Trash (film)

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Trash
Directed by	Paul Morrissey
Written by	Paul Morrissey
Starring	Joe Dallesandro Holly Woodlawn Jane Forth
Release date(s)	October 5, 1970
Running time	110 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$25,000
Preceded by	Lonesome Cowboys
Followed by	Heat
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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 and Jane Forth. Dallesandro had previously starred in several other Andy 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 superstars such as Andrea Feldman and Geri Miller.

The film features graphic scenes of intravenous drug use, sex, and frontal nudity.

[edit] 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 a 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.