Liberation for the Free City of Mortville: John Waters’s Desperate Living  Bright Wall/Dark Room Sat, 10th June 2023

Desperate Living (1977) ⭐ 7.0 | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy  IMDb Sun, 9th October 2016

Letter of Recommendation: John Waters’s ‘Desperate Living’ (Published 2020)  The New York Times Tue, 21st January 2020

The Moviegoer: Clowning around  Chicago Reader Wed, 21st May 2025

John Waters @ 75 : Desperate Living (1977)  The Film Experience Thu, 22nd April 2021

The true story behind John Waters movie 'Hairspray'  Far Out Magazine Wed, 26th March 2025