Criterion supplies two audio commentary tracks with Waters on this disc, carried over from their original Laserdisc release and the 2001 DVD release respectively. There are both fantastic, and allow Waters to go on at length about his early days in cinema, working with the cast and crew he'd assembled for the film, some of the movie's more notorious scenes and why they're there in the first place as well as how some of the pranks were pulled off. Waters has so much enthusiasm for his work and has so much to say about the film that it's hard not to get pulled into the track and even those who are not normally into commentaries should give this one a spin as it's quite interesting and full of his trademark wit (it's also quite interesting to hear him explain his Manson obsession).

Also included on the disc is Divine Trash, a feature-length ninety-seven minute documentary from 1998 directed by Steve Yeager that covers Waters and the making of Pink Flamingos.This starts off with some on set footage, then segues into some interesting interviews with Waters, Divine, Waters' parents and brother, Steve Buscemi, Mink Stole, Herschell Gordon Lewis, Mike and George Kuchar, Pat Moran, Bill Landis, George Figgs, Ken Jacobs, Mary Avara, Lou Cedrone Jr., Paul Morrissey, Jonas Mekas, The Reverend Fred Hanna, Don Walls, Jim Jarmusch and plenty more of Waters cohorts, contemporaries and people he knew from various parts of his life. This feature contains lots of great archival clips and images here, behind the scenes footage, clips from various Waters projects and films that influenced him, discussion of underground cinema and his place in it, talk about what makes his films unique and culturally important, the Baltimore film scene of the time, what it's like working on a Waters film, Divine's role in all of this and lots more.

Criterion also includes a New Conversation Between Waters And Filmmaker Jim Jarmusch that runs for half an hour. The discussion is fairly Pink Flamingos-centric, as they discuss the film's fifty year legacy, reactions to the film's first screening and the furor that arose around it, some of the social themes that the film addresses, critical response to the movie, the different people that Waters collaborated with on the production, Andy Warhol's support, the use of voiceover in the film, the use of color in the movie and the Kodak film stock that helped get the film its distinct look, parental support and more. It's a good interview, quite candid and interesting.

After that, check out the twenty-two minute Tour Of The Film's Baltimore Locations, which is led by Waters himself. Waters shows off the 16mm camera he used to shoot much of the film, and then we get to see how the modern day locations compare to how they appeared in the film. While we get this tour, Waters talks about how they've changed and shares memories of various challenges that arose, such as dealing with muddy roads, local farmers and more. At one point Waters meets the people who own the property where most of the movie was made, and they're quite pleased with the history of the place and its cultural importance.

The disc also includes just under fourteen minutes of deleted and extended scenes with insight from Waters into why the material went unused, and twenty-six minutes of outtakes from the picture. Finishing up the extras on the disc are a trailer for the feature, menus and chapter selection options.

The disc is accompanied by an insert booklet containing an essay by critic Howard Hampton and a piece by actor and author Cookie Mueller about the making of the feature excised from her 1990 book Walking Through Clear Water In A Pool Painted Black as well as credits for the film and for the Blu-ray release itself alongside some technical information about the presentation. There's also a really fun replica barf bag included inside the case alongside the booklet. A slipcase made to look like a plain brown wrapper is also provided.

Pink Flamingos still holds up, it's as unique and crass and hysterical and ground breaking as anything you'd care to name, and a legitimate masterpiece in bad taste. Criterion has done an excellent job bringing the film to Blu-ray for the first time with a great presentation and a host of extras old and new. Highly recommended.

Ian lives in NYC with his wife where he writes for DVD Talk, runs Rock! Shock! Pop!. He likes NYC a lot, even if it is expensive and loud.