Trivia / Lust in the Dust

• Box Office Bomb: Budget: $2.5 million. Box office: $727,639.
• What Could Have Been:
  • John Waters was asked to direct but he declined as he didn't write it.
  • Waters regular Edith Massey was cast as Big Ed, but died shortly after her screen test.
  • The role of Marguerita was intended for Chita Rivera but ultimately given to Lainie Kazan.
  • Rosie was supposed to die at the end of the film, but changed the ending to be more upbeat and funny.