Blackmail, vice, and an evil computer drive the underbelly of Hell’s Kitchen into chaotic depravity.
SWEET TRASH
Some women are born to be sweet trash.
An alcoholic longshoreman, deep in debt to the mob, is forced into an increasingly debauched nightmare as he tries to avoid the thugs out to get him. Along the way, he meets local oddballs, violent criminals, and lusty women. With a mysterious computer controlling everyone’s actions this grimy artistic film with almost science fiction-esque fear of future mind control was made well before it’s time.
Quick Answer
Sweet Trash is a 1970 American crime drama directed by John Hayes about a longshoreman in debt to the mob who spirals into a world of vice, blackmail, and bizarre mind control.
Programmer's Pick
Come for the mob debts and debauched longshoremen, stay for the clown-makeup pimp and that evil computer subplot. Only in 1970s exploitation could mind control and Hell’s Kitchen sleaze share a bill—and somehow make it this weirdly compelling.
— SassyFlix Programmer
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Why Cult
A mysterious computer tugs at the strings of every sordid player, injecting a sci-fi paranoia into the criminal chaos.
The film’s villain sports clown makeup and lords over a mansion of half-naked maids, pushing sleaze into the realm of the surreal.
From naked horseback rides to commune debauchery, the film revels in counterculture excess with an exploitation edge.
An alcoholic longshoreman’s desperate attempts to dodge the mob pull him through a gauntlet of criminals and vices.
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Threat File
Mob debt and vice raid fallout
Organized crime and mind-controlling computer
Manipulation, blackmail, and personal ruin
Hell’s Kitchen and seedy urban locales
Questions from the Vault
When was Sweet Trash released? +
Sweet Trash was released in 1970.
Who directed Sweet Trash? +
Sweet Trash was directed by John Hayes.
How long is Sweet Trash? +
Sweet Trash has a runtime of 79 minutes.
What genre is Sweet Trash? +
Sweet Trash is a crime and drama film.
Where can I watch Sweet Trash? +
Sweet Trash is available to stream on SassyFlix.
How does the evil computer influence the characters in Sweet Trash? +
The evil computer is described as mysteriously controlling everyone’s actions, adding a layer of science fiction-inspired mind control to the film’s grimy crime narrative.
