Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Theatrical Release: 08/11/2000(USA
Release Date: 10/23/2001
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 88 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Strong Sexual Content, Adult Language, Adult Humor, Substance Abuse (Alcohol, Drugs)
Distributor/Studio: Live/Artisan

Iconoclastic satirist John Waters bites the hand that (periodically) feeds him in this humorous look at the underside of the film industry. Self-styled guerrilla filmmaker Cecil (Stephen Dorff) leads a Baltimore movie-making collective/street gang called the Sprocket Holes, which includes Cecil's girlfriend and frequent leading lady, a low-rent porn actress named Cherish Oh Lordy (Alicia Witt). Desperate for attention, they kidnap famous Hollywood actress Honey Whitlock (Melanie Griffith) during a Baltimore publicity stop and force her at gunpoint to star in their latest production, Raving Beauty. Before long, Honey comes down with a severe case of Stockholm syndrome and joins the Sprocket Holes in their bid to destroy the mainstream film industry. Waters regulars Ricki Lake, Patty Hearst, and Mink Stole highlight the supporting cast, and techno star Moby contributes to the soundtrack.

~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Melanie Griffith - Honey Whitlock
Stephen Dorff - Cecil B. Demented
Alicia Witt - Cherish Oh Lordy
Lawrence Gilliard, Jr. - Lewis
Maggie Gyllenhaal - Raven
Mike Shannon - Petie
Zenzele Uzoma - Chardonnay
Erika Lynn Rupli - Pam
Harriet "Harry" Dodge - Dinah
Adrian Grenier - Lyle
Jack Noseworthy - Rodney
Mink Stole - Mrs. Mallory
Ricki Lake - Libby
Patricia Hearst - Fidget's Mom
Eric Roberts - Honey's Ex-husband
Kevin Nealon - Himself

Production:
John Waters - Director
Joseph M. Caracciolo, Jr. Mark Tarlov John Fiedler - Producer
Basil Poledouris Zoë Poledouris - Composer
Jeffery Wolf - Editor
John Waters - Screen Writer
Barbara Haberecht - Set Designer
Sean Oliver - ADR Loop Group
Rob Simons - Art Director
Annie Noel Applegarth - Assistant Location Manager
Jeffrey Pratt Gordon - Assistant Properties
Pat Moran - Associate Producer
Billy Hopkins - Casting
Kerry Barden - Casting
Pat Moran - Casting
Suzanne Smith - Casting
John Strawbridge - Casting Associate
Robert M. Stevens - Cinematographer
Van Smith - Costume Designer
Anthony DeLorenzo - Executive Producer
Fred Bernstein - Executive Producer
Max Fischer - First Assistant Camera
Benita Allen-Honess - First Assistant Director
Dylan Hopkins - First Assistant Director
J. David Brightbill - First Assistant Director
Andrew Weisblum - First Assistant Editor
Margie O'Malley - Foley Artist
Josh Spring - Gaffer
Anne Marie Izner-Preston - Hair Styles
Howard "Hep" Preston - Key Hairstylist
Amanda Johnson - Makeup
Cheryl "Pickles" Kinion - Makeup
Elisabeth Fry - Makeup
Gina W. Bateman - Makeup
Robb Boyd - Music Editor
Brandon Speace - Production Assistant
Josh Slates - Production Assistant
Tudor Jones - Production Assistant
Vincent Peranio - Production Designer
Brook Yeaton - Properties Master
Dan Olmsted - Re-Recording Mixer
David Parker - Re-Recording Mixer
Steve M. Davison - Second Unit Director
Mat Bainbridge - Set Production Assistant
Carvin Knowles - Songwriter
Moby Grape - Songwriter
Kyrsten Mate Comoglio - Sound Effects Editor
Rick Angelella - Sound/Sound Designer
David M. Blitstein - Special Effects Coordinator
Christophe Myers - Stunts
Steve M. Davison - Stunts Coordinator
John Nutt - Supervising Sound Editor
Joseph M. Caracciolo, Jr. - Unit Production Manager
Christine Moore - Script Supervisor

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