---
title: 'Desperate Living (1977)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Waters'
released: '1977-05-27'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/desperate-living-1977'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075936/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Desperate Living (1977)

1977 · 90 min · Fantasy, Comedy, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

Desperate Living is a 1977 American black comedy film directed, produced, and written by John Waters. The film stars Liz Renay, Mink Stole, Susan Lowe, Edith Massey, Mary Vivian Pearce, and Jean Hill.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Waters](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-waters)
- **Screenplay:** [John Waters](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-waters)
- **Producer:** [John Waters](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-waters), [William Platt](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-platt)
- **Director of Photography:** [John Waters](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-waters)

## Cast

- [Mink Stole](https://cinepixo.com/people/mink-stole)
- [Liz Renay](https://cinepixo.com/people/liz-renay)
- [Channing Wilroy](https://cinepixo.com/people/channing-wilroy)
- [Mary Vivian Pearce](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-vivian-pearce)
- [Edith Massey](https://cinepixo.com/people/edith-massey)
- [Cookie Mueller](https://cinepixo.com/people/cookie-mueller)

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