Review: Street Trash

Cinema, DVD & Blu-ray: Street Trash (2024)

Reimagining the 1987 cult horror-comedy of the same name, director/co-writer Ryan Kruger infuses the movie with the same semi-hallucinogenic feeling that he gave to 2020’s Fried Barry.

The narrative is a simple one: “A group of misfits must fight for survival when they discover a plot to exterminate every homeless person in the city.”

Though the narrative may be straight forward, the execution of it is anything but that, with crazy characters and scenarios popping up on a regular basis.

There’s definite homages to the original, but this also moves along to the beat of its own (toxic substance filled) drum.

The practical effects, of which there are many, are suitably gloopy and a hell of a lot of fun to watch, though the character driven pieces are less so, mostly due to me not connecting to them too much and not really caring for who should live or die. Not a necessity when watching a movie, but one which definitely helps to immerse you more and have more empathy for what happens.

It was great to see Gary Green (the titular “Fried Barry”) back on my screen again, and everyone looked like they were having a blast making it.

If over the top silly practical effects and a bonkers narrative (along with a load of cock jokes) are your thing, then look no further than this 2024 version of Street Trash.

Street Trash will be released in select UK cinemas from January 10th, and on Digital & Blu-ray from February 17th.

Review by Dave from a screening link kindly supplied by Lightbulb Film Distribution via Strike Media.