7.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Female Trouble (1974)
Female Trouble (1974)
Overview
Dawn Davenport progresses from a teenage nightmare hell-bent on getting cha-cha heels for Christmas to a fame monster whose egomaniacal impulses land her in the electric chair.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
7.7
Overview
Dawn Davenport progresses from a teenage nightmare hell-bent on getting cha-cha heels for Christmas to a fame monster whose egomaniacal impulses land her in the electric chair.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's left-leaning rating stems from its pervasive critique of conventional societal norms, beauty standards, and bourgeois morality through extreme transgression and the celebration of individual deviance, aligning with counter-cultural progressive values.
The movie showcases a cast that challenges traditional gender and societal norms through its unconventional character portrayals. Its narrative explicitly critiques conventional identities and values, presenting them in a satirical and transgressive manner.
Secondary
Female Trouble offers a largely positive portrayal of LGBTQ+ themes through its celebration of extreme individuality and non-conformity. It features an explicitly lesbian character, Taffy, whose identity is affirmed, and the lead role is played by drag icon Divine, whose performance inherently challenges gender norms with agency and complexity, aligning with the film's transgressive spirit.
The film consistently portrays Christian symbols, morality, and institutions with extreme irreverence, mockery, and blasphemy. The narrative embraces transgression and sacrilege, presenting a world where traditional religious values are rejected and ridiculed without any counterbalancing positive portrayal.
Female Trouble does not feature identifiable transsexual characters or themes. While the film is known for its camp aesthetic and gender-bending performances by Divine, the character of Dawn Davenport is portrayed as a cisgender woman, and the narrative focuses on her pursuit of fame and extreme beauty rather than gender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Female Trouble is an original film by John Waters, not an adaptation, biopic, or reboot. All characters were created for this film, thus there are no pre-established characters whose gender could be swapped.
Female Trouble is an original film from 1974, not an adaptation of existing material or a biopic. All characters were created for this specific movie, meaning there is no prior canonical or historical race to establish a baseline for any character.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.1
6.9
Critic Ratings
9.0
N/A
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