rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes based on 28 reviews, with an average rating of 7.1/10. The consensus summarizes: "Director John Waters' affection for camp brings texture to societal transgression in Female Trouble, a brazenly subversive dive into celebrity and mayhem." Alternate versions The initial 16mm release of the film which was shown at colleges ran 92 minutes. However, when the film was blown up to 35mm and shown theatrically, it was cut to 89 minutes. This version was the only version seen in the United States for many years. However, a recent restoration was done of the original cut, which runs 97 minutes; it has played at this 97-minute length in Europe, however, since its initial release. The 97-minute version was shown only in select theaters and was included in an out-of-print DVD set paired with Pink Flamingos (Female Trouble is still available on DVD as a single disc and as part of a DVD box set, Very Crudely Yours, John Waters). This version also has a soundtrack remixed in stereo surround. The 97-minute version contains some additional scenes, including the chase through the woods, as well as an appearance by Sally Turner, the Elizabeth Taylor look-alike customer in the Lipstick Beauty Salon (Turner served as Divine's double in the junkyard sex scene between Dawn Davenport and Earl Peterson). The film was shown in the 89-minute cut when re-released in 2002. The 97-minute version is now available on DVD and includes an audio commentary by Waters. The Criterion Collection released a restored version of the film in 4K on DVD and Blu-ray on June 26, 2018. See also List of American films of 1974 List of Christmas films References External links Female Trouble: Spare Me Your Morals an essay by Ed Halter at the Criterion Collection 1974 films 1970s black comedy films 1970s crime comedy films 1970s Christmas films American black comedy films American crime comedy films American independent films American LGBT-related films Films directed by John Waters Bisexuality-related films Films about dysfunctional families Films set in Baltimore Films set in the 1960s Films set in the 1970s Films shot in Baltimore Lesbian-related films LGBT-related black comedy films 1974 LGBT-related films 1974 comedy films 1974 drama films Drag (clothing)-related films Filicide in fiction 1970s English-language films 1970s American films