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This shocker will most likely appeal to fans of pitch-black beyond-bad-taste comedy. Others may find it highly offensive and gory as it chronicles the fate of homeless Brooklyn winos when they get int... read more read more...o some tainted wine and begin melting into slimy puddles of human goo. The wine, called "Tenafly Viper," is being sold by the owner of a liquor store who found it lying around in his basement and sells it to the bums for a buck. It is later revealed that the wine was deliberately spiked by the government. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 31 min.

Directed by: Jim Muro, James Muro

Release Date: January 1, 1986

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DVD Release Date: September 26, 2006

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  • TheDudeLebowski65
    June 27, 2011
    TheDudeLebowski65
    Street Trash is one bizarre horror flick. Street Trash is one of the goriest, most disgusting films, but man is it fun. The plot of the film is fairly simple, a liquor store sells bottles of a drink called Viper that makes hobos melt. Thats all it is. But the strength of the film... read more lies within its special effects and originality. I thoroughly enjoyed the film, even for its flaws, the film was still lots of fun to watch. Street Trash has one of the most simple plots to a horror/exploitation film, and the real star in this film are the gooey special effects. For me, it's what makes this film a must see. Not only that, but there's some very low brow comedy in this film that might appeal to fans of other bizarre horror comedies such as Basket Case. Street Trash is a well made film that is often overlooked because of it's obvious plot. Melting Hobos isn't exactly an interesting plot, or is it? Street Trash though a simplistic film in its execution offers a very entertaining hour and a half that is one of the most memorable, bizarre and horrifying rides that you will take.
    Director James Muro would later work as a steadicam operator for many big Hollywood blockbusters such as Terminator 2 and Titanic. I find it pretty funny how a film this bizarre would be made by a man who would film some big blockbusters. Street Trash is a fairly obscure title in the Horror genre, and it deserves at least one viewing. The film though eccentric is still fairly original, and evokes qualities of Peter Jackson's earliest directorial efforts.
  • WrenchLT
    June 14, 2011
    WrenchLT
    Certainly lives up to its billing - it's a complete trash-fest! Never seen a film featuring so many low-lifes and scumbags. Of course the film has a very black humoured tone to it all as it follows the grimey existence of the hobo community of Brooklyn when a deadly toxic alcohol... read moreic drink sold from a local store starts to pick them off melting them down into a multi-coloured ooze. Funny at times and disgusting and gory in others, it's all a sleazy affair that's a good laugh but not to be taken seriously.
  • kenstachnik
    February 28, 2011
    kenstachnik
    Hands down the best movie about melting hobos EVER!
  • thefog1331
    July 16, 2007
    thefog1331
    How can you not like a movie that has winos melting in every color of the rainbow plus an unusual game of catch with an unusual...item. At it's core it's a black comedy with alot of gore but don't be surprised if you feel like taking a shower after watching this.
  • silentbob66
    July 25, 2008
    silentbob66
    From the makers of the Toxic Avenger is another gross out low budget B movie centering around a group of bums that end up drinking some tainted booze known as Viper from a local liquor store that makes them explode and start to melt away if you liked Toxic Avenger or any movie fr... read moreom Troma Studios this one is worth taken a shot at
  • DrLappos
    February 14, 2008
    DrLappos
    This scared me rigid as a young boy...shouldnt have been watching this sort of thing really but who cares.
  • cacutshaw
    December 18, 2007
    cacutshaw
    I should like this movie. It has everything that I generally find appealing in a film. Gore, bad taste and violence. Yet, while I was watching it I found it really, really boring. And the parts that were supposed to be funny, tongue in cheek or not, just seemed stupid. Howev... read moreer, I've been tempted to watch this again, I know when I saw it the first time I was expecting a new favourite film of all time, so maybe my expectations are a bit more realistic. I know a lot of people who's opinions I quite respect swear by this film, so it is possible it just didn't click first time around. Happens to the best of us.
  • Killerclownballs
    July 2, 2011
    Killerclownballs
    Mmmm. What's that. Ohhhh, yeah. No, I haven't been there. Where. There where. There. Today. No tomorrow. Yes. Sure. Foliage
  • LittleMissBloodAndGuts
    January 18, 2011
    LittleMissBloodAndGuts
    Grotesque and very funny oddball horror film about a shipment of poison rotgut that drives winos homicidally maniacal before horribly deforming and liquefying them. I just rewatched this and it was better than I remembered. The special effects makeup is top notch, and ever so ... read moregross and disgustingly original.
  • kurtastbury
    April 29, 2010
    kurtastbury
    The only reason this disgusting movie doesn't get the dreaded half star rating (the lowest possible rating on 90 Lost Minutes) is because the end is amusing. Quite literally this has to be the most unwholesome, vile film I've ever seen. Don't get me wrong either. I like dark c... read moreomedies, heck Heathers is one of my favorite movies, but this is just way past the point of being wrong.

    The story goes like this ... Liquor store dude finds a crate in his basement filled with a drink called Viper. He immediately decides to sell the drink without any knowledge of it's contents or even what it is. A whole lot of "street trash" bums come in and buy bottles of Viper for $1 with disastrous results. One of the bums brings a mobster's girlfriend back to the junkyard where she's raped and murdered by the homeless personages. These actions force a corrupt inner city cop to answer to the mob and thus begins the rounding up of bums. The story ends with a madcap death spree which is really the only reason to watch this movie.

    Ok, I know what you're thinking. You think I'm judging this movie unfairly. No I'm not. It's really disgusting. It's more than just the nasty special effects too. It's the way that the disturbing thoughts are presented that bothers me. For example, there is a scene where a man's wedding tackle gets clearly sliced off with a knife. As if that wasn't bad enough the "slicer" and his friends decide that it would be funny to play keep away with it, preventing the "slicee" from retrieving his most valuable part. I guess if they had been a little more light hearted with that scene MAYBE I could've found it funny. There's stuff like that throughout the movie though. Like the scene where one of the better characters tries out necrophilia. All it did was remind me of The Dark Backward.

    All that aside, if your brain is segmented enough to do that, it is still a pretty bad movie. It plods along at a snails pace and there really isn't anyone to cheer for. It's just the dregs of society, living their strange lives at a junkyard, killing each other, and drinking Viper.

    I would strongly suggest watching only the last 5 minutes of this movie. You won't really miss much and you'll see the best part.

    Why did I watch this movie in the first place? The trailer is not half bad and it was recommended to me.

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Critic Reviews

Rob Gonsalves
April 9, 2007
Rob Gonsalves, eFilmCritic.com

This very gross, mean-spirited and ugly horror-comedy has much to recommend it. Full Review

Bill Gibron
September 3, 2005
Bill Gibron, DVDTalk.com

Street Trash is a celebration of all that is excessive and exciting in the world of splatter films. It is a truly misguided masterwork. Full Review

Walter Goodman
May 21, 2003
Walter Goodman, New York Times

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Nicolas Lacroix
November 12, 2002
Nicolas Lacroix, Showbizz.net

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Matt Brunson
July 29, 2002
Matt Brunson, Creative Loafing

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Scott Weinberg
July 26, 2002
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

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Jeremiah Kipp
January 27, 2002
Jeremiah Kipp, ToxicUniverse.com

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Marjorie Baumgarten
March 10, 2003
Marjorie Baumgarten, Austin Chronicle

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