Trash ( Andy Warhol's Trash )

Trash (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: Andy Warhol's Trash
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cannes Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
110 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1970 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Paul Morrissey

Written By:
Paul Morrissey (story)

Actors:
Joe Dallesandro ..... Joe, the Junkie
Holly Woodlawn ..... Holly, Joe's Companion
Geri Miller ..... Go-Go Dancer
Andrea Feldman ..... Rich Girl
John Putnam ..... Johnny, High-school Junkie (as Johnny Putnam)
Jane Forth ..... Jane
Bruce Pecheur ..... Bruce, Jane's Companion
Diane Podel ..... Holly's Sister
Roberto D'Alessandro ..... Rob, as Joe's Brother (as Rob d'Alesandro)
Michael Sklar ..... Mr. Michaels, the Welfare Investigator

Synopsis:

The story of Joe [Dallesandro] and his lover-protector, Holly [Woodlawn], who is something to behold, a comic book Mother Courage who fancies herself as Marlene Dietrich but sounds more like Phil Silvers. Joe and Holly try to make a go of things in their Lower East Side basement, from which Holly goes forth from time to time to cruise the Fillmore East and to scavenge garbage cans, while Joe's journeys are in search of real junk... Trash is true-blue movie-making, funny and vivid.--Vincent Canby, The New York Times. Written and directed by Paul Morrissey, 'presented' by Andy Warhol.

This Andy Warhol production finds Joe Dallesandro as Joe, a lice-ridden impotent junkie who lives with Holly (Holly Woodlawn) in a Lower East Side slum in New York. Holly is a transvestite who spends time collecting trash, going to the Fillmore East, and cruising for sex. Joe is only interested in his next fix, and graphic displays of needles piercing flesh and degrading human situations deglamorize drug use better than any board of education film or public service messages. Jane (Jane Forth) is the acid casualty housewife who listens to Pink Floyd. Male and female nudity and masturbation are featured. The color process is not credited, but technical aspects are better overall than most previous Warhol productions.

Trash, which follows Flesh in the Paul Morrissey-Andy Warhol-Joe Dallesandro trilogy, is every bit as off-putting as its predecessor. Trash, however, is a step up from Flesh in terms of its technical side; while still far from 'professional,' its camerawork and sound are more controlled and purposeful. It also gives the impression of featuring a more coherent plot, but in truth it is still a series of vignettes loosely tied to a motivating factor. However, there is considerably more action in Trash. There is also a magnificent chemistry between Dallesandro and Holly Woodlawn, who gives a love-it-or-hate-it performance that is full of bizarre life. Dallesandro is once again a low-key performer, at times irritating, but the guilelessness of his performance is perfect in the context of the film. The general level of acting is also appreciably higher than in Flesh, with memorable turns from Michael Sklar and Andrea Feldman. Many will be turned off by the film, but those cultists who embrace it do so honestly -- there's a raw fascination to the film, a method to Morrissey's madness. He's not interested in creating a 'good' film; he's interested in creating a personal film that bears an indelible stamp, and in that he succeeds brilliantly.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 15 November, 2005.

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