Nov 19, 2020
Actor and cult icon Mink Stole is on mic with us this week. You Might Know Her From Pink Flamingos, But I’m a Cheerleader, Desperate Living, Spyder Games, Female Trouble, and the Eating Out films. Mink talks to us about her simpatico relationship with queer filmmakers, her decades-long work with John Waters and the Dreamlanders, taking on the world of cabaret and releasing her album Do Re Mink, and the MTV neo-soap opera Spyder Games. All that Mink goodness, plus our plea for you to watch Hillbilly Elegy with us for next week’s holiday mini-sode.
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Let Them All Talk trailer (HBO Max, directed by Soderbergh)
Lucas Hedges is the nephew, Anne’s over it
Sam Phillips score
Connecting last week’s guest to this week’s guest: Daphne Maxwell Reid was in Fresh Prince with Alfonso Ribeiro, who was on Dancing with the Stars with judge Carrie Ann Inaba, who was in Monster Mash with Mink Stole.
Homework for next week: Watch Hillbilly Elegy on Netflix!
Mink Lives in Los Angeles and Baltimore, loves Provincetown
Working with gay directors and artists: John Waters, Peaches Christ, Q. Allan Brocka, Christian McLaughlin, Todd Stephens, and Greg Araki, Jamie Babbit, Lee Friedlander
But I’m a Cheerleader is one of our all-time favorites
John Waters named her "Mink Stole." Their collective is lovingly referred to as The Dreamlanders.
Mink does cabaret, has an album: Do Re Mink
Chrsitina Ricci didn’t like her wardrobe in Pecker
Kathleen Turner was born to play Beverly Sutphin in Serial Mom (oh this phone scene is so good)
Ricki Lake (Hairspray) and Traci Lords (Cry Baby, Serial Mom) became immediate members of the family
Lips sewn together by Natasha Lyonne in All About Evil
Turned down a Human Centipede sequel
Fuck Marry Kill: stabbed in head, shot in anus (Desperate Living), strangled with macrame (Polyester)
Mink Stole was part of Camp John Waters with Kathleen and Patricia Hearst
Anne has a theory that where there’s a lesbian, there’s usually a brace, a cane, or a cast. In Desperate Living, Peggy Gravel has a knee brace and cane that goes unmentioned.
Adam Shankman played Mink’s Werewolf son in Monster Mash and then didn’t cast her in the movie musical Hairspray. Boo.
Favorite pop culture nun? None.
Mink & John Waters dropped acid together a few years ago: know where it’s coming from and avoid speed
Mink Stole was in Splendor with Kathleen Robertson who was in Psycho Beach Party with Amy Adams who is in Hillbilly Elegy. We’ll be talking about H.E. on next week’s episode, November 24th. Watch in anticipation!
Former guest, Ann Harada played Lindsay Price’s mom on Lipstick Jungle. Lindsay was married to Ian Ziering on OG Beverly Hills, 90210.
Anne hates Hans Zimmer (who scored Hillbilly Elegy and Spanglish)