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{{InfoboxFound |title=<center>The Diane Linkletter Story</center> |image=The diane linkletter story.jpg |imagecaption=Screenshot from the opening credits, courtesy of Dreamland News. |status=<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> |datefound=05 Sept 2014 |foundby=[https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC3RyRDWKNbiruBj3Y5YLy0A olivermuffinsailor] }} A 1969 short film directed by legendary trash director John Waters, '''''The Diane Linkletter Story''''' is a dramatized version of the suicide of Diane Linkletter, daughter of television and radio personality Art Linkletter.<ref>[http://www.dreamlandnews.com/films/diane_linkletter.shtml Dreamland News page on the film.] Retrieved 05 Sept '14</ref> The film was completely improvised, made to test sound-synch equipment. It features Divine as Diane, David Lochary as Art, and Mary Vivian Pierce as Mrs. Linkletter. It was shot the day after Diane committed suicide, supposedly under the influence of LSD. It also features audio from an anti-drug spoken word recording starring Diane and Art called "We Love You, Call Collect".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20151105154936/http://www.moviefanfare.com/john-waters/ An article on early Waters movies, discussing the film.] Archived 05 Nov '15</ref> Waters has referred to ''The Diane Linkletter Story'' as "the worst taste thing I ever did".<ref>[http://dangerousminds.net/comments/john_waters_calls_it_the_worst_taste_thing_i_ever_did_divine_in_the_diane_l Quote from Waters about the film.] Retrieved 05 Sept '14</ref> This film was never released theatrically, but it did appear on bootlegged home video releases throughout the 1980s and 1990s. It was eventually released on the now-rare VHS ''A Divine Double Feature'', along with a recording of Divine's live performance in the off-Broadway show ''The Neon Woman''.<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Divine-Double-Feature-Diane-Linkletter/dp/B000KS0SEU A Divine Double Feature on Amazon.] Retrieved 05 Sept '14</ref> The film has since been uploaded to YouTube as well. ==Gallery== {{Video|perrow =1 |service1 =youtube |id1 =J7IRsQr5qdo |description1 =The short in its entirety. }} ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Found films|Diane Linkletter Story]] [[Category:Found media|Diane Linkletter Story]]