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Clean and Sober (1988)

 -  Drama  -  10 August 1988 (USA)
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A hustling drug addict checks himself into rehab to escape trouble with the law, and realizes that it's exactly what he needs.

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Daryl Poynter
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Charlie Standers
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Craig
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Donald Towle
Henry Judd Baker ...
Xavier
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Iris
J. David Krassner ...
Tiller
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Bob
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Cheryl Ann
Patricia Quinn ...
June (as Pat Quinn)
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David A. Kimball ...
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Sharie Doolittle ...
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Sharon Medearis ...
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Michael Keaton plays Daryl Poynter, a hot shot real estate agent who just happens to have a cocaine and drinking problem. One morning, he wakes up to find a dead woman in his bed (someone he had been partying with the night before) from a cocaine overdose. He also just happens to receive a phone call from his employers telling him a huge sum of money is missing from one of his accounts. Panicking, Daryl decides to check into a drug rehab to hide from the law, where he meets tough cookie Morgan Freeman. A recovering addict himself, he now works as a drug counselor, and knows all the tricks Daryl tries to pull. Soon Daryl discovers he just might be in the right place, after all. Written by Humberto Amador

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Thirty remarkable days in the life of an ordinary man. See more »

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10 August 1988 (USA)  »

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Alcohol y coca  »

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$8,674,093 (USA)
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Richard: I woke up one morning, and when I looked in the mirror I noticed my nose was bent over entirely onto one side of my face. So, I got a hammer, and started banging my nose back to a right angle with my face. Suddenly, I looked at myself in the mirror, hammer in hand, blood streaming down my chin, and I realized my life was no longer manageable.
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"Come Softly to Me"
Written by Gary Troxel, Gretchen Christopher and Barbara Ellis
Performed by The Fleetwoods
Courtesy of EMI-Manhattan Records, A Division of Capitol Records, Inc.
Under license from Capitol Special Markets
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an honest look at real people.
4 February 2004 | by (Conn) – See all my reviews

Clean and sober maybe the movie that gives the most honest look at addictions ever made. An absolute must see for anyone who has ever suffered from an addiction-as well as friends and family members of addicts.The character build up moves very slowly(not a criticism at ALL) But a certain level of maturity IS definetly needed to watch this. A very realistic well acted movie. Why don't more people know about this?


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