Is Sweet Trash a Hidden Treasure or Dumpster Fire?

Blu-ray Distributed By: Vinegar Syndrome / July 1, 2015

In Sweet Trash, an alcoholic longshoreman, deep in debt to the mob, is forced into an increasingly debauched nightmare as he tries to avoid the thugs out to get him. Along the way, he meets local oddballs, violent criminals, and lusty women. With a mysterious computer controlling everyone’s actions this grimy artistic film with almost science fiction-esque fear of future mind control was made well before it’s time.

Jamie’s Take  (1.5 / 5)

Yeah, it’s trash alright. While we may be called Trashmen, we certainly prefer entertaining trash and Sweet Trash is the type of trash that should not be recycled or looked through. It stinks. It stinks worse than a baby’s days-old diaper.

This softcore drama (And it’s soft. Some boobs and bush. No ding dongs or penetration) is about a hapless loser whose gambling debts are causing him trouble with the local mob. In the opening sequence we see this mobster, a super hairy doofus, bang a big titted whore and then shoot her because “she knows too much”. He warns our hero Michael that he needs to pay his debts, but this alcoholic loser doesn’t listen. Once he can’t pay up, he’s on the run. Not even his main squeeze, a red haired woman with a few zits on her face and whose boobies we don’t see until near the end of the picture, can help him.

Sweet Trash is fucking boring, horribly acted, super cheap and just not entertaining at all. I would give it one trash can but there is a lot of boobs and some nice female bush to make it a bit tolerable. Even the final conflict with Michael fighting goons which could have been interesting is so horribly choreographed, it just annoyed me even more. Dumpster Fire all the way.

Jimbo’s Take  (1 / 5)

I suppose it was inevitable that at least a couple of the Trashmen would watch Sweet Trash. Jamie and I stuck it out through this Vinegar Syndrome DVD Drive-In double feature, which included The Hang Up.

More on The Hang Up HERE.

The other Trashmen were not interested in sitting through these two John Hayes films. This alone should send up warning flares. Fortunately, both Sweet Trash and The Hang Up are mercifully short (Sweet Trash: 78 mins/The Hang Up: 75 mins) making them slightly more digestible.

Sweet Trash has a few of things going for it. First, as Jamie points out, there is a ton of nudity for our softcore pervert readership. Sorry ladies, no “ding dongs” as Jamie points out.

Second, because our “hero” is an alcoholic, this gives Director John Hayes an easy excuse to have some pretty nutty, and laughably absurd, wet brain dream sequences.

Third, the final act includes a fairly bloody confrontation between our “hero” and the mob. Lots of practical squib effects and a guy gets shot in the face, which is always fun.

Beyond that?

Well, the VinSyn DVD includes a 3-minute promotional video for the film (that we made slightly safer for work). The video quite literally shows you everything of relevance pertaining to Sweet Trash. It’s basically a 3-minute version of the film. That showcases how creatively bankrupt the film is if it can be condensed into 3 minutes.

Jamie gave this film an extra half can in celebration of the female form. For me, the film is lucky to get one can in total because if the three “positives” I’ve listed above.

Regardless, I had a blast watching Sweet Trash with Jamie. We had a good time ripping it apart and making fun of it. There really is only two proper ways to watch this film. You either have to watch it with a friend, as we did, or watch it alone to jerk off. At least with the second option you can create your own happy ending.

Hidden Treasure/Dumpster Fire?

Jamie:	(1.5 / 5)
Jimbo:	(1.0 / 5)
Average:	(1.3 / 5)

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Special Features

• DVD | Region Free | 1.85:1 OAR
• Restored in 2k from 35mm negatives
• Original theatrical trailer