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Filmmaker John Waters' POLYESTER ('81) satirizes and explores taboo themes ranging from religion, to censorship and adultery – all while poking fun at 1950s melodramas. John Waters joins us tonight to introduce the film from the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. It all starts at 8pm ET. | Turner Classic Movies: TCM