Dreamlanders refers to the cast and crew of regulars whom John Waters has used in his films. The term comes from the name of Waters' production company, Dreamland Productions. Many of the original Dreamlanders were friends of Waters from his native Baltimore, Maryland, regular customers at the Hollywood Bakery and Pete's Hotel, and design students from Johns Hopkins University.
Although Waters has attempted to feature many of the same actors and production team in every film, not every Dreamlander is used in each of Waters' films. This is frequently the result of the death of an actor as was the case with Maelcum Soul, Edith Massey, Divine, and David Lochary. Other actors such as Jean Hill and Ricki Lake have not been used in every film, but tend to appear occasionally. Typically Waters would discover an actor and continue to use them in subsequent films. Most notably, Mary Vivian Pearce is the only Dreamlander to appear in every one of Waters' films. Mink Stole has appeared in every Waters film except for the 1964 Hag in a Black Leather Jacket and the 1967 Eat Your Makeup. Although many Dreamlanders have a prolific history with Waters, the distinction of being a Dreamlander is generally bequested upon anyone who has made more than one Waters film, such as Traci Lords who appeared in Cry-Baby (1990) and Serial Mom (1994). Some would consider Danny Mills a Dreamlander despite only appearing in the 1972 film Pink Flamingos.
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The Dreamlanders
Actors
- Divine (Glen Milstead)
- Patricia Hearst
- Ricki Lake
- David Lochary
- Traci Lords
- Susan Lowe at the Internet Movie Database
- Edith Massey
- Cookie Mueller
- Mary Vivian Pearce
- Channing Wilroy at the Internet Movie Database
- Jean Hill at the Internet Movie Database
- Maelcum Soul
- Mink Stole
- Alan J. Wendl at the Internet Movie Database
Production staff
- Pat Moran at the Internet Movie Database - associate producer, casting director
- Ed Peranio at the Internet Movie Database
- Vincent Peranio at the Internet Movie Database - production design
- Van Smith at the Internet Movie Database - costumes
- Steve Yeager at the Internet Movie Database - photography
Other Dreamlanders
- Lizzy Temple Black at the Internet Movie Database
- Berenica Cipcus at the Internet Movie Database
- George Figgs at the Internet Movie Database
- Howard Gruber at the Internet Movie Database
- George Hulse at the Internet Movie Database
- Mark Isherwood at the Internet Movie Database
- Peter Koper at the Internet Movie Database
- Danny Mills
- Marina Melin at the Internet Movie Database
- Mona Montgomery at the Internet Movie Database
- Sharon Niesp at the Internet Movie Database
- Bob Skidmore at the Internet Movie Database
- Margie Skidmore at the Internet Movie Database
- Paul Swift at the Internet Movie Database
- Jack Walsh at the Internet Movie Database
- Susan Walsh at the Internet Movie Database
References
- All the Dirt on "A Dirty Shame" 2004
- John Waters' DVD Scrapbook 2005
