Hag in a Black Leather Jacket
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| Hag in a Black Leather Jacket | |
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| Directed by | John Waters |
| Written by | John Waters |
| Produced by | John Waters |
| Starring | Mona Montgomery Mary Vivian Pearce John Waters |
| Distributed by | Dreamland |
Release date |
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Running time | 17 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $30 |
Hag in a Black Leather Jacket is a 1964 short 8 mm film made in Baltimore, Maryland, by John Waters and starring Mona Montgomery and Mary Vivian Pearce. The film has no dialogue, with the only sound being piano accompaniment played by Waters' mother and scattered pop songs playing over the footage.
Plot
A white
On a rooftop, a Ku Klux Klansman performs the wedding. The wedding guests are played by people dressed in early pop-influenced costumes, American flags, tinfoil, and drag. Following the ceremony, Mary Vivian Pearce does a dance known as the Bodie Green. At the end of the film, the wedding guests drive off and dance.
Cast
- Mona Montgomery as Ballerina/White Girl Bride
- Tricia Waters as Bridesmaid
- Mary Vivian Pearce as Bodie Green Dancer
- John Waters
Production Notes
The entire film was shot in one take due to Waters' not knowing how to edit at the time.[citation needed] The short was originally only shown once at a "beatnik coffee house" where Waters' did end up earning his $30 budget back.[citation needed] The stock for the film was stolen by the lead of the film and Waters' then girlfriend, Mona Montgomery.[citation needed]
Production and availability
It was a "
In 2004–2005, it was seen in John Waters: Change of Life as part of Waters' traveling photography exhibit. In September 2014, it was shown as part of the "Fifty Years of John Waters" retrospective at the
External links
- Hag in a Black Leather Jacket at IMDb
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