Kim McGuire, a New Orleans native whose film career wasn’t long, but was certainly memorable, has died. She was admitted to a Florida hospital on Tuesday with pneumonia; she did not respond to treatment, and died yesterday of cardiac arrest. Her husband, TV graphic and sound designer Gene Piotrowsky, broke the news on Twitter, saying, “Today is a very sad day. Kim “hatchet face” McGuire my best friend, and the love of my life [passed] away this afternoon. I love you so much.” She was 60.
As Piotrowsky mentioned in his tweet, McGuire was most famous for her role in John Waters’ Cry-Baby, where she dramatically exaggerated her features with makeup to play Mona “Hatchet-Face” Malnorowski, a tough-as-nails girl gang member who The New York Times described as “a hideously contorted floozy” in its review of the film. The character of Hatchet-Face became a breakout hit, and McGuire began...
As Piotrowsky mentioned in his tweet, McGuire was most famous for her role in John Waters’ Cry-Baby, where she dramatically exaggerated her features with makeup to play Mona “Hatchet-Face” Malnorowski, a tough-as-nails girl gang member who The New York Times described as “a hideously contorted floozy” in its review of the film. The character of Hatchet-Face became a breakout hit, and McGuire began...
- 9/15/2016
- by Katie Rife
- avclub.com
Kim McGuire, best known for playing Mona 'Hatchet-Face' Malnorowski alongside Johnny Depp in the cult classic Cry-Baby, has died at the age of 60. McGuire's husband, Gene Piotrowsky, confirmed her death to The Associated Press on Thursday. Piotrowsky said she died Wednesday at a Naples, Florida, hospital of complications from pneumonia. McGuire had one of the most memorable performances in the 1990 John Waters' teen musical as the facially disfigured Malnorowsk, a devoted member of Cry-Baby's (Depp) gang of misfit teens. Fans of McGuire's work have already taken to Twitter with their condolences: "it's okay, hatchet. you're beautiful baby." ): #RipKimMcGuire #CryBaby pic.
- 9/15/2016
- by Michael Miller, @write_miller
- PEOPLE.com
Kim McGuire, best known for playing Mona 'Hatchet-Face' Malnorowski alongside Johnny Depp in the cult classic Cry-Baby, has died at the age of 60. McGuire's husband, Gene Piotrowsky, confirmed her death to The Associated Press on Thursday. Piotrowsky said she died Wednesday at a Naples, Florida, hospital of complications from pneumonia. McGuire had one of the most memorable performances in the 1990 John Waters' teen musical as the facially disfigured Malnorowsk, a devoted member of Cry-Baby's (Depp) gang of misfit teens. Fans of McGuire's work have already taken to Twitter with their condolences: "it's okay, hatchet. you're beautiful baby." ): #RipKimMcGuire #CryBaby pic.
- 9/15/2016
- by Michael Miller, @write_miller
- PEOPLE.com
Kim McGuire, best known for playing Mona “Hatchet-Face” Malnorowski in the John Waters film “Cry-Baby,” has died. She was 60. The former actress became sick earlier this week, and was eventually admitted to a Florida hospital on Tuesday, her husband Gene told TMZ. She was diagnosed with pneumonia, but failed to respond to treatment, and died on Wednesday. McGuire was born in New Orleans in 1955. She originally intended to follow her father into practicing law, but found herself drawn to acting. Also Read: Lady Chablis, Famed Drag Performer in 'Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil,' Dies at 59 “Cry-Baby,...
- 9/15/2016
- by Joe Otterson
- The Wrap
Kim McGuire who played Mona 'Hatchet-Face' Malnorowski alongside Johnny Depp in "Cry-Baby" has died. Kim's husband, Gene, tells TMZ Kim fell ill earlier this week and was taken to a Florida hospital Tuesday. Gene says docs discovered Kim had a bad case of pneumonia and put her in the ICU. However, Kim didn't take well to treatment and she went into cardiac arrest twice ... passing away on Wednesday. McGuire's most well-known role was in "Cry-Baby...
