STREET TRASH
A film review by Alexander Siegel
Copyright 1987 Alexander Siegel
Capsule: This movie is one of the most spectacular guts
and gravy movies of the year. The first death scene alone is
worth the price of admission. Not for the occasional horror
movie watcher.
First, I have to mention a disclaimer. The budget of this gem is low. The acting is poor. The characters are unsympathetic, to put it mildly. The script is mediocre. All in all, the technical quality is uniformly poor. Fortunately, this is not why one would go see this movie.
The basic premiss of this movie is that there is a case of tainted liquor going around which is killing bums who buy or steal the stuff. Tainted in the sense that syphilis is mildly unpleasant. The effect of this potent drink is that it causes people to melt in a multi-colored and truly spectacular way. But since there is only a limited supply of the stuff, the writers have the bums mutilate each other to fill time. The violence is so explicit and thorough that it was personally surprising that it was not released with an X rating. I guess it was a small release and slipped through. Despite the violence, I found myself laughing loudly quite a lot.
Only once in a while does a flick of this magnitude wander along. Other comparable titles are ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES and TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE. I indeed feel fortunate for having seen it before it slipped away. I'm sorry I have no more information other than the title, and it will be gone before long, so seek it out.
Alex Siegel
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