There is in show biz something known as "a bad laugh". That's the laugh you don't want to get, because it indicates not amusement but incredulity, nervousness or disapproval. John Waters' A Dirty Shame is the only comedy I can think of that gets more bad laughs than good ones...We go to a Waters film expecting bad taste, but we also expect to laugh, and A Dirty Shame is monotonous, repetitive and sometimes wildly wrong in what it hopes is funny. Box office A Dirty Shame opened on September 17, 2004, on one Baltimore screen to $29,384. The next weekend, it expanded to 133 venues, where it grossed $448,914 ($3,375 per screen). It ended its North American run with $1,339,668. Overseas, the film earned an additional $574,498 (as of July 14, 2005), making its global box office total come to $1.9 million. Home media The film was released on DVD on June 14, 2005. There is both a full uncensored(original/ higher than R) version and an edited, R-rated cut sold through Blockbuster, Wal-Mart and Best Buy as well as Target dubbed "The Neuter Version". The R-rated version is heavily censored and removes most of the profanities including altered dialogue such as "sex toy". Additionally, a scene in which two characters stand naked in their doorway is replaced by one in which the characters are clothed. In an interview, Waters stated that this version is "essentially for brainless people and 'really weird collectors'". Netflix claimed to stream the NC-17 version but for a time, it was the censored version. It has since replaced it with the uncensored cut. A heavily censored version aired on LOGO, a cable channel for gay interest. Despite several internet sites and even the spine of the DVD stating that it is "The Neuter Version", the Australian release of the film is the NC-17 version with all profanity and nudity intact. It is rated R18+ for "sexual references and adult themes". References External links 2004 films 2004 comedy films 2004 LGBT-related films 2000s American films 2000s English-language films 2000s satirical films 2000s sex comedy films American LGBT-related films American satirical films American sex comedy films Bisexuality-related films Films about sex addiction Films about sexual repression Films directed by John Waters Films produced by Christine Vachon Films scored by George S. Clinton Films set in Baltimore Films shot in Baltimore Killer Films films LGBT-related satirical films LGBT-related sex