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

Colour:

Colour

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:

Cameo: [Roy Frumkes]the businessman whose face is burned off by the melting bum on the fire escape.

Quotes:

Doorman: Everybody's a hot-headed gangster. Everybody's Mister Mafia. Ha! The Don! The Don of Douchebags, that's what you are. Nick - Nick the Dick. That's what they call you, behind your back, you and your restaurant. Your stinkin' restaurant.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Making Slime (1998) (V)

Soundtrack:

We Do Things My Way

Icky Flick

So here's a nasty icky little flick, that I've had on VHS for a long time, and finally it's released on DVD, uncut, and it's not for the squeamish. A liquor store owner finds a wooden case behind a wall in the basement and drags it out to find it's half-pint bottles of Tenafly Viper, some kind of cheap wine, so he sells it for a buck a bottle and it's very popular with the local winos. Except he has very few repeat customers. Seems as though this stuff is some kind of nasty toxic stuff and whoever drinks it turns into a melted pile of goo. We have this junkyard where this subculture of bums live, run by Bronson, a Viet Nam Vet, and they're all a pretty dirty filthy nasty looking lot. Bronson's "love interest" will make your skin crawl. Anyway, this is NOT a great film in the traditional sense, but it's a weird and nasty little cult film that will appeal to you if you enjoy things like Body Melt and The Stuff. But it's quite a bit nastier than those. I guess it's been a while since I've watched the tape, so I hate it when something that's 'uncut' comes out and I try to figure out what I haven't seen before, but I'd guess there were a few scenes that were far messier than I remembered so I'll leave it at that since I'm not going to watch the tape again just to compare. Too many movies, so little time. 8 out of 10 stars, if you enjoy the gross and disgusting, you'll find this right up your alley.