John Waters' Desperate Living: A Screenplay presents the complete script of the cult filmmaker's 1977 dark comedy about outcasts who escape to the anarchic town of Mortville. Through outrageous dialogue and subversive humor, Waters creates a world where society's rejects build their own community free from conventional morality. The screenplay becomes both entertainment and political statement, celebrating the people mainstream society wants to erase and proving that freedom requires rejecting respectability.

WHY WE PICKED IT: Because Waters understood that the most radical act is creating spaces where outcasts can thrive. This screenplay reminds us that the people society rejects are often the most interesting, and that true freedom means rejecting the rules that were designed to exclude us.

DETAILS: • Author: John Waters • Publisher: Picador USA • Format: Paperback • Publication Date: May 27, 2025 • ISBN: 9781250371232 • Ships direct from distributor in 3–7 business days