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Overview
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Gary Lennon (play)
Gary Lennon (screenplay)
Release Date:
14 March 1997 (USA) 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 |
Additional Details
MPAA:
Rated R for pervasive strong language, substance abuse and a sex scene.
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Runtime:
90 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Australia:MA | Iceland:L | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | USA:R
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Script began as a play, "Blackout", which ran Off-Broadway in 1990. more
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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
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References "Father Knows Best" (1954) more
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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.