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Director:
Shirley Clarke
Writers:
Jack Gelber (play)
Jack Gelber (screenplay)
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Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
Men Held Captive By the Power Of Drugs
Plot:
A director tries to film a group of junkies in Leach's room while they are waiting for Cowboy to bring their heroin connection. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

  (Credited cast)
Warren Finnerty ... Leach
Jerome Raphael ... Solly
Garry Goodrow ... Ernie
Jim Anderson ... Sam
Carl Lee ... Cowboy
Barbara Winchester ... Sister Salvation
Henry Proach ... Harry
Roscoe Lee Browne ... J. J. Burden (as Roscoe Brown)
William Redfield ... Jim Dunn
Freddie Redd ... Piano Player
Jackie McLean ... Sax player
Larry Richie ... Drummer
Michael Mattos ... Bass player
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Linda Veras ... Siren
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Additional Details

Runtime:
110 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:Not Rated

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Roscoe Lee Browne's movie debut. more
Quotes:
Cowboy: Man, I believe anything that's illegal is illegal because it makes more money for more people that way. more

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful:-
In Defense..., 24 June 1999
Author: anonymous from Hollywood, USA

I'd like to clear up this jazz/heroin confusion (ignorance) that may stop you from watching this great film. Leach is the connection to Cowboy, and Cowboy is the connection to a dealer. The IMDb plot summary says that Cowboy is bringing "the connection" back to Leach's house, but he is really just bringing heroin. The fact that some of the people waiting for heroin are jazz musicians doesn't mean all jazz musicians were addicts, although most of the good ones were. With that said, I would advise any bee-bop fan to watch this film just for the amazing, and sole, footage of Blue Note heavies Jackie McLean and Freddie Redd. You will most likely also like the free-jazz directorial treatment of what was originally a stage play. The film also deserves credit for it's honest portrayal (in 1961!) of heroin addiction, neither glamorizing nor condemning it. The only problem I had was the slightly over-theatrical styles of some of the actors. Overacting did become the Leach character, however: "OHHH, MY BOIL!!!" If you liked "The Incident" or "The Pawnbroker," you'll like this one.

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