Scene 6 of The Residents' unfinished feature film Vileness Fats was written and shot on open reel videotape in the early 1970s in a small-scale set constructed in the ground floor of the group's Sycamore Street warehouse. The brief sequence features Saint Steve exiting his mother's house, having changed into his religious uniform.
Like the other scenes on the Mother's House set, the shooting of the scene was well documented by photographer Graeme Whifler. The sequence was featured in the VHS featurette Mole Show/Whatever Happened To Vileness Fats?, released in 1984. On the video, the scene lasts only twenty seconds.
Official synopsis[]
Steve is seen leaving his mother's house in the sparkling white garments of a respected religious leader.
Screenplay excerpt[]
The below is an excerpt from the original Vileness Fats screenplay, transcribed by noted fan and collector Ima Buddy, and included in his 1992 document Ima Buddy's Totally Impartial Companion to Uncle Willie's Highly Opinionated BIG MAMAS.
Minor formatting changes have been made by a Mysterious Spanish Lady to suit the format of this wiki; otherwise the text is presented as it appears in the Totally Impartial Companion. The Ladies extend their thanks to Ima Buddy for graciously allowing us to share these excerpts on the wiki.
Scene 15: Second Mother[]
(Steve is sneaking into his mother's house; He is still wearing Lonesome Jack's clothes and has come to change; Mother is getting ready to leave for the beauty parlor)
- Steve:
- Mother! Mother: Are my clothes clean? I just can't stand these a minute longer.
- Mother:
- Yeah, yeah; don't bug me. I have to go get a permanent... Hey, how would I look with frosted hair?
- Steve:
- Fine, mother; You'd look great. Are my clothes in my room?
- Mother:
- (Leaving) Yeah. Try and not dirty them so fast this time.
(Cut to Weescoosa & Ninnie leaving Ninnie's house to find Steve; Then cut back to Steve now in white clothes leaving mother's house)
Image gallery[]
Photos by Graeme Whifler:
See also[]
- Vileness Fats
- Saint Steven / Lonesome Jack
- Mother
- Mother's House
