Mondo Trasho
1969 · Movie · 95 min. · United States
After an introductory sequence during which chickens are beheaded on a chopping block, the main action begins. Platinum blond bombshell Mary Vivian Pearce begins her day by riding the bus and reading Kenneth Anger's Hollywood Babylon. She is later seduced by a "shrimper" (foot fetishist), then hit by a car driven by Divine, a portly blonde who places her in the car and drives distractedly around Baltimore experiencing bizarre situations, such as repeated visits by the Mother Mary (during which Divine exclaims, "Oh Mary ... teach me to be Divine"). Divine finally takes the unconscious Bombshell to Dr. Coathanger (David Lochary), who amputates her feet and replaces them with bird-like monster feet which she can tap together to transport herself around Baltimore.
Direction John Waters
Cast Mary Vivian Pearce · Divine · David Lochary · Mink Stole · Bob Skidmore · Margie Skidmore · Berenica Cipcus · Jack Walsh · Lizzy Temple Black
Screenplay John Waters
Cinematography John Waters
Original title Mondo Trasho
5.5
185 votes (FilmAffinity)
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