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Mondo Trasho

  • 19691969
  • 1h 35m
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6.0/10
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Mondo Trasho (1969)
Comedy
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... Read allA 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).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).
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
1.4K
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POPULARITY
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3,703
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    • Director
      • John Waters
    • Writer
      • John Waters
    • Stars
      • Mary Vivian Pearce
      • Divine
      • David Lochary
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    • Director
      • John Waters
    • Writer
      • John Waters
    • Stars
      • Mary Vivian Pearce
      • Divine
      • David Lochary
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    • 23User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
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    Mary Vivian Pearce
    Mary Vivian Pearce
    • The Bombshell…
    Divine
    Divine
    • Divine…
    David Lochary
    David Lochary
    • Asylum Inmate…
    Mink Stole
    Mink Stole
    • Homeless Woman…
    Bob Skidmore
    • Asylum Personnel…
    Margie Skidmore
    • Shocked Mother in Park…
    Berenica Cipcus
    • Evil Stepsister #1…
    Jack Walsh
    Chris Atkinson
    Lizzy Temple Black
    • The Virgin Mary's Assistant
    Mark Isherwood
    • The Hitch-Hiker
    Mike Bauer
    Pat Moran
    Pat Moran
    • Dr. Coathanger's Secretary
    George Figgs
    George Figgs
    • Asylum Inmate…
    Susan Lowe
    Susan Lowe
    • Asylum Inmate
    George Tamsitt
    Marina Melin
    • Asylum Inmate
    Sharon Sandrock
    • Director
      • John Waters
    • Writer
      • John Waters
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    • Trivia
      While filming a scene featuring a naked hitchhiker, John Waters was on the campus of Johns Hopkins University without permission. When someone was offended, campus police were notified and Waters and his crew lammed it. They eluded the police for a while but were caught when they went to pick up the car and were charged with "conspiracy to commit indecent exposure."
    • Quotes

      Divine: Oh Mary! Oh Holy Trinity! Oh God! It isn't easy being Divine!

    • Crazy credits
      And introducing John Leisenring as 'the shrimper'
    • Alternate versions
      Was released once in the UK - in 1983, before the video recordings act, paired with 'Sex Madness' (1938). This release by Palace Video was uncut.
    • Connections
      Featured in Divine Trash (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      Jack the Ripper
      Written by Link Wray and Mark Cooper

      Performed by Link Wray and the Ray Men

    User reviews23

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    Hail John Waters For Giving Us This
    All of John Water's films have their quirks and their staying power and each one is truly a beautiful piece of art but nothing comes close to "Mondo Trasho", John's earlier trash epic. Not only does it have a faster pace than some of his other films but the "story" keeps on coming with more and mnore drug induced imagery. Divine, John Water's regular performer, delivers an hilarious over the top performance as a gum chewing trashy splendor, driving about looking for men until she is distracted by a nude hitcher and runs over an un-named fashion fanatic played by Mary Vivian Pearce. In the course of the next 24 hours, they go through a variety of different adventues, each one unique. This film boasts some great performances by the likes of Mink Stole, David Lochary, Divine and Mary Vivian Pearce. The film also features a great soundtrack, comprised of hundreds of John Water's favorite tunes. No good tune is left untouched in this trash epic. The film is definitely a more mild one than, say, "Pink Flamingos", meaning that this film doesn't have a lot of gross acts although it does have chickens being killed for real and toe sucking. This John Waters film is definitely one of his most unkown and one of his best.
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    • Release date
      • March 14, 1969 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • John Waters' Mondo Trasho
    • Filming locations
      • Johns Hopkins University - 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    • Production company
      • Dreamland
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    • Budget
      • $2,100 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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