Sissy Spacek's Best Actress Oscar win for playing Loretta Lynn created a rarity in the Academy's history in that the real-life Loretta Lynn was in the audience witnessing the victory. That same evening, boxer Jake LaMotta was in the pavilion audience when Robert De Niro won the Best Actor statuette for his portrayal of LaMotta in Raging Bull (1980), making the event even rarer.
Polyester - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Final film where director John Waters would work with regular actress Cookie Mueller. She was dying when Waters began production on his next film Hairspray (1988).
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First of two star teamings of actors Divine and Tab Hunter. The second would be about four years later with Paul Bartel's Lust in the Dust (1984). The two also appeared in 1988's Out of the Dark (1988) which was the final of three films the two both worked on.
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First feature film directed by John Waters since Desperate Living (1977) where there was an interval of around four years.
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Regular John Waters' "Dreamlanders" acting troupe regulars who appeared in this film included: Divine, Mink Stole, Edith Massey, Cookie Mueller, Sharon Niesp, Jean Hill, Marina Melin, Susan Lowe, and Mary Vivian Pearce.
Polyester - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Polyester - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Polyester - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Polyester - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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