

Special feature from Criterion’s release of Desperate Living, where writer-director John Waters tours the Baltimore location that served as the site of Mortville, the twisted penal colony inhabited by fugitives, outcasts, and deviants – including hysterical housewife Peggy Gravel and her fed-up housekeeper – and presided over by the despotic Queen Carlotta.
Return to Mortville was released in 2026.
Return to Mortville has a runtime of 14min.
Return to Mortville stars John Waters, Mink Stole, Susan Lowe, Mary Vivian Pearce and Jean Hill.
Sign in to join the discussion
No comments yet. Start the conversation!