| Street Trash | |
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| Directed by | J. Michael Muro |
| Written by | Roy Frumkes[1] |
| Produced by | Roy Frumkes[1] |
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| Cinematography | David Sperling |
| Edited by | Dennis Werner |
| Music by | Rick Ulfik |
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| Distributed by | Lightning Pictures |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Street Trash is a 1987 American black comedy body horror film directed by J. Michael Muro (credited as Jim Muro). It won the Silver Raven at the Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film. The film has acquired a status as a cult classic independent horror-comedy and is one of a number of films known as "melt movies".[2]
In the film, a liquor store in Brooklyn starts selling cheap alcoholic beverages to local hobos. The beverages date to the 1920s, and are actually poisonous. While a local cop investigates the series of unexplained deaths, homeless veterans of the Vietnam War group together as a dangerous gang.
- ^ a b Stimpson, Andrew (2012-10-07). "25 Years On: Street Trash Revisited". The Quietus. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
- ^ Jones, Gareth (2010-01-06). "Street Trash (UK DVD)". Dread Central. Retrieved 2016-07-08.