Polyester

1981 film by John Waters
Movie film Q1425404
Polyester
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Polyester

Summary

Polyester is a film[1]. Polyester ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,059 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Polyester's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Polyester was directed by John Waters[4].
  • John Waters wrote the screenplay for Polyester[5].
  • Polyester's composer is recorded as Blondie[6].
  • Polyester's composer is recorded as Debbie Harry[7].
  • Polyester's composer is recorded as Michael Kamen[8].
  • Polyester's composer is recorded as Chris Stein[9].
  • Polyester's genre is comedy drama[10].
  • A cast member of Polyester was Divine[11].
  • A cast member of Polyester was Tab Hunter[12].
  • A cast member of Polyester was Edith Massey[13].
  • A cast member of Polyester was Mink Stole[14].
  • A cast member of Polyester was Mary Vivian Pearce[15].
  • A cast member of Polyester was Stiv Bators[16].
  • A cast member of Polyester was Cookie Mueller[17].
  • Polyester was produced by Robert Shaye[18].
  • Polyester was produced by Michael White[19].
  • Polyester's collection is recorded as Museum of Modern Art[20].
  • The original language of Polyester was English[21].
  • Polyester's Commons category is recorded as Polyester (film)[22].
  • Polyester was distributed by video on demand[23].
  • Polyester's review score is recorded as 7.2/10[24].
  • Polyester's review score is recorded as 93%[25].
  • Polyester's color is recorded as color[26].
  • Polyester's country of origin is recorded as United States[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Robert Shaye[18] and Michael White[19]. Polyester was directed by John Waters[4]. John Waters wrote the screenplay for Polyester[5]. Cast members include Divine[11], Tab Hunter[12], Edith Massey[13], Mink Stole[14], Mary Vivian Pearce[15], and Stiv Bators[16].

Publication

Publication dates include May 29, 1981[28], October 7, 1981[29], October 16, 1981[30], December 11, 1981[31], December 18, 1981[32], and February 25, 1982[33]. The original language of Polyester was English[21]. Polyester's genre is comedy drama[10]. Polyester was distributed by video on demand[23].

Subject and Themes

Polyester's main subject is abortion[34].

Reception

Reviews include 7.2/10[24] and 93%[25].

Why It Matters

Polyester ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,059 views/month).[2] Polyester has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Polyester is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 82926
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 82926, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269672|batch #269672]]"
  2. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 135471
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 135471, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  3. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1981-05-29T00:00:00Z, +1981-10-07T00:00:00Z, +1981-10-16T00:00:00Z +7
    Screenwriter → John Waters
    Duration → {'amount': '+85'}, {'amount': '+86'}
    Icaa rating → not recommended for children under 12
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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