- 9/15/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Moviefone's Top DVD of the Week
"Like Father, Like Son"
What's It About? Two families are thrown into upheaval when it's discovered there was a mistake at the hospital where their respective sons were born. Ryota (Masaharu Fukuyama) has to decide what's more important to him, the relationship he's developed with the six-year-old child he thought was his biological son or his "real" son. Hirokazu Kore-eda explores what it means to be a family and a father in this intimate drama.
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What's It About? Johnny Depp plays a swoon-worthy bad boy who falls for Allison (Amy Locane), a sweet girl who's feeling a little feisty. This doesn't sit well with Allison's...
"Like Father, Like Son"
What's It About? Two families are thrown into upheaval when it's discovered there was a mistake at the hospital where their respective sons were born. Ryota (Masaharu Fukuyama) has to decide what's more important to him, the relationship he's developed with the six-year-old child he thought was his biological son or his "real" son. Hirokazu Kore-eda explores what it means to be a family and a father in this intimate drama.
Why We're In: Kore-eda's a critically acclaimed filmmaker and beloved arthouse auteur whose work deserves to be seen on a wider scale. Don't let the subtitles scare you -- check it out!
Moviefone's Top Blu-ray of the Week
"Cry-Baby"
What's It About? Johnny Depp plays a swoon-worthy bad boy who falls for Allison (Amy Locane), a sweet girl who's feeling a little feisty. This doesn't sit well with Allison's...
- 6/30/2014
- by Jenni Miller
- Moviefone
Cult filmmaking icon John Waters is interviewed on a Provincetown public access TV show way back in 1984. Taped before Waters hit mainstream success with Hairspray, the most fascinating aspect of this casual chat is his discussion of the never-made Pink Flamingos II and another unrealized project called Hatchet-Face.
This video was brought to our attention by Robert Maier, a longtime collaborator on Waters’ early films that Maier documented in his must-read book Low Budget Hell. Over on his blog, Maier shares some of the backstory of where Waters was in his career during this interview, which was basically nowhere.
Waters also discusses in some detail his absence from filmmaking between Polyester and Hairspray in his book Trash Trio, which includes the full script for the never produced Pink Flamingos II. Left to raise money for the film on his own, Waters could never find the right investor for the large...
This video was brought to our attention by Robert Maier, a longtime collaborator on Waters’ early films that Maier documented in his must-read book Low Budget Hell. Over on his blog, Maier shares some of the backstory of where Waters was in his career during this interview, which was basically nowhere.
Waters also discusses in some detail his absence from filmmaking between Polyester and Hairspray in his book Trash Trio, which includes the full script for the never produced Pink Flamingos II. Left to raise money for the film on his own, Waters could never find the right investor for the large...
- 9/3/2012
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
In our continuing Twin Peaks retrospective I take a look at the David Lynch/Mark Frost helmed comedy series, On The Air.
Don’t worry you read the title right, it says VHS review. This is because, sadly, the only way you can watch David Lynch and Mark Frost’s excellent series On The Air is either on VHS or on an a very rare Japanese Laserdisc. There are bootleg DVDs available but these are from either of these two sources. There are also terrible quality versions available to stream online but I can recommend avoiding these. I was lucky enough to find both volumes of the 7 part series in a video shop that was closing down and the videos I own are not too worn out yet. Hopefully a DVD release will surface at some point.
Whilst Twin Peaks was still airing and getting good viewing figures, David Lynch...
Don’t worry you read the title right, it says VHS review. This is because, sadly, the only way you can watch David Lynch and Mark Frost’s excellent series On The Air is either on VHS or on an a very rare Japanese Laserdisc. There are bootleg DVDs available but these are from either of these two sources. There are also terrible quality versions available to stream online but I can recommend avoiding these. I was lucky enough to find both volumes of the 7 part series in a video shop that was closing down and the videos I own are not too worn out yet. Hopefully a DVD release will surface at some point.
Whilst Twin Peaks was still airing and getting good viewing figures, David Lynch...
- 4/9/2010
- by Craig Skinner
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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