Overview
Teenage delinquent Dawn Davenport, incensed after her parents do not give her the cha-cha heels she wanted for Christmas, runs away from home. After an illegitimate child and hairstylist husband bring her more misery, she's enticed into a life of crime when the owners of her husband's salon promise her fame and fortune.
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DirectorJohn Waters
WriterJohn Waters
Cast
Divine
Dawn Davenport / Earl Peterson
David Lochary
Donald Dasher
Mary Vivian Pearce
Donna Dasher
Mink Stole
Taffy Davenport
Edith Massey
Aunt Ida
Cookie Mueller
Concetta
Susan Walsh
Chicklette
Michael Potter
Gater
Ed Peranio
Wink
Paul Swift
Butterfly
George Figgs
Dribbles
Susan Lowe
Vikki
George Hulse
Teacher
Margie Skidmore
School Snitch
Berenica Cipcus
Mean Girl
Betty Woods
Dawn's Mother
Roland Hertz
Dawn's Father
Ramsey McClean
Baby
Henry Bederski
Drunk
Hilary Taylor
Taffy as a Child
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Keywords
rapeparent child relationshipdelinquentblack humorrun awayjuvenile delinquenthitchhikingdragacidgay theme
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Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026