Line #14 Film/StreetTrash


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4	->''Things in New York are about to go down the toilet.''
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6	''Street Trash'' is a 1987 [[SplatterHorror horror/splatter]] movie written by Roy Frumkes and directed by James Muro. Neither are well known for anything else, although Muro's steadicam work in this movie was so impressive that he later found regular work as a Hollywood camera operator. You may have heard of one of the films Muro worked on - ''Film/{{Titanic 1997}}''.
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8	The plot, [[SoBadItsGood loosely defined in this context]], follows two young homeless brothers, Fred and Kevin, who live in a junkyard ruled by Bronson, [[ShellShockedVeteran a psychotic and traumatized Vietnam veteran]]. One day, the owner of a nearby liquor store discovers a crate full of Tenafly Viper: bottles of booze from the 1920's that had been stashed away behind a grate in the basement. Seeing an easy way to make some money, he decides to sell the Viper for a dollar a bottle. The local homeless population, needing to spend their money frugally, take advantage of this offer. There's only one catch: anyone who drinks the Viper [[ImMelting melts]] into a [[BloodyHilarious streaming, day-glo ooze]] while screaming in horror.
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10	!!Provides examples of:
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12	* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Just about everyone who dies, but especially Nick Durand and Bronson.]]
13	* AxCrazy: Bronson, the ruler of the junkyard, has no qualms about using his knife. This would be a knife he made from a human femur bone.
14	* BlackComedy: This is probably the best category available for this movie and virtually every scene in it.
15	* BlackComedyRape:
16	** Frank Schnizer, the owner of the junkyard, makes an attempt with Wendy, his young assistant. The tone of the scene, along with the background music, makes it clear this effort is meant to be {{played for laughs}}. [[spoiler:This goes into CrossesTheLineTwice territory when that same music plays while Frank sees a woman's corpse...]]
17	** RapeAsDrama: Another scene in which a crowd of derelicts brutally gang rape a poor drunken woman to death has a much, much darker tone.
18	* BloodyHilarious: Virtually every scene in which someone drinks the Tenafly Viper could qualify; of particular note is the shot of a bum melting into a toilet bowl.
19	* BodyHorror: Every time someone drinks the Viper, they melt into a gruesome puddle of colors.
20	* BriarPatching: How Fred tricks Wizzie into drinking the Viper.
21	* CampingACrapper: The hitman hired by Duran tries to do this to Fred.
22	** TheCanKickedHim: However, he ends up being beaten up in the bathroom by Bill instead.
23	* CombatPragmatist: Fred and Kevin make good use of a bottle of Viper and a compressed air cylinder, respectively.
24	* CrazyHomelessPeople: Most of the characters.
25	* ExcrementStatement: Bronson urinates on [[spoiler:Bill's]] corpse.
26	* ExploitationFilm: Let's see ... exploitative use of controversial themes (homelessness in this case)? Check. Over-the-top gore and violence for its own sake? Check. Explicit nudity and sex for its own sake? Check. [[WordOfGod Muro himself]] has stated that he made the film to "democratically offend every group on the planet."
27	* FatBastard: Mister Schizer, the junkyard owner.
28	* FelonyMisdemeanor: When Wizzie, Bronson's smarmy sycophant, is captured by the police, they threaten to give him a shower. He is horrified.
29	* FiveFingerDiscount: Burt, a friend of Fred and Kevin, does a little "shopping" of this nature. He's quickly caught with chicken in his pants.
30	* GrievousBottleyHarm: Fred throws a bottle on Bronson's face when he comes to help Kevin.
31	* ILoveTheDead: [[spoiler:Frank is heavily implied to have molested the corpse of Duran's girlfriend.]]
32	* ImMelting: Anyone who drinks the Tenafly Viper meets their end this way.
33	* ImagineSpot: Bronson's flashbacks, which vary between "plausible", "implausible", and "John Rambo's masturbation fantasies".
34	* {{Jerkass}}: Most of the cast. Fred, one of the protagonists, is an especially prominant example of this.
35	* KeepAway: Perhaps the most memorable scene in this movie involves this game. It's played with a [[GroinAttack severed penis]].
36	* LosingYourHead: [[spoiler:After Bronson is decapitated, his brain lives long enough to take a look under Wendy's skirt and die smiling.]]
37	* MenAreTheExpendableGender: Mentioned by a concerned bystander when Bill the cop won't help a partially melted businessman. Bill's already handling the incident of the guy who got thrown into his own car's windshield by Bronson:
38	-->'''Bill:''' "Lady, I can only save one person at a time!"
39	-->'''Woman:''' "Why? Because he's male?"
40	-->'''Bill:''' "No, because he's an asshole!"
41	* MotorMouth: The doorman at Nick Duran's restaurant, while sitting in a police station next to Duran himself, won't stop slinging insults. He evidently thinks the police will protect him as a witness. Even when he's told they can't, he ''still'' keeps mouthing off. The fact that the role is played by James Lorinz from ''Film/{{Frankenhooker}}'' has a lot to do with his apparent [[TooDumbToLive death wish]].
42	* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: One of Bronson's flashback dreams features Viet Cong Vampires!
43	* OffWithHisHead: One of the most unusual decapitations in cinema takes place near the end.
44	* OneSteveLimit: Averted. One of Nick Duran's {{Mooks}} is also named Nick (Duran calls him "Nicky," though).
45	* PopGoesTheHuman: One fat Viper drinker inflates and bursts instead. Why? Why not?
46	* RiddleForTheAges: The origin of Tenafly Viper and why it has its effects on people are never even discussed, let alone revealed.
47	* TitleDrop: Bronson calls Kevin "street trash" when he's chasing him during the climax.
48	* UrineTrouble: One unfortunate derelict does this to Bronson, who reacts by [[GroinAttack removing his manhood]]. This leads to the aforementioned game of KeepAway.
49	* VillainSong: The final credits feature the song "We Do T'ings My Way", a version of Music/FrankSinatra's "My Way" performed by Mafia boss Nick Duran.
50	* VomitIndiscretionShot: After winning his battle with a Mafia hitman, Bill the Cop sticks his fingers down his throat and barfs on his opponent.

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