{"id":3906,"date":"2016-10-07T19:43:29","date_gmt":"2016-10-07T23:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=3906"},"modified":"2026-02-24T14:02:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T19:02:35","slug":"trash-1970","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=3906","title":{"rendered":"Trash-1970"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Trash-1970<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Director Paul Morrissey<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring Joe Dallesandro, Holly Woodlawn<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scott&#8217;s Review #490<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/70003097.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3907\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/70003097-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"70003097\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/70003097-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/70003097.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reviewed October 7, 2016<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: B+<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trash (1970) is a very unique movie. It needs to be experienced firsthand to be believed.<\/p>\n<p>Produced by icon Andy Warhol, it is both creative and raw, and certainly not for those seeking a basic film that can easily be digested and contained in a box.<\/p>\n<p>Rather, the gritty and controversial aspects percolate into something edgy and creative. In essence, it is a day in the life of a junkie.<\/p>\n<p>An indie drama with documentary aspects, made in 1970 and set in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, Trash tells the story of a young heroin junkie named Joe (Joe Dallesandro) along with his sidekick Holly, who wander throughout the city picking through trash in desperate need of their next heroin fix.<\/p>\n<p>The film is hardcore, and that is what I admired most about it. Not always compelling and certainly not always story-like, it is an experience.<\/p>\n<p>Trash would likely not be made today, but, alas, in the 1960s and 1970s, films like this <em><strong>could <\/strong><\/em>be made.<\/p>\n<p>Sigh.<\/p>\n<p>Its rawness, explicit nudity (and I mean full-frontal folks), and blatant IV drug injections are not for the perky or conformists.<\/p>\n<p>It reminds me quite a bit of a John Waters cult exploitation film, but interestingly, it preceded John Waters.<\/p>\n<p>Trash (1970) is very well made, and I&#8217;d like to see it again sometime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trash-1970 Director Paul Morrissey Starring Joe Dallesandro, Holly Woodlawn Scott&#8217;s Review #490 Reviewed October 7, 2016 Grade: B+ Trash (1970) is a very unique movie. It needs to be experienced firsthand to be believed. 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