Movie Description
Return to Mortville
(2026)Overview
Special feature from Criterion’s release of Desperate Living, where writer-director John Waters tours the Baltimore location that served as the site of Mortville, the twisted penal colony inhabited by fugitives, outcasts, and deviants – including hysterical housewife Peggy Gravel and her fed-up housekeeper – and presided over by the despotic Queen Carlotta.
Featured Crew
- Producer : Susan Arosteguy
- Editor : Timothy Geraghty,Gabriel Chávez
- Cast : John Waters,Mink Stole,Susan Lowe,Mary Vivian Pearce,Jean Hill,Edith Massey,Liz Renay,Vincent Peranio
Cast
Self
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
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Facts
Original TitleReturn to Mortville
Status Released
Release Information
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2026-06-23
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 00h 14m
Production CompaniesThe Criterion Collection
Genres
- Documentary
