Trash

Trash (1970)

The movie follows Joe, a heroin addict, throughout his quest to score more drugs. The episodic plot occurs over a single day and centers on Joe's problematic relationship with his on-off, sexually frustrated girlfriend. During the course of the day, Joe overdoses in front of an upper-class couple, attempts to fool Welfare into approving his methadone treatment by having Holly fake a pregnancy, and frustrates the women in his life with his drug-induced impotence.

Date of release
1970-10-05
TMDB
5.7 / 10 (40)
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
Drama
Director
Paul Morrissey
Collection
The Warhol Trilogy

Casting

Interesting facts

Trash is a 1970 American drama film directed by Paul Morrissey and produced by Andy Warhol. Starring Joe Dallesandro, Holly Woodlawn, and Jane Forth, the film depicts a day in the life of a heroin addict drifting through New York City and the unstable relationship he shares with his girlfriend. Trash, an unofficial sequel to Flesh (1968), is noted for its candid treatment of intravenous drug use, sex, frontal nudity, and transgender actress Holly Woodlawn's acclaimed breakout performance. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a rating of 80% from 35 reviews.

Production

The film was shot in the basement of director Paul Morrissey in New York City in October 1969. Warhol's boyfriend Jed Johnson, who was the film's editor and sound engineer, told After Dark in 1970 that they did not meet Holly Woodlawn until the day her scenes were shot. "Someone had told Paul about her and Paul told that person to have Holly come up some Saturday afternoon. He met her and we began filming immediately.

Although Morrissey is credited as the writer, the dialogue was improvised. "A lot of people ask if we have a working script on our movies because the dialogue is so clever … what happens, as usual, is that Paul Morrissey gives a sentence to the actors and has them improvising on a topic while the camera is rolling," said Johnson.

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