| The Diane Linkletter Story | |
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Divine as Diane Linkletter |
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| Directed by | John Waters |
| Produced by | John Waters |
| Written by | John Waters |
| Starring | Divine David Lochary Mary Vivian Pearce |
| Distributed by | Dreamland |
| Release date(s) | April 10, 1970 |
| Running time | 9:42 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Diane Linkletter Story (1969) is a 16mm short film by Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. filmmaker John Waters starring Divine, Mary Vivian Pearce and David Lochary.[1]
This improvised film is based on the true-life suicide of TV personality Art Linkletter's daughter, Diane. Mr. and Mrs. Linkletter fret about their daughter's recent behavior, which includes taking drugs and dating a lowlife named Jim. Eventually, the parents confront Diane, which results in her suicide under the influence of LSD.
Waters claims that the film is "accidental" – he and his friends improvised a story while testing a new synch-sound camera (later used on Multiple Maniacs).
The film was unreleased in any form until it showed up on a 1990 videotape entitled A Divine Double Feature.
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