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Comedy Cult Classic

Cheap booze turns Brooklyn’s homeless into puddles of technicolor goo in this cult horror-comedy meltdown.

STREET TRASH

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

1987 · 1h 40m · NR · Comedy / Horror · IMDB TMDB

A group of hobos begin melting into multicolored piles of goo after drinking sixty-year-old liquor. At the same time, the psychotic Vietnam War vet who rules the hobo camp snaps and begins killing at random. Two brothers set out to stop the liquor and the killer.

Quick Answer

What is Street Trash about?

Street Trash is a 1987 American comedy-horror film directed by J. Michael Muro about a batch of toxic liquor that causes Brooklyn's homeless to melt away, while two brothers and a deranged Vietnam veteran inhabit a junkyard rife with chaos.

Programmer's Pick

Only in the world of Street Trash does a bottle of rotgut become a weapon of mass liquefaction. Come for the psychedelic meltdowns, stay for the anarchic junkyard politics and a cop who’s had enough of Brooklyn’s most bizarre crime wave.

— SassyFlix Programmer

Overview

In the grimy underbelly of Greenpoint, Brooklyn, a liquor store owner stumbles upon a forgotten case of ultra-cheap booze known as Tenafly Viper. Instead of disposing of this sixty-year-old toxic swill, he sells it to the local homeless community, triggering a string of horrifying and bizarre deaths as drinkers grotesquely melt away. Amidst this body-melting mayhem, two homeless brothers navigate their precarious existence in a junkyard, watched over by a sympathetic female cashier. Meanwhile, a zealous cop is determined to unravel the mystery behind the mounting deaths and topple the reign of a dangerously unhinged Vietnam veteran who rules the junkyard with an iron fist. "Street Trash" blends outrageous body horror with pitch-black comedy, set against a backdrop of urban decay.

Details & Specs

Director
J. Michael Muro
Writer
Roy Frumkes
Release
1987
Runtime
1h 40m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
Genres
Comedy, Horror
Also Known As
Horror in Bowery Street - Street Trash, Уличный мусор, Corps à vidanges, Haki-dame no akuma, Uliczny chlam, Trash: basura, Violencia en Manhattan (Street Trash), Violencia en Manhattan

Why This Matters

Street Trash is a cult classic of independent horror-comedy, notable for its place among the splatter subgenre known as 'melt movies' and for winning the Silver Raven at the Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film.
— SassyFlix Curator

Cast & Crew

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Director: J. Michael Muro Writer: Roy Frumkes
Mike Lackey Mike Lackey Fred Bill Chepil Bill Chepil Bill the Cop Vic Noto Vic Noto Bronson Mark Sferrazza Mark Sferrazza Kevin Jane Arakawa Jane Arakawa Wendy NP Nicole Potter Winette Pat Ryan Pat Ryan Frank Schnizer CJ Clarenze Jarmon Burt BP Bernard Perlman Wizzy MZ Miriam Zucker Drunken Wench James Lorinz James Lorinz Doorman Tony Darrow Tony Darrow Nick Duran RF Roy Frumkes Melted Businessman FM Frank M. Farel Dismembered Derelict JR Joni Ruth White Old Lady Shopper GA Glenn Andreiev Mario Peter Iasillo Jr. Peter Iasillo Jr. Hefty NG Nick Gionta Street Gang Member MD M. D'Jango Krunch Ed MS Morty Storm Black Suit SB Sam Blasco Jimmy The Cop BT Bruce Torbet Paulie RZ Roman Zack Forensics Expert GA Gary Auerbach Hitman JL Jeanne Laporta Bitchy Businesswoman CD Colin De Rouin Concerned Businessman JD Julian Davis Husband In Car VL Victoria Lucas Wife In Car EB Eddie Bay Exploding Derelict KS Kevin Simmons Store Manager AL Allan Lozito Delancey BB Bill Bondanza Discount SP Stephen Patterson Alfalfa FS Fred Schomaker Yellowman KS Karl Schröder Desk Sergeant SJ Stephen Joseph Santiago Wheelchair Derelict JM Julie McQuain Receptive Whore in Van CP Carmel Pugh Whore on Telephone MK Marilyn Kray Whore in Van KK Kristin Keating Whore in Van NM Nora Maher Whore in Van Gina Menza Gina Menza Whore in Van NG Nadine Garcia Whore in Van CE Craig Edwards Whore in Van RJ Robert Jonathan Whore in Van CM Chris McNamee Punk Street Gang Leader LP Leslie Pascal Street Gang Member DW Dave Weinstein Street Gang Member RY Ramón Ybarra Street Gang Member RD Robert DiPietro Chef at Restaurant FD Frank Dassaro Workman at Wrecking Yard JV Joseph Vero Workman at Wrecking Yard RR Raymond Ristau Workman at Wrecking Yard RV Raul Velez Workman at Wrecking Yard TF Thomas Fuzia Workman at Wrecking Yard GR Gary Rozanski Smoking Derelict BF Bobby Faust Last Stage of Ed's Melt JH John Hukushi Vietcong Vampire SW Sylvia Wong Vietcong Vampire JC Judy Chin Vietcong Vampire KC Kevin Chin Vietcong Vampire WE William Elijah Tyre Windshield-Washing Bum DP David Paul Rubenstein Windshield-Washing Bum NY Nathaniel Young Sundry Junkyard Bum PS Paul Sansone Sundry Junkyard Bum MM Michael Maurer Sundry Junkyard Bum JD James D. Clements Cop at Police Station TD Terrence Devlin Cop at Police Station ED Eliezer Diaz Cop at Police Station LS Lawrence Sufrin Cop at Police Station RA Robert Audin Cop at Police Station RJ Robert Jockers Cop Driving Van AB Alan Brustein Man Exiting Restaurant GF Gail Feinsod Woman Exiting Restaurant CK Charlene Krista Woman Shopper with Dog BM Buddy Mantia Driver of Damaged Car VA Vince Anderson American Soldier BL Bernard Lunnon American Soldier CG Curtis Gaither American Soldier SO Sky Owens American Soldier BG Billy Gram American Soldier CP Christopher Perry American Soldier MK Mike Kinney Child Bum

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Why Cult

Meltdown Mayhem

Watch as unsuspecting characters literally melt into multicolored goo after sipping the notorious Tenafly Viper.

Junkyard Kingdom

A deranged Vietnam vet rules a community of homeless misfits from his junkyard throne, adding a wild power struggle to the chaos.

Pitch-Black Comedy

The film blends grotesque horror with irreverent, dark humor, including a notorious game of catch with a severed body part.

Decaying Brooklyn Setting

Set in the gritty streets and junkyards of Greenpoint, the urban squalor becomes a character in its own right.

Scene Gallery

Threat File

Trigger

Liquor store owner sells old toxic booze

Threat

Tenafly Viper toxic liquor

Effect

Drinkers melt into multicolored goo

Setting

Brooklyn junkyard and streets

Questions from the Vault

When was Street Trash released? +

Street Trash was released in 1987.

Who directed Street Trash? +

Street Trash was directed by J. Michael Muro.

How long is Street Trash? +

Street Trash has a runtime of 100 minutes.

What genre is Street Trash? +

Street Trash is a comedy-horror film.

Where can I watch Street Trash? +

Street Trash is available to stream on SassyFlix.

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