Return to Mortville

Return to Mortville

2026
14m
1.0

1.0/10

1 votes
Documentary
Overview

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.

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Production Information

Production Companies
The Criterion Collection
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

making of documentary short bonus feature baltimore, maryland

Quick Facts

Release Date June 23, 2026
Status Released
Language EN

Cast

John Waters
John Waters

Self

Mink Stole
Mink Stole

Self (archive footage)

Susan Lowe
Susan Lowe

Self (archive footage)

Mary Vivian Pearce
Mary Vivian Pearce

Self (archive footage)

Jean Hill
Jean Hill

Self (archive footage)

Edith Massey
Edith Massey

Self (archive footage)

Liz Renay
Liz Renay

Self (archive footage)

Vincent Peranio
Vincent Peranio

Self (archive footage)

Key Crew

Susan Arosteguy
Producer
Peter Becker
Executive Producer
Kim Hendrickson
Executive Producer
Fumiko Takagi
Executive Producer
Andrew Turell
Executive Producer
Jonathan Turell
Executive Producer