Mondo Trasho, is the first full length feature film from director John Waters. The film is about a woman who goes for a walk and along the way meets a foot fetishist who falls in love with her feet. Later on she is hit by a woman named Divine, by her car after not looking while paying attention to a naked hitchhiker. Divine, hauls the woman around and tries to get her help until she finally takes her to a doctor name Dr. Coat Hanger, many odd things happen before there visit to the doctor and during their visit with the doctor. The film is shot in black and white and was made for only two thousand dollars which John Waters borrowed from his dad. The film has no talking at all and instead in the background old records are played. There are maybe two scenes where a character actually speaks and it is done using voice-over. The film was made for very little money and you can tell but that does not take away from the fun of the film. We get a lot of weird characters and situations that are very inspired and make the film a lot of fun. The film moves along a little slowly and I think that perhaps because of that and the fact that it is so low budget and there is no talking could turn off some people (as well as people who do not get into John Waters weird characters and situations) but the film should appeal to die hard Waters fans such as myself. It is not his best film but it is an interesting film and it is neat to see where he started from. There are also key moments in this film I found to be quite clever and interesting and it is very different and original and I liked it a lot for that. The soundtrack of old 50's rock and roll hits was also great. A good early start for John Waters which would eventually lead him into a great career as one of today's best cult directors.
Review of Mondo Trasho
