Female Trouble (1976)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

Nice girls don't wear cha-cha heels.

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.

• Released: 1976-02-15
• Genres: Comedy, Crime
• Runtime: 1h 38m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 240 votes

Directed by John Waters.

Top 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
• Michael Potter as Gater
• Ed Peranio as Wink
• Paul Swift as Butterfly

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Female Trouble

• United States: rent on Fandango At Home; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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