The Diane Linkletter Story
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 behaviour, which includes taking drugs and dating a lowlife named Jim. Eventually, the parents confront Diane… with tragic consequences.
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Divine as Diane declares love for carnal things and shouts far out
Divine, Lochary, and Pearce shout over each other about Diane's boyfriend
Sentiment drops sharply from Divine's praised entrance home (6.5) into the chaotic overlapping argument scene (4.0), a swing of 2.5 points driven by reviewers praising Divine's performance while criticizing the amateurish ensemble chaos that follows.
Audience sentiment for The Diane Linkletter Story is broadly mixed, with enthusiastic Waters fans praising Divine's committed performance and the film's audacious black comedy premise while more casual viewers find the improvised middle section amateurish and dramatically inert. The film peaks when Divine is on screen in full character and dips during the loose, overlapping argument sequences that dominate the midsection. The opening and closing bookends, tied together by the Art Linkletter record, earn the most consistent praise and give the short its cult reputation.
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