In STAR TRASH (a Super Size Me type documentary) two ordinary guys suit up and dive into celebrity trash bins. When they auction off the items they find, they are shocked at how much people are willing to pay for treasures like Paris Hilton's used toothbrush. Quickly, the media latched on, giving the Star Trash Guys their own taste of celebrity. Articles were splashed across the web. Interview offers poured in from print publications, as well as radio and television stations, including NBC, ABC, CBS and Fox News.
Why did the Star Trash Guys receive so much media attention? Was the media fueling the celebrity frenzy, or were they just feeding their audience what they wanted to hear?
How about the public? Would they really rather hear news about celebrity trash then about America at war, genocide in Darfur or famine in third-world countries?
STAR TRASH will explore both ridiculous and serious aspects of this issue, peppering this documentary with interviews featuring media spokespeople, pop culture experts, sociologists, regular folks and, of course... CELEBRITIES!