Street Trash (1987)

When a liquor store owner finds a case of "Viper" in his cellar, he decides to sell it to the local hobos at one dollar a bottle, unaware of its true properties. The drinks causes its consumers to melt, very messily. Two homeless lads find themselves up against the effects of the toxic brew, as well as going head to head with "Bronson" a Vietnam vet with sociopathic tendencies, and the owner of the junkyard they live in.

Alright, so I had seen this movie a while back and thought it was worth of a rewatch & review. I brought it along with me to work (yes, I watch movies at work) and watched it.

It was actually a lot better than I remembered. There was a lot of black comedy in it, and I loved the practical fx.  They had some trippy bright colors that worked really well with the "crazy" tone of the movie, and the acting was surprisingly good.

The movie starts out with some dude, business owner, finding a crate of "hooch", if you will, in the basement of his New York shop, behind a wall.  Label says Tenafly Viper.  He sells a lot of alcoholic beverages to the local bums, so he figures "hey, lets sell the Tenafly Viper to the bums and make a killing." Thus, he does, cheaply, and things go awry. 

It doesn't take long before homeless people start dropping like flies.  They drink the stuff, and they melt, gloriously.  Like, its awesome. A dude, the first dude that drinks the stuff I think, is sitting on a toilet and he literally disintegrates into a puddle into the toilet. It's full of crazy neon colors and its complete 80s. It looks fantastic.  Oh yeah, and since he's on the toilet, he manages to flush himself. Its awesome.

Anyways, theres some plot about a lady trying to help the homeless population, and a Vietnam vet that is kinda crazy and wants to rape this girl, he kills other bums, etc. Oh yeah, he cuts some dudes wang off cause he accidentally pees on him. Hilarious scene ensues.  The bums play a game of "keep away" with this guy schlong.  Its ridiculously over the top complete with a slow motion dive through the air to catch it.

This movie is pretty over the top, cut off penises, crazy dialog, melting homeless people, an awesome decapitation from a gas cylinder, a cop beating a bum up and throwing up on him and just cheeeeeese. Everything in this movie is dirty, like super nasty. All the people, except for a couple girls, are just dirty as hell.  The world around them looks like crap, and just an overally crappy place to live.

I love this flick, from the story, to the fx, to the off the wall "gross out" scenes.  I definitely recommend seeing this if you are a fan of 80s flicks, Troma flicks, or just good "they don't make 'em like they used to" movies.