autobiographical film by Barry Levinson follows various members of the Kurtzman clan, a Jewish family living in suburban Baltimore during the 1950s.

Return to Mortville Trailer (2026)

23 June 2026

Special feature from Criterion’s release of Desperate Living, where writer-director John Waters tours the Baltimore location that served as the site of Mortville, the twisted penal colony inhabited by fugitives, outcasts, and deviants – including hysterical housewife Peggy Gravel and her fed-up housekeeper – and presided over by the despotic Queen Carlotta.

Crime and Beauty: Making ‘Female Trouble’ Trailer (2018)

26 June 2018

Interview outtakes from Jeffrey Schwarz's 2013 documentary 'I Am Divine' which feature director John Waters; actors Susan Lowe, Mink Stole, George Figgs, and Mary Vivian Pearce; film critic Dennis Dermody; production designer Vincent Peranio; and production manager Pat Moran.

Crime and Beauty: Remembering "Female Trouble" Trailer (2018)