''Hag in a Black Leather Jacket'' (1964) is a

John Waters John Samuel Waters Jr. (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, writer, actor, and artist. He rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films, including '' Multiple Maniacs'' (1970), '' Pink Flamingos'' (1972) and '' Fe ...

short film made in

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, starring Mona Montgomery and

Mary Vivian Pearce Mary Vivian Pearce (born November 9, 1947) is an American actress. She has worked primarily in the films of John Waters. Life and career Pearce is a childhood best friend of Waters and has appeared as an actress in all of his films. Because o ...

Plot

A black man and a white girl (Mona Montgomery) are wed on a rooftop. He courts her by carrying her around in a trash can and chooses a Ku Klux Klansman to perform the wedding. The wedding guests are played by people dressed in early pop-influenced costumes such as American flags and tinfoil. Mary Vivian Pearce does a dance known as the Bodie Green.

Cast

*Mona Montgomery as Ballerina/White Girl Bride *

as Bodie Green Dancer *

Production and availability

*It was a "

no budget film A no-budget film is a film made with very little or no money. Actors and technicians are often employed in these films without remuneration. A no-budget film is typically made at the beginning of a filmmaker's career, with the intention of either e ...

" that cost $30 to make and runs 17 minutes. *In 2004–05, it was seen as part of Waters' traveling photography exhibit, ''John Waters: Change of Life''. *In September 2014, it was shown, along with his other short films, as part of the "Fifty Years of John Waters" retrospective at the Film Society of Lincoln Center in New York City.

External links

* 1964 films 1964 short films Films directed by John Waters American independent films American black-and-white films 1960s English-language films 1960s American films {{short-film-stub