- Trash (film)
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name = Trash
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director =Paul Morrissey
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writer = Paul Morrissey
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starring =Joe Dallesandro Holly Woodlawn Jane Forth
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released =October 5 , 1970
runtime = 110 min.
country =United States
language = English
budget = $25,000
preceded_by = "Lonesome Cowboys "
followed_by = "Heat"
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amg_id = 1:50822
imdb_id = 0066482"Trash" (alternate title: Andy Warhol's Trash) is a 1970 American film directed and written by
filmmaker Paul Morrissey .The movie stars
Joe Dallesandro ,female impersonator Holly Woodlawn andJane Forth . Dallesandro had previously starred in several otherAndy Warhol /Paul Morrissey films such as "The Loves of Ondine ", "Lonesome Cowboys", "Flesh",and Heat. Dallesandro was Morrissey's preferred leading man.Holly Woodlawn makes her screen debut in this film for which she received many accolades; director
George Cukor famously instigated a write-in campaign to have Holly nominated for an Academy Award which didn't materialize.Jane Forth, a 17-year-old model, also makes her debut in this film. She would shortly afterwards appear on the cover of "Look" magazine. The film also features other
Warhol superstar s such asAndrea Feldman andGeri Miller .The film features graphic scenes of intravenous drug use,
sex , andfrontal nudity .Plot
The movie follows Joe (Dallesandro), a
heroin addict, throughout his quest to score more drugs. The episodic plot occurs over a single day and centers around Joe's problematic relationship with his on-off sexually frustrated girlfriend (Woodlawn).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 problems with drug-induced
impotence .Cast
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Joe Dallesandro as Joe
*Holly Woodlawn as Holly
*Jane Forth as Jane
*Michael Sklar as Welfare Investigator
*Geri Miller as Go-Go Dancer
*Andrea Feldman as Rich Girl
*Johnny Putnam as Boy From Yonkers
*Bruce Pecheur as Jane's Husband
*Diane Podlewski as Holly's SisterExternal links
*imdb title|id=0066482|title=Trash
*amg title|id=1:50822|title=Trash
*imdb name|id=0607407|name=Paul Morrissey
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