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Mondo Trasho

Mondo Trasho

At Last... A "Gutter Film"

19695.11h 35m

Overview

A day in the lives of a hit-and-run driver and her victim, and the bizarre things that happen to them before and after they collide (sexual assault by a crazed foot-fetishist, visions of the Virgin Mary, strange chicken-foot grafting operations).

Directed by John Waters
Written by John Waters
Produced by John Waters
Box OfficeBudget: $2K0

Top Cast

Mary Vivian Pearce

Mary Vivian Pearce

The Bombshell / Cinderella

Divine

Divine

Divine / Greaser in Alley

David Lochary

David Lochary

Asylum Inmate / Dr. Coathanger / Voice of Snob #2

Mink Stole

Mink Stole

Homeless Woman / Asylum Inmate / Snob #1

B

Bob Skidmore

Asylum Personnel / Policeman

M

Margie Skidmore

Shocked Mother in Park / The Virgin Mary

B

Berenica Cipcus

Evil Stepsister #1 / Asylum Inmate / Dr. Coathanger's Nurse

Jack Walsh

Jack Walsh

C

Chris Atkinson

L

Lizzy Temple Black

The Virgin Mary's Assistant

Themes & Keywords

dragmondofoot fetish

About Mondo Trasho

Mondo Trasho is a comedy, crime film released in 1969 exploring themes of drag, mondo, foot fetish. Directed by John Waters, it stars Mary Vivian Pearce, Divine, David Lochary. A day in the lives of a hit-and-run driver and her victim, and the bizarre things that happen to them before and after they collide (sexual assault by a crazed foot-fetishist, visions of the Virgin Mary, strange chicken-foot grafting operations).

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