Female Trouble (1976)

Nice girls don't wear cha-cha heels.

ComedyCrime

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.

Release Date: February 15, 1976
Runtime: 1h 38m
Rating: 6.9/10 (224 votes)

Director: John Waters

Cast: Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole, Edith Massey, Cookie Mueller, Susan Walsh, Michael Potter

Production: Dreamland

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Budget: $0M
Revenue: $0M

Full Cast (41 people)

Divine as Dawn Davenport / Earl Peterson
David Lochary as Donald Dasher
Mary Vivian Pearce as Donna Dasher
Mink Stole as Taffy Davenport
Edith Massey as Aunt Ida
Cookie Mueller as Concetta
Susan Walsh as Chicklette
Michael Potter as Gater
Ed Peranio as Wink
Paul Swift as Butterfly
George Figgs as Dribbles
Susan Lowe as Vikki
George Hulse as Teacher
Margie Skidmore as School Snitch
Berenica Cipcus as Mean Girl
Betty Woods as Dawn's Mother
Roland Hertz as Dawn's Father
Ramsey McClean as Baby
Henry Bederski as Drunk
Hilary Taylor as Taffy as a Child
Cindy Chosky as Stripper
Laurel Douglas as Telephone Company Girl
Mark Lazarus as Priest
Anne Figgs as Gater's Girlfriend
Sally Albaugh as Sally
Lynn Russo as Girl Who Won't Pay
Bob Willis as Doctor
Valerie Stafford as Nurse
Bob Adams as Ernie
Channing Wilroy as Prosecutor

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Female Trouble

Female Trouble

Female Trouble

Nice girls don't wear cha-cha heels.

Female Trouble

Female Trouble

Nice girls don't wear cha-cha heels.

98 min

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.

Nice girls don't wear cha-cha heels.

98 min

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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Original LanguageEnglish

Revenue$9,118

Release Date2/15/1976

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Cast

Divine

as Dawn Davenport / Earl Peterson

David Lochary

as Donald Dasher

Mary Vivian Pearce

as Donna Dasher

Mink Stole

as Taffy Davenport

Edith Massey

as Aunt Ida

Cookie Mueller

as Concetta

Susan Walsh

as Chicklette

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Michael Potter

as Gater

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Female Trouble about?▾

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…

How long is Female Trouble?▾

1h 38m

When was Female Trouble released?▾

February 15, 1976

Who directed Female Trouble?▾

John Waters

Who stars in Female Trouble?▾

Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce

What genre is Female Trouble?▾

Comedy, Crime