Eat Your Makeup is a 1968 short film directed by John Waters, starring Marina Melin, Divine, Mary Vivian Pearce, David Lochary, Howard Gruber, and Maelcum Soul. It was John Waters' first film production to be shot on 16mm film; his prior films were shot on 8mm stock. The film has never been shown commercially, or released on home video. However, since 2004 it has been screened occasionally as part of various John Waters touring art exhibitions. Plot A deranged nanny (Maelcum Soul) kidnaps young girls and forces them to model themselves to death in front of her boyfriend (David Lochary) and their crazed friends. One of the spectators (Divine) fantasizes that he is Jackie Kennedy, and relives the JFK assassination in his mind. Cast Lizzy Temple Black as The Child Star Divine as Jackie Kennedy Howard Gruber as John F. Kennedy David Lochary as Governess' boyfriend Marina Melin as Head kidnapped model Mona Montgomery as Kidnapped model Mary Vivian Pearce as Kidnapped model Maelcum Soul as Governess Otts Munderloh as the Chauffeur John Waters See also List of American films of 1968 External links 1968 films American black-and-white films Films directed by John Waters 1968 comedy films 1968 short films Cultural depictions of John F. Kennedy Cultural depictions of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis American comedy short films 1960s English-language films 1960s American films