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Scene 2 of The Residents' unfinished feature film Vileness Fats was conceived by the group in the early 1970s, with some film footage completed early in production, before they abandoned film in favor of 1/2" black and white videotape.

The scene was never fully shot by The Residents, but would have introduced the character Weescoosa (Sally Lewis), an enchanted and immortal Native American priestess and the film's romantic female lead.

The scene was long thought to be entirely unshot,[1] until some stop-motion animation and film footage matching the description of parts of this sequence was released to the public in 2015 in promotional bonus material for the documentary Theory of Obscurity: A Film About The Residents.

History[]

Some preliminary film material and stop-motion animation was created for this sequence by The Residents in early production of Vileness Fats around 1972 and 1973, when the Vileness Flats bridge set was in place on the "soundstage" of their Sycamore Street studio.

The sequence was described as having not been shot in the detailed synopsis of the film released to the Historical section of the group's website in 2005,[1] however, excerpts of the animation and film footage were seen in bonus material for the 2016 documentary Theory of Obscurity: A Film About The Residents.

The scene as described would have introduced one of the film's primary characters, the enchanted Native American priestess Weescoosa, portrayed by Sally Lewis. No footage of Lewis as Weescoosa in her bi-plane is known to exist, indicating that these scenes remained unshot, along with the following scene (which apparently would have included "a major production number")[1] when The Residents abandoned the project in 1976.

Official synopsis[]

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Gunfire from Weescoosa's (Sally Lewis) bi-plane hits Vileness Flats; stop-motion animation sequence seen in bonus material for the 2016 documentary film Theory of Obscurity: A Film About The Residents

As the battle rages, Weescoosa arrives in her biplane, and since it's difficult to tell which short people are in the most danger, she randomly strafes anyone within range.

Shocked by her sudden appearance, the Bellboys quickly take flight, but as the Indian priestess brings the biplane in low to survey the scene, she loses control and crashes.[1]

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Vfshoppingcart-sml-transparent Vileness Fats
(1972 - 1976)

Scene by scene
1: Arf and Omega · 2: Bellboys & Townspeople Battle 1 · 3: Town 1 · 4: Mother's House 1 · 5: Weescoosa & Ninnie 1 · 6: Cave 1 · 7: Weescoosa & Ninnie 2 · 8: Weescoosa's Flashback · 9: Weescoosa & Ninnie 3 · 10: Bellboys & Townspeople Battle 2 · 11: Town 2 · 12: Desert 2 · 13: Lonesome Jack & Peggy · 14: Desert 1 · 15: Mother's House 2 · 16: Town 3 · 17: Banquet Hall · 18: Cave 2 · 19: Bridge 1 · 20: The Master Plan · 21: Cave 3 · 22: Desert 3 · 23: Night Club 1 · 24: Desert 4 · 25: Night Club 2 · 26: Desert 5 · 27: Cave 4 · 28: Night Club 3 · 29: Desert 6 · 30: Night Club 4 · 31: Cave 5 · 32: Night Club 5 · 33: Mother's House 3 · 34: Night Club 6 · 35: The Window of Never

Cast and characters
Saint Steven / Lonesome Jack (Jay Clem) · Weescoosa (Sally Lewis) · Arf and Omega Berry (Palmer Eiland and George Ewart) · Ninnie (Danny Williams) · Steve's Mother (Marge Howard) · Peggy Honeydew (Margaret Smyk) · Weenie (Danny Williams) · Uncle Willy (Hardy Fox)
with
Irene Dogmatic · J. Raoul Brody · Barry "Schwump" Schwam · Hugo Olson · Bill Dewalt · Diane Flynn · Homer Flynn · Tony Logan · Dennis Sealy · The Mysterious N. Senada as himself

Crew
The Residents: direction, screenplay, music, sets, costumes · Graeme Whifler: lighting, sets, second unit direction · Diane Flynn: costumes · John Kennedy: editing

Settings
Vileness Flats (Mother's House · Ninnie's House · Banquet Hall · Willy's Hot Spot) · Motel · The Cave · The Desert · The Window of Never

Soundtrack music
"Aircraft Damage" · "The Importance of Evergreen" · "Eloise" · "Kamikaze Lady" · "Lonely At The Top" · "Fever" · "Russian Love Song" · X Is For Xtra ("Theme From X" · "Slow Texture" · "Asonarose" · "Soundtrack Music Piece 17")

Related works
The Boarding House performance · Santa Dog · Meet The Residents · Not Available (X Is For Xtra) · The Third Reich 'n Roll (video) · "March de la Winni" · Oh Mummy! Oh Daddy! performance · Fingerprince · Whatever Happened To Vileness Fats? (soundtrack · PAL TV LP) · Video Voodoo · Twenty Twisted Questions · Icky Flix (soundtrack · "The Knife Fight" · RZ VF) · Theory of Obscurity: A Film About The Residents · Double Trouble ("Junior's Double Trouble Nightmare" · trailer) · Triple Trouble (soundtrack)

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Atomic Shopping Carts · The Bell Boys · Residents, Uninc. · "My MammySycamore St. studio · Ralph Records · The Cryptic Corporation · The Ugly Grey Theater

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