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Andy Warhol's Trash (1970)
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Reviews Counted:10
Fresh:9
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Paul Morrissey's second installment of his groundbreaking lowlife trilogy--a nod to the "sex, drugs, and rock-and-roll" credo--stars Joe Dallesandro as Joe, a ragged heroin addict living in a... Paul Morrissey's second installment of his groundbreaking lowlife trilogy--a nod to the "sex, drugs, and rock-and-roll" credo--stars Joe Dallesandro as Joe, a ragged heroin addict living in a filthy tenement on the Lower East Side of Manhattan with his girlfriend, Holly (Holly Woodlawn). Rendered impotent by his drug use, but driven by his addiction, Joe futilely tries to earn drug money as a hustler. While he scours the streets looking for junk, Holly searches the dumpsters, alleys, and garbage piles of the city looking for trashy treasures. Joe's quest precipitates a series of misadventures, alternately harrowing and humorous, including a single-shot intravenous drug session. There are also several sexual encounters featuring an eclectic cast of characters, including a vivacious Go-Go Dancer (Geri Miller), an LSD-crazed princess (Andrea Feldman), a bored housewife (Jane Forth) and her architect husband (Bruce Pecheur), and Holly's extremely pregnant sister (Diane Podlewski). Unfortunately, none of these episodes are able to reinvigorate Joe's dormant sex drive, and when their searches ultimately prove fruitless, Holly and Joe reconvene and scheme to improve their lot by adopting a baby in order to qualify for welfare. However, despite their dreams, the couple seems doomed to remain at the margins of society, burdened by junk and surrounded by trash. Sandwiched between 1968's FLESH and 1972's HEAT, TRASH is as frank a portrayal of junky life as the screen has ever seen. In addition to writing and directing the picture, Morrissey was also the cinematographer and editor. [More]
Starring: Joe Dallesandro, Holly Woodlawn, Jane Forth, Bruce Pecheur
Starring: Joe Dallesandro, Holly Woodlawn, Jane Forth, Bruce Pecheur, Geri Miller, Andrea Feldman, Johnny Putnam, Diane Podlewski, Bob Dallesandro
Director: Paul Morrissey
Director: Paul Morrissey
Screenwriter: Paul Morrissey
Producer: Andy Warhol
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Reviews for Andy Warhol's Trash
It shows when it comes to trash, you can't beat a film produced by Andy Warhol in delivering the real goods.
Morrissey is skewering a society in which people want something for nothing, and the result is a strikingly odd and important film.
Morrissey's films provided a more welcoming stage for bona fide superstar performances than many of Warhol's own movies.
The best of Paul Morrissey's drug-addled blue movies, with a stark naked Joe Dallesandro among the major selling points.
The still shocking film that brought the underground and Little Joe's privates uptown is as hilarious and poignant as ever.
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| 45% 45% | Ice Age: Dawn of the D… |
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| 55% 55% | Orphan |
| Tomatometer Percentage | Movie |
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| 98% 98% | Up |
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