Street Trash (1987)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

J. Michael Muro

Writer:

Roy Frumkes (writer)

Release Date:

24 June 1987 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

Things in New York are about to go down the toilet...

Plot:

When a liquor store owner finds a case of "Viper" in his cellar, he decides to sell it to the local hobos at one dollar a bottle...

Plot Keywords:

Vietnam War Veteran | Street Trash | Melting | Toxic Waste | Castration

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Mike Lackey	...	Fred
Bill Chepil	...	Bill The Cop
Vic Noto	...	Bronson
Mark Sferrazza	...	Kevin
Jane Arakawa	...	Wendy
Nicole Potter	...	Winette
Pat Ryan	...	Frank Schnizer (as R.L. Ryan)
Clarenze Jarmon	...	Burt
Bernard Perlman	...	Wizzy
Miriam Zucker	...	Drunken Wench
M. D'Jango Krunch	...	Ed
James Lorinz	...	Doorman
Morty Storm	...	Black Suit
Sam Blasco	...	Jimmy The Cop
Bruce Torbet	...	Paulie

Runtime:

91 min | Germany:102 min | Japan:102 min | Norway:90 min (heavily cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Singapore:(Banned) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | New Zealand:R18 | Australia:R | France:-12 | Norway:18 | Spain:18 | UK:18 | USA:Unrated | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Street Trash Joint Venture

Trivia:

Based on an original short film by 'James Muro'

Quotes:

Wife In Car: Hurry up, let's make the light. You know how much I hate this neighborhood.
[Bronson approaches]
Wife In Car: Honey, here comes one.
[Bronson pushes down on the hood]
Wife In Car: Oh! Look! Look what he's doing to the car!
Husband In Car: Don't worry about it. Everyone's got to make a living you know.
Wife In Car: Honey!
Husband In Car: Don't do that. I'm only gonna...
[to Bronson]
Husband In Car: Hey, how're you doing there? Vet, huh?
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Making Slime (1998) (V)

Soundtrack:

We Do Things My Way

Most Notorious Melt Movie Must Be Viewed By All

Street Trash (1987) deserves 10+ stars for its movie poster art alone - a splashy and grossly exaggerated masterpiece of a poisoned wino melting and flushing himself down a crusty warehouse toilet. The movie itself is cheap, sleazy, vile, disgusting, florescent, stinky, slimy, perverse, insane, and retarded...which is why it must be viewed by everyone. You must watch this movie.

Street Trash personified the essence of crappy, late 80's horror slop, but also achieved legendary status within hip underground horror circles. What drew me to the movie were the colorful images of the make-up and special effects that gleamed from the pages of Fangoria and GoreZone Magazine. This is truly one-of-a-kind cinema and resides in the outer realms of art-house oddities/gore flicks. They certainly don't make 'em like this anymore!