Hag in a Black Leather Jacket

Hag in a Black Leather Jacket (1964)

The lurid wedding of a black man and white girl, with a Ku Klux Klansman performing the wedding ceremony. John Waters' first film, made on 8mm, given one showing (making back its budget of thirty dollars) before being retired to his closet.

Date of release
1964-01-01
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (7)
Runtime
17m
Director
John Waters

Casting

Interesting facts

Hag in a Black Leather Jacket is a 1964 short 8 mm film made in Baltimore, Maryland, by John Waters and starring Mona Montgomery and Mary Vivian Pearce. The film has no dialogue, with the only sound being piano accompaniment played by Waters' mother and scattered pop songs playing over the footage.

Production Notes

The entire film was shot in one take due to Waters' not knowing how to edit at the time. The short was originally only shown once at a "beatnik coffee house" where Waters did end up earning his $30 budget back. The stock for the film was stolen by the lead of the film and Waters' then-girlfriend, Mona Montgomery.

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