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How the ‘Street Trash’ Sequel Uses Nauseating Gore and ’80s Sleaze to Tell a Provocative Story About Homelessness
'Street Trash' director Ryan Kruger delivers a sequel with plenty of gore.
J. Michael Muro’s 1987 cult classic “ Street Trash ” is on the Mount Rushmore of “melt movies,” a sickening horror subgenre marked by bodies literally dissolving into goo, with skin peeling off and skeletons deconstructing as outlandishly as possible. “Fried Barry” writer and director Ryan Kruger has helmed a same-name sequel (out Tuesday on VOD via Cineverse) that keeps the gonzo practical effects as a group of charming homeless misfits battle against a fascist government actively trying to exterminate them with a gaseous version of Viper. When they approached me, obviously I knew the film — I grew up with “Street Trash” — so I was like, “Oh, this is awesome.” But at the same time, as a fan of the original, I didn’t want to do a redo.
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