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Director:

Peter Cohn

Writers (WGA):

Gary Lennon (play)
Gary Lennon (screenplay)

Contact:

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Release Date:

14 March 1997 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama more

Tagline:

All they want is another shot...

Plot:

At the beginning of a nightly Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, Jim seems particularly troubled. His sponsor encourages him to talk that night... more | add synopsis

User Comments:

Shattering and depressing...as it should be more (17 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Richard Lewis ... Jim
Liza Harris ... Melanie
Liam Ahern ... Billy
George Martin ... Marty

Sam Rockwell ... Tony

Amanda Plummer ... Shelley

Kevin Corrigan ... Cam
Fanni Green ... Jasmine

Parker Posey ... Debbie

Dianne Wiest ... Rachel
Billy Dove ... Leo
Julie Halston ... Carol

Faye Dunaway ... Becky

Lisa Gay Hamilton ... Brenda

Calista Flockhart ... Helen
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Additional Details

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive strong language, substance abuse and a sex scene.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Australia:MA | Iceland:L | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Script began as a play, "Blackout", which ran Off-Broadway in 1990. more

Quotes:

Debbie: You want to talk about bad blackouts? I was married in one. I was married in a blackout, I'm serious. I was 19 years old. I was married for 6 weeks, yeah. I was married to this guy named Wild Bob. That was his full name, Wild Bob. So I guess I was Mrs. Wild Bob. Hi everyone, welcome to my life. Do you Debbie, take Wild Bob to be your lawfully wedded husband? I do. more

Movie Connections:

References "Father Knows Best" (1954) more


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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Shattering and depressing...as it should be, 7 March 2008
8/10
Author: Wayne Malin (wwaayynnee51@hotmail.com) from United States

Jim (Richard Lewis) attends an AA meeting very worried about something. His sponsor encourages him to talk. He does...and immediately leaves. The rest of the movie involves him trying not to drink and it keeps going back to the meeting where we, one by one, hear each member say why they're there.

I caught this at a small art cinema way back in 1997 and I never forgot it. It perfectly captures what an AA meeting is like and the stories related are harrowing. Quite a few well known actors play members: Sam Rockwell (still unknown at the time), Amanda Plummer, Parkey Posey, Dianne Wiest, Calista Flockheart and Faye Dunaway. Their considerable acting talents make the stories seem realistic and hard to shake off. There's no happy endings here. Grim and disturbing but realistic. Sometime the staginess shows through (you can tell this was based on a play) which is why I can only give it an 8. Still, it's well worth watching.

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