Street Trash (1987)

A liquor store owner sells alcoholic beverages to homeless people, unaware of what the bottles actually contain: toxic brew.

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 | junkyard | melting | homelessness | foot chase | 

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Taglines:

If you've never seen a melt movie before.... be prepared!

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Certificate:

Unrated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Based on an original short film by James M. Muro.

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Quotes

Store Manager: [Arrives with the old lady] Excuse me, sir...
Burt: Well, hey! What'd you say brother! Hey look, can you tell me when this here product expires?
Store Manager: I'd like to know what you're doing with all that chicken in your pants.
Burt: Say what?
Store Manager: You heard me.
Burt: Well yeah I heard you, but I don't understand. Because it's clear to me that what I'm doing is shopping.
Store Manager: This lady said that you were taking food out of the display cases and stuffing it down your pants and that certainly seems to be the case to me. Are you planning on ...
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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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Alternate Versions

The 1987 UK video version was cut by 6 secs and removed shots of a man's severed penis. These cuts were fully waived for the 2000 DVD release.

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Connections

References The Godfather (1972)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

So Wrong, it's Just Plain RIGHT

One day someone said, "I'd like to make a movie featuring a bottle of hooch that makes people melt into multi-colored ooze. I think I'll also add "sub-plots" about insane homeless vets, murder, necrophilia, gang-rape, castration, and police brutality. Oh, and it's a COMEDY."

Anyone who blasts the movie probably had no idea what they were getting into. Yeah, the story - if you want to call it that - is flimsy at best, but the film is punctuated by some inventive effects, some nice camera work, and a hysterical mostly-improvised Doorman character played by James Lorinz.

Summed up, if you like your movies dispicable, reprehensible, obnoxious, offensive, crude, and downright nasty, pick this one up. You won't be disappointed.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 September 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

Street Trash

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$500,000 (estimated)

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