Love on a Leash w/ Jessica St. Clair (Classic)

Love on a Leash, a bizarre indie film with no official release, is dissected by the How Did This Get Made? crew as one of the most unsettling and surreal cinematic experiences in their 11-year run. The movie follows Lisa, a woman who falls for a dog named Prince—actually a cursed playboy who transforms into a man only at night—leading to a relationship that blurs the lines between romance, fetishism, and psychological horror. The hosts are stunned by its relentless tonal chaos: a silent first two minutes, monochromatic color schemes dominated by sickly lime green, inexplicable dog food commercials, and a dog’s voiceover that’s a misogynistic, improv-style rant. The revelation that the dog and man are voiced by different actors—Stephen Kramer Glickman, who was paid in wontons and cantaloupe—adds to the film’s absurdity. The movie’s true horror lies not in jump scares but in its emotional and narrative incoherence: a woman marries a dog, the dog becomes a man only at night, and the film ends with a cryptic, ageless reunion. Yet amid the madness, the hosts find a strange, dark beauty—especially after learning the real-life love story between the director and lead actor, who married after filming. The film, financed by a church misled about its content, is a cult artifact that refuses to die, and the hosts ultimately recommend it—on the condition you’re prepared to question your sanity afterward.