Audiences were struck by the film""s downbeat, tragic, dehumanized and ironic ending.While initially considered perfect for drive-ins or as a ""midnight movie"" after its debut in October of 1968, it was soundly criticized as grindhouse schlock and unredeeming gory trash.Jerry is unaccustomed o wearing female clothes and a wig and he worries that their masquerade will fail:Jerry: Howdothey walk in these things, huh? How do they keep their balance?Joe: It must be the way the weight is distributed.The proud-to-be parents retired to their swamp abode, where they were soon the parents of ogre triplets, to the tune of "Losing Streak" performed by the Eels.On the water surface, their petals spread out and hey are transformed into tiny, wide-skirted ballerinas.[The image of a solitary, ""half-dead"" Harry - who was ""once somebody""s baby boy"" - at his workbench parallels Ann""s imaginings.