Street Trash (1987)

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, unaware of its true properties. The drinks causes its ... See full summary »

Director:

James M. Muro (as Jim Muro)

Writer:

Roy Frumkes

Stars:

Mike Lackey, Bill Chepil, Vic Noto

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

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, unaware of its true properties. The drinks causes its consumers to melt, very messily. Two homeless lads find themselves up against the effects of the toxic brew, as well as going head to head with "Bronson" a Vietnam vet with sociopathic tendencies, and the owner of the junkyard they live in.

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Plot Keywords:

liquor store | liquor | junkyard | brother brother relationship | chase | 

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Taglines:

Just when you thought you had seen it all.

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Certificate:

16+

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 May 1987 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Corps à vidanges

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Street Trash Joint Venture

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min 90 min (heavily cut) 101 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Vic Noto (Bronson) was cast a day before principal photography commenced. "I didn't know what the hell I was doing," he said, "nor did I EVER understand who Bronson was. I did scene by scene not even knowing what the movie was about. I didn't read the Script until three months AFTER I was wrapped. I STILL don't know who Bronson was".

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Quotes

Burt: Ain't good for the image, Fred. You looked too god damn comfortable! people ain't gonna pity you no more!
Fred: I don't know how I managed to look comfortable. Fuckin'Wizzy planted his foot halfway up my ass.
Burt: Oh, well, he was just plantin' corn. Get it? Corn... his foot! In yo' ass! Ha ha! Hey, where's your sense of humor, boy?
Fred: I lost it when Wizzy kicked me in the ass!

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Crazy Credits

"Thanks, Anita, for taking me to see I Drink Your Blood when I was six."

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Connections

Referenced in Cinemassacre's Monster Madness: The Toxic Avenger (2012)

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Soundtracks

We Do Things My Way
Written by Tony Camillo
Performed by Tony Darrow
Publishing Etude BMI

User Reviews

Highly entertaining horror comedy cult classic.

In the streets of a New York where the homeless live in a junkyard and on the streets, two bum brothers named Fred ( Mike Lackey) and Kevin ( Mark Sferrazza) are living together in a hut of a auto wreck yard thinking life has become crap for them. A liquor store owner however discovers in his store an old box of special liquor called "Viper" that is 40 years old as he think it might be good to sell at a low cost price of one dollar, unfortunately it has a very bad side effect on those who drink it as it can cause a person to literally melt or explode.

Original, tasteless and exciting horror comedy that has gained a cult following since it was released in 1987, the acting maybe bad but the movie has awesome gore, melting and exploding body effects and a dark sense of humor to help the movie. There's also some nudity for those who who like nudity and is nicely photographed, look for R.L. Ryan ( The mayor from "The Toxic Avenger") as a boss.

A must see if you like Peter Jackson's early work, Troma flicks and gory horror comedies.

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