Movie

Polyester

“It’s Scentsational!”

★ 7.0(191)19811h 26m

Polyester is streaming on Filmin in Spain, and available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store and Amazon Video. Availability checked 10 June 2026.

Where to watch Polyester

🇪🇸 Spain

Good to know

Director: John Waters
Release date: 1981-05-29
Runtime: 1h 26m
Language: Mandarin
Box office: $1,120,000
Budget: $300,000
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Studio: New Line Cinema

Polyester — trailer

About Polyester

Polyester is a 1981 movie in the Comedy genre, directed by John Waters, starring Divine, Tab Hunter and Edith Massey. It has a runtime of 1 hour 26 minutes. It holds an average rating of 7.0/10 from 191 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Polyester in Spain — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

Blessed with a keen sense of smell and cursed with a philandering pornographer husband, a parasitic mother, and a pair of delinquent children, the long-suffering Francine Fishpaw turns to the bottle as her life falls apart -- until deliverance appears in the form of a hunk named Todd Tomorrow. Originally screened with "Odorama" scratch and sniff cards so the audience could (at their own risk) smell along with the film.

Cast

Divine

Francine Fishpaw

Tab Hunter

Todd Tomorrow

Edith Massey

Cuddles Kovinsky

David Samson

Elmer Fishpaw

Mary Garlington

Lu-Lu Fishpaw

Ken King

Dexter Fishpaw

Mink Stole

Sandra Sullivan

Joni Ruth White

La Rue

Hans Kramm

Heintz

Stiv Bators

Bo-Bo Belsinger

Rick Breitenfeld

Dr. Arnold Quackenshaw

Michael Watson

Freddy Ashton

Themes & keywords

infidelitypornographybad smellchaoscocainebaltimore, usadark comedyhousewifesatiredysfunctional familyevil motherplayboypro-life protestersmisfitpromiscuity