The Diane Linkletter Story
The Diane Linkletter Story is a 1970 16mm short film by American filmmaker John Waters starring Divine, Mary Vivian Pearce, and David Lochary.
| The Diane Linkletter Story | |
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 Divine as Diane Linkletter | |
| Directed by | John Waters |
| Produced by | John Waters |
| Written by | John Waters |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | John Waters |
| Edited by | John Waters |
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Running time | 9 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Overview
This improvised film is based on the 1969 suicide of TV personality Art Linkletter's daughter, Diane. In the film, Mr. and Mrs. Linkletter fret about their daughter's recent behavior, which includes taking drugs and dating a lowlife named Jim. Eventually, the parents confront Diane, which results in her suicide under the influence of LSD. Waters claims that the film is "accidental" – he and his friends improvised a story while testing a new synch-sound camera (later used on Multiple Maniacs).[1] The film was unreleased in any form until it showed up on a 1990 videotape entitled A Divine Double Feature.
Cast
- Divine as Diane Linkletter
- David Lochary as Art Linkletter
- Mary Vivian Pearce as Lois Foerster Linkletter
Background
John Waters stated in a 2015 interview with the British Film Institute that the short is the worst of his works, but that the Diane Linkletter Story was ad libbed and was really just a test of the camera the day it was filmed.[2]
See also
References
- John Waters "On Stage with the Pope of Trash" (Extended) BFI. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- John Waters "On Stage with the Pope of Trash" (Extended) BFI. Retrieved July 10, 2019.