Matt Dillon, Kelly Lynch, James LeGros
Gritty drama, set in the early 1970s, about a band of superstitious, drug-addled misfits who live by their wits and rob drugstores.
DVD Release Date: October 19, 1999
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May 20, 2009A film which although lacks any major excitement is still a fairly interesting watch. You see the film through a viewer?s eyes and perhaps create your opinions on this as opposed to making the viewer see it through an Addict?s eyes, which many later films following this theme ha...( read more)
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July 20, 2008matt dillon in a film about a group of junkies who pull fast ones to rob drugstores for their fix. towards the end dillons character decides to go clean... well, get hooked on metadone instead. there's some strange and funny situations in it. it's almost like a U.S. version of tr...( read more)
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June 23, 2008other than "Trainspotting",imo the best drug movie around--has a gritty AND surrealistic framework and multi-leveled cinematographic way of telling the story.Van Sant is the man!
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November 19, 2009Great dialogue, filming. Made me never put a needle in my arm. Fantastic acting, esp. James Remar and Matt Dillon. And the best is an appearance by William Burroughs as the Junkie Priest.
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November 2, 2009This movie was good and talks about indeed the horrors of addiction to a point. I liked it.
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November 1, 2009Very realistic and quite believable done. The cast is terrific, it's probably Kelly Lynch's best performance to date. Matt Dillon is terrific. The film does a fine job of drawing you into the characters. Effective score, stylishly made. Good settings. The film simply works, and ...( read more)
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