Background Waters himself has stated that he does not care for this movie. In an interview with British Film Institute Waters said it should have been a short film instead of a feature but was a feature-length due to being influenced by films such as Andy Warhol's experimental film Sleep. Home Media The film was only produced in 1984 on a 95 min rated R VHS, hi-fi mono sound in black and white by Cinema Group Home Video. In an interview with the Harvard Book Store in Cambridge, MA on tour for his book release of Mr Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder (2019), John stated that Mondo Trasho would never get released again due to copyright issues with the music and that it would cost $1 million dollars just to secure rights for the music. See also List of American films of 1969 References External links Dreamland Studios 1969 films 1960s black comedy films American black comedy films American independent films American satirical films American black-and-white films Films about amputees Films directed by John Waters Films set in Baltimore Films shot in Baltimore 1969 directorial debut films 1969 comedy films 1969 drama films Drag (clothing)-related films 1960s English-language films 1960s American films