The Diane Linkletter Story
| The Diane Linkletter Story | |
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 Divine as Diane Linkletter |
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| Directed by | John Waters |
| Produced by | John Waters |
| Written by | John Waters |
| Starring | Divine David Lochary Mary Vivian Pearce |
| Distributed by | Dreamland |
| Release date(s) | April 10, 1970 |
| Running time | 9 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Diane Linkletter Story is a 1970 16mm short film by American filmmaker John Waters starring Divine, Mary Vivian Pearce and David Lochary.[1]
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[edit] 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).[citation needed]
The film was unreleased in any form until it showed up on a 1990 videotape entitled A Divine Double Feature.
[edit] Cast
- Divine as Diane Linkletter
- David Lochary as Art Linkletter
- Mary Vivian Pearce as Mrs. Linkletter
[edit] References
- ^ "The Diane Linkletter Story (1970)". IMDb. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
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